The Many Shades of Rose!
Rosé stands apart from all other wine styles in its breathtaking diversity of hues, tints, shades, and tones. A wine that is any color from nearly clear to sunflower yellow…
Garden-Fresh Veggies and Wines … Not a Tricky Pairing!
Vegetables may not have the richness and protein of a meat-based dish, but they aren’t the minefield that many worry about! Instead, they are a fun playground of experimentation because…
Great (Free) Wine Resources!
If you are interested in learning more about wine, it can become quite the academic pursuit and while there are plenty of easy to find wine resources out there, there…
Wine Tips for Everyone
Here’s a list of tips for those just getting starting in wine or for those that are just getting serious about wine. These are some of the best advice that…
Great Winter Wine Values!
This is a time to hunker down and enjoy a nice glass of wine, especially with the swirling whirlwind of politics just outside our door! So, we are rounding up…
Christmas Wine Pairing Suggestions
The Christmas season is a constant flurry of shopping, cooking, party-planning, party-going, eating, drinking, gift-giving, and more! Which is why we went ahead and put together a Christmas Wine Pairing…
Sharpening Your Palate
“There is almost this fetishized idea of having, quote-A good palate, right, as if what makes you a good eater is the ability to detect the three grains of cumin…
This Week at the Shop: Aging Riesling
Riesling is one of the noble grapes and to many is the best white wine grape. No other white grape can produce the astonishing variety of delicate and persistent aromas…
Always Keep Champagne in the Fridge
I am going to relay a story from a friend of mine who got his PhD in the life sciences: My PhD advisers always had champagne in the laboratory fridge.…
This Week at the Shop: The Long Haul, aka Buying Wine for Storage
This Week’s Schedule: Beer Thursday, 5-7p: 3 Stars Brewing Company Wine Friday, 5-7p: A Special Selection with Blair from M. Touton Staff Pick Saturday, 2-6p: Check out Facebook & Twitter…