How to survive those awkward wine tasting dinners

An excerpt from my coming soon www.winesnobbery.net page. Henri Giraud is one of the many great producers of champagne in Champagne. I am fortunate to attend a number of wine tasting dinners including this featuring a number of Henri Giraud cuvée. They pride themselves in oak barrel (Fût de chêne) aging their wine specifically in oak found […]

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The Wine Snob

An excerpt from my coming soon www.winesnobbery.net page. I have a difficult relationship with wine. I never quite enjoyed wine when I was young because I never understood wine. Why do people act all noble and intellectual when they are having a discussion over this fancy alcoholic beverage called wine? I then came to realize […]

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