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    Remember when, a few weeks ago, we spoke about the unacceptable things to do with wine?   Some wine purists may think wine cocktails should be on that list.   Well, I don’t and, now and then, I don’t mind a wine cocktail and I believe that wine […]

I got my first job as a wine director completely by accident. I had been working as a line cook in NYC and, while talented in some ways, at the end I just wasn’t cut out for it. So, I moved home and decided to go back to the front […]

  Over the last ten years of my life I’ve bought a lot of Champagne. Every time someone got married, graduated from college, had a big birthday, got a promotion, I bought a bottle of Champagne. It’s the universal celebration sparkling wine. It flows like water on New Year’s Eve […]

The Basics of  Vegetarian Wines   If you’re a vegetarian, you might be surprised to find out that many wines aren’t vegetarian-friendly. No, they aren’t putting meat in your wine! But many winemakers will use some kind of animal product in the final stages of the winemaking process. Here’s a […]

  Where to Go if You Have Ceviche cravings?   Less than half a mile from Bank station Coya Angel Court is an oasis of deep-purple striped pillows and very instramable electric blue wall. So when day are rainy and market are rough, Coya great Pisco Cocktails and cool tunes […]