If You Only Buy Wines By Grape Name, Try The Originals!

List Of Some “Originals” To Try Pinot Gris From Alsace France Instead Of Pinot Grigio White Burgundy Instead of American Chardonnay Red Burgundy Instead Of American Pinot Noir Primitivo Di Manduria Instead of American Red Zinfandel Right Bank Bordeaux Instead Of American Merlot Vouvray Instead of American Chenin Blanc Sancerre Our Pouilly Fume Instead […]

What Was Your Transition Wine?

What Made Me HOT On Washington State Wine? Whether it is food or wine or even a genre of music, we tend to get stuck in a rut. Then all of a sudden, we hear a song or we taste a wine from another region of the world and our taste transitions from where we […]

Shopping For Wines : A Baker’s Dozen!

Wines Purchased In Video Macon Chaintre, White Burgundy, France (Chardonnay) — $13.99 2 Bottles Domaine De Joy Cotes De Gascogne White, France– $7.99 Giovanna Tantini Chiaretto Rose, Bardolino, Italy, $13.99 Bodegas Campinia Sabor Real, Tinto De Toro (Tempranillo), Spain–$9.99 Wrongo Dongo, Monastrell, Jumilla Spain– $8.99 Paint The Town Red, Rosso (Primitivo/Cabernet)- Manduria Italy– $8.99 Undone […]

Viral Wine Myths…Dispelled !!

This is just the beginning folks. These are the ones I hear at least 20-30 Times per day that I wanted to give you the Real Facts about and erase all those Wive’s Tales out of your mind. Grape-fully yours, Larry

You Say Grenache I Say Garnacha!

I am a couple of days late celebrating #GrenacheDay around the World. It’s always been one of my favorite Grape Varieties but I personally love the expression of this grape from very old vines in the High Altitude Areas of Northeastern Spain where they refer to the grape as Garnacha! Where Is This Region Calatayud […]

Don’t Get Emotionally Attached To Your Wines! Drink Them!

So many Wine Enthusiasts or especially Wine Collectors who have a large Cellar or Storage Unit, I do as well. Many I find however, have a stockpile of wines that they purchased to so call “Lay Down” and hold on to for years and years and years. Usually a Wine Collector will be on Mailing […]

The Washington State Wine ADVOCATE Reviews “THE ADVOCATE”

Definition Of An Advocate ad-vo-cate (noun) a person who supports or publicly recommends a particular cause, policy or product I Am An Advocate Of Washingto State Wine #CaptainWashington Everyday for the last 15 years I have been either in a Restaurant or Wine Bar or Retail Shop Committing my Life to Not Just the preaching […]

Rosés: Can Too Much Of A Good Thing Be A Bad Thing?

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Sadly, for 25 years no one listened to us Sommeliers or Retailers about Rose Wine being DRY not Sweet like Blush. On Social Media the hashtag #Roseallday and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have turned most Wine Lists and Offerings at a Wine Retailer into a SEA Full […]

My Personal Favorite Wine Grape Is Not Very Common : Aglianico

As I state in the Video, most sommeliers refer to the area of Taurasi as “The Barolo Of The South” because of it big bold flavor profile. In My World it is just the opposite. I refer to Barolo as “The Taurasi Of The North. Seek out AGLIANICO (AH-Lee-On-Ee-C0) It is and always has been […]

Simple Fact: Burgundy Is not A WINE! It Is A Region In France!

This is one simple piece of Wine Education that you can memorize and repeat 200 times per day. Once it sinks in you will be way ahead of even some of the most long term Wine Enthusiasts in your level of Knowledge. Many of my guests either say they don’t like Chardonnay but they are […]