EDS719 was pretty good but now its time for the August edition. And oh August, how I have a love-hate relationship with you! It can be brutally hot as evidenced by the continuous slate of 100+ degree days we had
“Making the past a strength. An influence. Demanding precision, subtlety. Imagining the finest of wines, generous, ambitious. The continuation of our story. A story of a name, a winery rooted at the heart of Hermitage.” – Ferraton Père & Fils
I fell in love with the wines of the Rhone Valley, the Southern Rhone’s Chateauneuf-du-Pape specifically, very early on in
While sucking big time in so many ways – Prince, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Ali, Janet Reno amongst so many others leaving us; Brexit; Zika; lying Ryan Lochte; Syria; Nice; Orlando; the U.S. election (we could be here all day) – it was a great year for the Corkscrew Concierge’s
So here we are once again celebrating International Grenache Day, which is the third Friday in September. Grenache is one of those
After tasting the lovely wines of the Willamette Valley
If you’re not drinking Austrian Sekt, you’re not doing sparkling wine right. This seriously underappreciated sparkling wine can provide winelovers with a wide range of
It is my belief that there are few things that I cannot pair with wine. Whether pairing with things of the edible variety (high-end and
*This article is one in a series that covers my visit to the Eger
