Wine is good for getting buzzed in a civilized way, without people thinking you’re a lush. Other than that, I don’t have much use for it. I went to my first wine tasting this year and, while it was pretty fun, my bottom line is that wine is kinda boring. So why have I been [...]
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Posted in Tips on Jul 2nd, 2009
I have a new post up at Wisebread today about how to find cheap wine that you’ll actually enjoy. There are lots of tips out there about which wines to buy and what years are “good.” But what it all should come down to is what you think tastes good. Forget about what the “experts” [...]
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Posted in Outside the box on Jan 19th, 2008
This article has been getting some media coverage lately and I can see why. It discusses some experiments that revealed people find a more expensive bottle of wine better tasting if the price is much higher, even though it’s really the same exact wine. Which makes you think, “Ok, I get it. I can see [...]
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