Don’t Wait Until The Last Minute!

With the risk of sounding redundant, I can’t stress enough, my very strong advice when it comes to purchasing a wine or spirit for a Holiday Gift or even a Champagne for New Year’s Eve. You will feel lost, dazed and confused, rushing around to the malls, but when it comes to Wine Or […]

Only Wine Review That Matters…YOURS!

Today is the day that Wine Spectator magazine starts revealing their Top 10 Wines of 2018 little by little until the end of the week the entire Top 100 Wines including their Number One Wine Of The Year. It’s all HYPE!. I am a Certified Level 2 Sommelier and I am here to tell you […]

Cali Wine Fans….F.Y.I ..This is Spain!

There is More To Spain Than Rioja Just south of Madrid, in the Central part of Spain we find great value wines from La Mancha and also Valdepenas. Most consumers when asking for Spanish Wine it’s Rioja, Ribera del Duero or Toro and those wines are not for every consumer’s palate. There’s lots of well […]

Beaujolais..YES! Nouveau…NO!!

It’s almost time for the 3rd Thursday of November (This year November 15th) When the French will release the Beaujolais Nouveau and American Consumers will line up asking for it, with the very false belief that this is the wine you are supposed to drink with Thanksgiving Dinner. I love the area of Beaujolais. […]

Happy “Hallo-Wine”!

Most parents just look as Halloween as Trick Or Treat day for Young Children. Those children are going to bring home some goodies. If you pick the ones they probably won’t want out or their stash, we can make Halloween a HolloWine holiday for adults by proper pairings for those Treats. No tricks here. […]

‘Tis The Season. It’s Oct. 15th!!!

I wait for this delicacy every year. My calendar here in South Florida is not marked off for Chanukah or Christmas or My Birthday….Just October 15th and again on May 15th. Today is the start of STONE CRAB CLAW SEASON. I already picked some up in the local store today. It’s a tradition to […]

Wine Customers Need “Tough Love”!

I try to educate as simplified as I can. I try to be the tutor of wine for the readers of my blog or my in store guests. Sometimes, after repeating the same information over and over and over, it doesn’t sink in. Patience is a virtue when I TEACH believe it or not […]

You Don’t Like Syrah? Swipe Left!

It’s Not From Australia Only I am at my breaking point of close minded people who label certain grapes or countries as wines they will never try. Yes, the Syrah grape is known as Shiraz in Australia and yes they tend to be very jammy and spicy and high alcohol. California Syrah also tends to […]

“The Chateau Lafite Of Israel”

This evening Sept 9th 2018 at sundown begins the High Holy Day of Rosh Hashonnah or the Jewish New Year. I thought this would be a great time for ALL wine lovers to understand what certain Terminology on Wine Labels of Kosher Wine meant. I also want people to get out of the frame […]

His And Her Oregon Pinots…I Like Hers!

No More Cute Couples Pics I have written so many posts and reviews of the Cute Winemaker Husband And Wife Lovebirds Stewart Boedecker And Athena Pappas of Boedecker Cellars even I am getting tired of them hahaha. Even they like different styles of Pinot Noirs where Stewart likes them more subtle and lighter and Athena […]