I’ve often been asked in my pursuit of (wine) knowledge if I’d ever visited a cooperage. I have to admit that the first time I was asked I was like any true wine 101er – and asked what the heck a cooperage is. A cooperage, manned by several coopers, is a barrel making facility. Just…
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When I started this wine journey over 20 years ago, the first large events I attended were held at The Wine House in West Los Angeles. (I attended small classes too and I’m pleased to see that they still offer both.) Anyway, the Cabernet Fest was one of my favorites. I believe we had an…
It’s funny, when I’m out to dinner or in a wine bar, and I see a friend or acquaintance, I’m often asked what I’m drinking. Then a strange thing happens – they order the same thing. I can only guess that they have read my wine reviews and have agreed with my ratings enough that…
If you only know hot Sake, like it or not, there’s so much more out there in the Japanese world of rice wines. You are cheating your palate if you stopped at the one being offered at your corner sushi bar. I learned this years ago and have since made it a point to peruse…
Oh, that elusive reference wine drinkers make to “terroir” sets my wine 101 readers to wonder…what the heck is this person trying to say with that one word? Short answer: Everything that went into getting that grape to become that wine. According to the Oxford Dictionary, terroir is “The complete natural environment in which a…
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