Finding the Perfect Partner

The right wine can enhance a dish to perfection There’s a lot of apprehension when it comes to food and wine pairing. So I thought that this month we should chat about matching food with wine and, conversely, wine with food. On the most basic level, the only thing that you really need to worry about is whether one is overpowering the … Read more

Sippin’ in Saigon

Wine tasting is not the same as drinking it Swirl, sip, spit. Is that all there is to tasting wine? Well, yes and no. I think there’s a lot of pretentiousness out there when it comes to tasting wine – fancy verbiage, oddly inflated egos, specialized glassware, and a myriad of fancy corkscrews and decanters – that can overwhelm a lot … Read more