by jhschleckser | Mar 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
We can thank the Romans for bringing the art of growing grapes and making wine to all of the areas they conquered over the centuries. But the homeland of the empire, Italy, has been making delicious wines for thousands of years. That means they know what they are...
by jhschleckser | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every restaurant tries to strike a balance between offering an impressive and encyclopedic wine list with one that its customers can pick a selection from with relative ease. But the kinds of restaurants we typically wine-and-dine clients at usually fall at the phone...
by jhschleckser | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
There’s a famous line from the movie “The Jerk” where Steve Martin finishes a bottle of 1966 Chateau Latour Bordeaux the waiter asks if he would like another. Martin says no, he’d like to splurge and get some fresh stuff – “no older than this year.” While we laugh at...
by jhschleckser | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
We all have a few favorite restaurants that deliver amazing service, great food and … an uninspiring wine list. Fortunately, there is an alternative to forcing yourself to drink something you don’t want: it’s an ideal time to bring that special bottle of wine, or two,...
by jhschleckser | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the challenges when we go out to eat is pairing the right wine with whatever we’ve ordered. That hurdle only gets higher when we’ve taken out clients for a night on the town and it’s our role to choose the wine for the meal. So what do you do when people start...
by jhschleckser | Feb 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Imagine you’re out to dinner with clients. You’ve taken them to a nice place, the kind of restaurant that employs a sommelier to help you with your wine selection. It’s high class all the way and you know you’re going to get something delicious no matter what. Then...
