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“The wine is still arrogant,” legendary sommelier (and now Area Manager of Ramon Bilbao wines) Patrick Tabhan said as I arrived in El…

  “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of being well-preserved, but to skid sideways, chocolate in one…

“What you are now trying is a type of Sherry that is… Of an acquired taste,” one of my instructor colleagues said, cautioning…

A year in the life of a wino/alcohol professional wanes and waxes. There are days when my schedule is pretty light, and I…

One of the things people don’t know about my job is that it involves travel, culture, history, language, chemistry, viticulture and gastronomy (phew!).…

Pierce Brosnan will always be James Bond to me. Well, so is Daniel Craig… But when your father-in-law looks like Craig, it gets…

When I went to one of my favorite hangouts, Poco Deli, (good food, good wine, friendly service), I was surprised to find a…

Chocolates with wine: The perfect Valentine’s Day combo. Both supposed aphrodisiacs, these edibles have romance written all over them. Hence, they are constantly…

Okay, I know they got eliminated this year (in the World Cup, duh)… A fact that I didn’t let a friend forget as…