The fine folks over at the Trellis Alliance have released a new series of lectures from the June Grapevine Clean Plant Workshop. They are using a Macromedia product called Breeze that allows you to view the slide, the lecturer and to hear the audio all on the same page. It ...

Supertaster. Super. Taster. It just sounds good. Blue tights and red cape good. Who wouldn’t want to be a wine supertaster? According to Yale PhD Linda Bartoshuk, about 25% of the population are supertasters (15% male, 35% female), and those that are owe their supertaster status to a genetic lottery. ...

Don't let a piece of tree bark get between you and your wine. Watch this video to learn how to pull a cork, elegantly. Recommended for waiters, winelovers, would-be winelovers and people who want to impress their dates.

How can you taste red wine like a pro? Why should you swirl? What flavors should you look for? To get the answers to these questions --and more-- watch HowTo: Taste Red Wine from Wine Spectator...

Look like an aggressive moron : Remove foil and wire basket around cork. Clasp bottle with both hands by the neck and work cork out with both thumbs. Shaking optional. For safest results, this method is only recommended off the side of a boat. Look like a sommelier : Remove ...

My friend Kazuma, whom I met in my NYU wine class last year, gave me a gift of two furoshiki recently. They are traditional, decorative fabrics for used for wrapping and carrying. They’re popular now in Japan since they are reusable and give you the chance to say goodbye to ...

After two bad wine travel experiences this summer, I finally got it right about ten days ago. Returning by plane from a business trip to the Windy City, I found myself unencumbered by either checked baggage or children. Thus the time was right to return to the storage locker that ...

Luxuries such as caviar, foie gras, lobster and Kobe beef have earned Thomas Keller & Co. three Michelin stars and four stars from the New York Times for Per Se . Despite costing $250 per person (tip included), Per Se remains one of the most difficult tables to get in ...

Its that time of year when many people start planning their Napa Valley trips for spring and summer. For the unlucky majority, only crowds, frustrated hosts, and traffic await them. With the amount of money many people spend on a vacation, they are only setting themselves up for disappointment. It ...

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