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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Oak Barrels

Kent is the winemaker of Green Truck Cellars, a small Pinot producer in Napa Valley. And when I say small, I’m talking 400-500 cases small. Earlier this year he traveled to France on a journey to discover more about the barrels he was using; how they were made, how the wood was selected and harvested, [...]

A List of Food Related Lists

Top 7 Cuts of Meat You Can’t Screw Up on the Grill
10 Steps to a Happier Mealtime With Kids
16 Ways to Spot a Bad Restaurant
And be sure to check out Top 10 Wine Myths as well.

How To Tell If You Are A Wine Supertaster

Supertaster. Super. Taster. It just sounds good. Blue tights and red cape good. Who wouldn’t want to be a wine supertaster?
According to Yale PhD Linda Bartoshuk, about 25% of the population are supertasters (15% male, 35% female), and those that are owe their supertaster status to a genetic lottery. We’re either born with a tongue [...]

Top 10 Ways to Become a Regular…

at your Restaurant of Choice, inspired by this post, with a special focus on wine.
My new article is up over at Wine Sediments.
Learn how to make your favorite wine and food establishment your home turf for meetings, dates or family gatherings.

How Wine Data Sheets Should Be

Does anyone actually read wine data sheets? You know, the one-off sheets that tell you how much titratable acidity, pH and alcohol by volume there is in a particular vintage of wine. I do, geek that I am. For instance, I can tell you that the Hook and Ladder sheet I linked to above is [...]