There’s a lot of talk about alcohol, when it comes to planning an event.  Whether to have an open bar or cash bar, or even a martini bar are all loaded questions.  But did you know you could buy wine at discounted prices by the case direct from the vineyard?  It may actually save you […]

In years past, before everyone who’s anyone put in drip lines, you needed to know the Vintage Date to determine the difference between good years and bad years.  Years with a longer growing season were good years.  Years with a summer rain were bad years.  But all that was before drip lines and hydrometers.  Nowadays,

“Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, So that I may wet my mind and say something clever.” – Aristophanes A beaker, huh?  I haven’t drunk from a beaker, but I have measured wine in a beaker in a blending study to see if a small percentage of a white might improve the aroma of