One of the greatest things about being in the wine business is that we’re asked many, many questions that have absolutely no definitive answer. This, of course, never stops us from offering opinions about subjects such as corks (necessary for aging? probably not), aging (all wines get better with age? unlikely), complexity (reds are more[…]
Wine, despite all the mystery and hoopla, is a consumable commodity. And as such, it is subject to external influences, for instance, the performance of competitive products (beer, spirits, etc.), consumer perceptions, and industry consolidation. Today, I want to take on consumer perceptions and industry consolidation around the topic of size…specifically, are ‘bigger’ wines ‘better’[…]
Ken Griffey Sr. was an outstanding baseball player. A star right fielder for the “Big Red Machine’ Cincinnati Reds of the 1970’s, the fleet-footed Griffey hit .305 in his first full season as a starting player, the first of five .300-plus seasons he would enjoy in a Reds uniform. Griffey also recorded a .391 on-base-percentage[…]
You’ve no doubt seen the magazine advertisements or the tags on the shelves of your local liquor store…announcing that someone who you’ve never heard of before has awarded a particular wine 92 points! And of course, that means the wine must be better than the one next to it (or the wine that you bought[…]
You may have heard that there’s a new wine shop opened in Stevenson Village. Its called The French Paradox and, in addition to wine, it stocks spirits, beers, ciders, cheese, bread and other assorted accoutrements and accessories. The shopped is owned and manned by a father and son team; Peter and Matt Wood (Matt is[…]