Grapevine

At my periodic wine tasting events for consumers, I always emphasize that we each have individual, unique palates. Our individual palates influence our unique senses of taste and smell; our individual palates influence our appreciation of one wine over another;

Last week I focused on four business models for producing wine across the globe. As I stated, many wine consumers believe that the process for making wine is similar for all wines. The supposition is that grapes are gently handpicked

It must be my fascination with wine. When I see news of a scientific breakthrough or a new application for old technology, my mind goes into “I wonder if there’s a wine angle to this?” mode. On several occasions the

The 86th Academy Awards show airs this Sunday. This is my sixth year of presenting the Best Picture nominees and creating hypothetical pairings of wine with the top contenders. I’ve distilled my list to five of the nine nominees. “12

Globalization has homogenized much of the American landscape. From “American” cars incorporating foreign parts, to “foreign” cars incorporating American-made parts and assembled in the United States, a blurred line has developed over the past 50 years between American made and

Remember the student college campus protests that were held across the United States and Western Europe in the late 60s and early 70s? They arose over the on-going war in Vietnam, perceived intrusive government policies and a myriad of social

The concept of unintended consequences has always fascinated me. As modern man has sought to improve lives – medically, economically and technologically – unforeseen outcomes have affected our lives as dramatically as the original intended results. Examples abound, and seem

Here we are, several days before Super Bowl Sunday, and the game is finally in our own backyard. So, after XLVII games, we finally get a local venue, only to find ourselves boxed out from supporting our local teams–and from