Have you ever just ordered glasses of wine at a restaurant to avoid having to deal with the whole process involved in buying a bottle? It can seem a bit intimidating at first. Dealing with your server for a glass of wine seems to be a lot more expedi...
Often in the past, ordering a glass of wine was as easy as saying “I’ll have a glass of the house red” or “I’ll have a glass of the house white.” House wines were very common at restaurants and met the needs and expectations of many diners.
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It’s a question that constantly comes up. “What’s a good wine to buy?” Or there are the related questions of “What wine should I drink?” or “What wine do you recommend?” These are all great questions that are well intended whether from someone who ...
A few years back as I started to become interested in wines, I was searching for a really great wine that I could dependably go back to time after time. While the search for a great wine was a fun adventure, it never seemed to converge on a wine that...
There are a lot of wines available on store shelves. A grocery store, liquor store, or big-box wine seller will have plenty of wine offerings. But most of the wines are large production wines from big wineries. And, as previously discussed, the terms...