“Can you tell us the difference between a Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch, and St. Laurent?” Wow, came upon this super gossipy wine/review story on a blog when I was searching for information on the Gernot Heinrich 2004 Blaufrankisch I’m experiencing. I’ll post…

Hi all, I’m writing a new article on tipping the sommeliers. Ask a sommelier or a server, they’ll say 20% on both wine and food. Ask a consumer, it’s across the board. What seems to be “typical” is tipping on…

Did you read my review of Ursula Hermacinski’s new book, The Wine Lover’s Guide to Auctions: The Art and Science of Buying and Selling Wines? If so, you may want to try out her tactics. I certainly will! On Thursday,…