IN VINO VERITAS by Jonathon AlsopNovember 22, 2021 Unlike the rest of the year, I try to be practical with wine gifts around the holidays. Does the full-grown wine lover in your life really want to walk around in a T-shirt that says “Crush me, squeeze me, make me wine”? And I already have a […]
Wine Word Of The Month: “Lean”
By Jonathon Alsop BOSTON, MA — It’s hard to speak the language of wine because it’s a language invented by drunk people, but wine lovers blame themselves for the convoluted vocabulary. Talking about wine is like writing a poem where multiple literal and metaphorical images appear and overlap. But it would help if we could get […]
Magical Merlot: Off the beaten path in Castillon
By Jonathon Alsop BOSTON, MA — This Wine Club Selection comes right out of our Burgers And Bordeaux class. Our curriculum always focuses on the delicious, and this Merlot-heavy blend really teaches us what Merlot means in Bordeaux. As always, every Wine School Selection is a wine we teach with and you taste in class. […]