I am a self-proclaimed “sucker for sparkling wine”. Champagne is my absolute favorite but my wallet doesn’t always allow for that. Also I don’t always want the full on smattering of tiny bubbles, sometimes I like fat bubbles! Bubbles that roll across the tongue lazily, in no particular hurry to get anywhere.  Not like the [...read more]

There are two reasons that I am in charge of providing wine for Thanksgiving. The first, and most obvious, I work at a wine shop. If I don’t show up with something fabulous to drink then what good am I? Second, I am an absolute control freak, and this way I am guaranteed to be [...read more]

Picture this; it’s late afternoon (say 4:00) on a perfectly sunny July Sunday.  A gentle breeze ripples lightly through the trees in your backyard where you are idly leafing through your favorite publication (say Food & Wine) and you are thirsty. You reach for your glass of Domaine de Pouy Blanc and sip.  It’s beautifully [...read more]