From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Sommeliers replaced by software …

by Marisa D'Vari30 June 2007

…well, it looks like human sommeliers will soon become extinct. A Dallas news web reports that a new mobile technology allows “anyone” to be a sommelier. Text eWineMatch at 411511, type in an an ingredient or cuisine type and you…

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How to be a wine snob …

by Marisa D'Vari29 June 2007

…so have you ever been out to dinner with friends who blathered on endlessly about their experiences with wine? I haven’t had that experience, but one blogger named Erika in the blogosphere has and wrote a very cute list about…

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Increasing wine sales …

by Marisa D'Vari21 June 2007

Question: Could increasing the romance element of a restaurant sell more expensive Bordeaux? What about upbeat, hip music and art in a wine shop? The Globe and Mail has a fascinating article about the psychology of how and why people…

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Wine Bars: Lower East Side

by Marisa D'Vari3 June 2007

The famous Dr. Vino, an active player in the blogospher, invited his fellow nyc bloggers to meet up at Jadis a few months back. This is a wine bar in the Lower East side, more casual than wine bars midtown…

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“Polite” Wine Notes

by Marisa D'Vari2 June 2007

Are you polite with tasting notes? I try to be, even though the producer usually isn’t around to read my private notes. In the past, I’ve never really come out and slammed a wine. Yet tonight, sharing a bottle of…

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