by jhschleckser | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the most commonly misused words when people order wine is “Sweet”. When wine people say a wine is sweet, they mean that there is residual sugar in the wine, in other words, not all the grape juice has been converted into alcohol. This is a winemaker...
by jhschleckser | Oct 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Clearly, the easiest way to tell a server or Sommelier what type of wine you want is to point to the one that you have selected on the list. Frankly, if you can do that and be comfortable with all the wine styles, you might know more than your server. But that...
by jhschleckser | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by jhschleckser | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by jhschleckser | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by jhschleckser | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have worked with hundreds of CEOs and executives over the years in my career as a coach. We’ve accomplished great things together like building game-changing business models, upending entire markets, and taking companies public. Yet, in all that time, and...
