December 21, 2024
Most of the wine we drink is aged about as long as it takes to get it home from the store. That’s not necessarily bad. Lots of wine is simple, every night wine meant to be drunk soon after it’s been released. But really good wines—many of them anyway—benefit from aging for a few years […]
December 15, 2024
As a wine speaker who specializes in corporate events, I’ve watched scores of times when a tasting of great wines transforms the audience. An hour before, the group may have been in a business meeting, but once the tasting begins, everything changes. It’s not just that wine contains alcohol; something deeper is happening. People are […]
December 10, 2024
We’ve all heard it said that women are better at tasting wine than men. But can that possibly be true? For most of my professional career as a wine speaker and wine author, I have been skeptical of the idea. But recently, I dove into the latest research. The conclusion? Most studies suggest that women […]
