by Nevin | May 21, 2021 | Food Pairings
Many are familiar with the old adage “white wine with fish, and red with meat.” This is a mess of a statement because it excludes rose and sparkling, forgets that some red wines can pair wonderfully with certain fish, and forgets that fish is a meat too. ...
by Nevin | May 12, 2021 | Beer History
For those that know of Barley Wine, you may be asking, why mention it in late spring? For others the question is no doubt, “What’s Barley Wine? Is that a wine made from barley? Gross.” Rest assured Barley Wine is not grape-less wine, and I will make...
by Nevin | May 7, 2021 | Wine Terms
A bottle of wine is a living and breathing piece of art. Evolving from barrel to bottle, and from first pour to last, wine is changed by countless factors that make a difference. Temperature, light, movement, position, and humidity all play a part in wine’s...
by Nevin | Apr 30, 2021 | Wine Terms
The spring sun is shining, fun fruit is coming into season, and Sangria just makes sense. I first tried Sangria 20 years ago on La Rambla in Barcelona. I’ll never forget the beautiful, bulbous, fruit filled pitcher that found my table. I tossed a few Euro on the...
by Nevin | Apr 29, 2021 | Wine Terms
It’s both a blessing and a curse that Merlot was branded with a bad rep in the late 90s and early 2000s. I don’t like seeing such a wonderful grape get trash talked, but when it happened, the passionate Merlot producers made better and better Merlot, while...
