About a year ago I was interviewed about wine glasses. I thought that people here might also enjoy reading the interview and maybe learning something new. 1. What is the difference between red wine glasses and white wine glasses? Can you explain the differences in the bowl size (height and width), and the size of…
Recently, my esteemed publisher and good friend Eve Bushman wrote an article about her current pet peeves. I think I was at least partially instrumental in triggering one of them. One of the issues she raised had to do with restaurant customers whining about the adequacy of appropriate stemware for wine service. Her suggestion to…
Right off the bat Mendocino County vintner Jim Kimmel of Kimmel Vineyards explained that he’s not related to celebrity Jimmy Kimmel, but yes, these two are email friends and have common friends. Jimmy sent Jim an email three years ago to the effect of, “Hi, my name is also Jimmy Kimmel, I host a late…
In our years of writing about wine we have also had many occasions to serve wine in both public and private tasting events. Couple that with the countless events, bars, wineries and restaurants we’ve reviewed and I came up with a quick training guide for our consulting clients that I’d like to share with our…
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…
There is quite a bit of discussion on the proper glassware, also referred to as stemware, which will allow the wine drinker the best experience possible. Some, if not most, of the information out there is valid, but the final decision is up to you, the buyer. What I hope to accomplish in this…
Tracy and I went to a new restaurant on Lyons Ave in Santa Clarita called Bricks on Lyons. Tracy is a huge hamburger aficionado and that is their specialty. They also have a nice selection of beers from Belgium, England etc. While we were ordering I got into a conversation about my passion for…
As Contributing Editor for Eve’s Wine 101, I have to take responsibility not only for errors in my own articles, but also for the ones that I edit. So, I’ve become especially sensitive when I see things in print that bother me, some wine-related, some not, even when something may not be technically incorrect but…
Eve’s recent survey of local restaurants’ corkage policies, along with some incidents that I have witnessed, have caused me to revisit a topic I wrote about some time ago. Why do you like to bring your own wine to restaurants? I know why I do: Over the years, I have put a lot of time…