If you enjoy a good glass of wine and slice of cheese on a crunchy baguette I’ve got great news for you. There’s a new cheese shop in town that goes way beyond your ordinary pre-packaged orange block of cheddar and it’s certain to make your next pairing of wine and cheese an absolutely heavenly […]

The Christmas decorations are coming down, gifts are being enjoyed, returned or exchanged, and the potential for post-holiday blues – and bills – is beginning to sink in. Many of us seem to do a little “belt tightening” during January, and if you enjoy wines there’s absolutely no reason why you can’t be a bit […]

It’s Christmas Day. 2006 is winding down and New Year’s Eve celebrations are less than a week away. If you plan to have or attend a New Year’s Eve party and like to keep things traditional, then a bottle or two of Champagne or sparkling wine is a must. There are plenty of choices available […]

Is it acceptable to serve wine at a cocktail party? Absolutely – and especially when you consider this – some people don’t like the taste of hard liquor and others aren’t able to drink it at all. If that’s the case, it’s always a good plan to make sure that wines are available for these […]

I was sifting through my archives and discovered that it’s been over two years since I’ve written anything about Malbec. The last time I featured the wine I noted that it was fairly standard stuff in countries such as Chile and Argentina, but it remained somewhat obscure here the Pacific Northwest. Things certainly have changed […]