Somms…Can We Help You? If You Let Us!

I , like any other Sommelier or Restaurant Server get so excited when one of our customers says ” I am so happy you are here. I need your help” We love to be needed and for our expertise to be utilized, only to be disappointed that all the “Help” a customer really wanted […]

Wine Recommendations From Customers

Thank You Young Grasshopper I am not one of those stuck up Somms who think that a customer buying $10 wines can’t possibly make recommendations to ME!! After all , Bryce started out drinking Sugar with his partner Lois and he occasionally returns wines that he thinks are corked or faulty and are perfect. Why […]

Trust Your Sommelier

Both the consumer and the Sommelier in a Restaurant or Wine Retail Shop both want the same outcome. They want a great wine that meets their palate at the price they can afford. Sommelier’s are not used car salespeople. We have so much passion to make people happy and to spread the gospel to […]

Foods With Heat..Need Wines With Sweet

All food with a little heat need some sort of sweet to balance out the flavors. Some people use sweet fruits like Mango, Peaches, and Pineapples or Honey, I am using the off dry sweetness of Wines to calm down the heat. Look for Yeah Mon Sauces at Brothers Farmers Market In Davie and […]

There is More To Piedmont Than D.O.C.G.!!

D.O.C.’s of Piedmont Are Great Wines Too. When us wine people think of Piedmont we think of the famous areas that produce wines from D.O.C.G areas like the Nebbiolos of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara and The Barberas of Asti and Alba and the Cortese of Gavi and the Moscato of Asti. There are some pretty darn […]

There’s More Than Porto To Portugal

If you are a light crisp white wine drinker or a muscular, powerful red drinker, start migrating away from American Wines and check out the value in Portugal. There’s a whole lot to discover besides the Fortified Port Wines and Madeira! Grape-fully yours, Larry

“Chill Out….Wine Down”

Grape-fully yours, Larry

Napa Valley CONVERT This Week.

It’s always good to TASTE EVERYTHING That’s how to develop and expand your Palate. You can pick this 2010 Pestoni Family Cabernet Howell Mountain, Napa Valley California up at ABC Fine Wine And Spirits near you in Florida or http://www.abcfws.com and see if you can order online or in Florida use Shipt or Instacart. For […]

2012 OREGON PINOT….THE NEAR PERFECT VINTAGE !