by jhschleckser | May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you hang around wine people, you’ll hear the phrases new world versus old world wines. It seems like a simple phase but it has meaning for taste and other factors when you drink each of these wines. Larger scale wine production started with the Greeks and...
by jhschleckser | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
We’ve all seen it – wine connoisseurs swirling their wine, dipping their noses into the glass and taking a big whiff. But, is this the right way? How do the experts smell their wine? Glassware is the first thing that matters for the olfactory appreciation...
by jhschleckser | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
At some business dinners, the wine can make up over 50% of the total bill and that leaves the host to wonder, “how should I tip on the wine?” Should I tip less on the wine and blend the overall tip, or should I tip the Sommelier separately? This is...
by jhschleckser | Apr 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Any time you throw a dinner party, perhaps for your boss or some important clients, you want everything to be perfect. But how do you make sure your wine glasses meet the standard – the right ones, cleaned and ready to enjoy wine out of? Good wineglasses are important...
by jhschleckser | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Picture this: The sommelier pours the first taste of a recently opened bottle and stands expectantly, waiting for you to taste it and declare the bottle acceptable. But what are you really supposed to be tasting for? If the wine is well balanced? Too tart? Just right?...
