Wine 101: How to choose the right bottle of wine for any occasion

Wine 101: How to choose the right bottle of wine for any occasion

il21 // Shutterstock Wine 101: How to choose the right bottle of wine for any occasion Choosing a bottle of wine should be an enjoyable experience and can even be an engaging experience, though knowing where to begin can prove difficult. To get you started, the sommelier team at Sommsation offers tips on how to select the best bottle for every occasion. “When selecting a bottle of wine, I take all the following into consideration: what I’m in th…

Wine 101: Fine Wine II: Sur Souche

While fine wine is typically investment-worthy bottles, the term is often tossed around in marketing, making its definition rather nebulous and tough to pin down. To truly understand what fine wine is, we must look to the region that started it all: Bordeaux. In the mid-1800s, France’s Bordeaux region was working to establish itself as the home of some of the best wines in the world. Unfortunately, several tariffs were in place that hindered tra…

Wine Pairing: A Never Ending Courtship - DINE Magazine

I don’t like rules. And so, many years ago, while working as liaison and interpreter for a Japanese media group visiting Niagara. I was instantly enthralled by the irreverent wine pairings and mixings of Dr. Thomas Muckle at Thirty Bench Winery. The Japanese journalists were pairing wine and sushi. During that session, Dr. Muckle discovered he had some red wine in one glass, and some white wine in another, so he jocundly poured them together and…