Wine in the waiting room? There’s an idea!



Food pairings are more popular than ever for wine aficianados. But when you’re trying to find the perfect fit for a particular cuisine, at the right price, what do you…

Christopher Sawyer is the sommelier-in- residence at the Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar at the Lodge at Sonoma boutique hotel in this quaint town. But when he’s not working there,…
We are going about wine the wrong way ’round. There are rules about matching the right wine to your food, and there are rules that say that the first rule…

The verdant, rolling hills were lined with grapevines heavy with fruit. A fierce sun was making me look forward to a bit of shade al fresco where I could savor…
Well…not exactly winemaking. More like heavy-duty gardening. Namely cutting down vines. All right, pruning doesn’t sound that exciting. But if you take into consideration that you’re in beaufitul New Zealand,…

The greatest wines of Bordeaux may be arriving to an end although they were considered to be untouchable. The high prices for valuable vintages such as 2005 Bordeaux and other…