Wine List Value Plays: Riesling

Wine List Value Plays: Riesling

Dry Rieslings All Rieslings are sweet and Yuck!  Perhaps double yuck and don’t you know sugar kills? That’s how a lot of people feel about Rieslings and fortunately for the rest of us, they are dead wrong.  Rieslings are made in a range of sweetness from...
Accessing Great Older Wines From Great Estates

Accessing Great Older Wines From Great Estates

It’s a little secret of the winemaking business – the makers don’t sell all their wine from their production.  They’ll typically hold back 10-20% of their production for future release.  These sit sleeping quietly in the caves and storage areas of each of...
Wine List Value Plays: Magnums & Large Format

Wine List Value Plays: Magnums & Large Format

One of the value plays you might be missing on the wine list is magnums, those large format (and slightly intimidating) bottles.  They look great on display and clearly say that some group had a great time! But it turns out they can be a great value on the wine...