Seema Tikare 9/28/21 Seema Tikare 9/28/21

Under the Harvest Moon

Under the Harvest Moon

What wines should I be drinking?! Chilled refreshing whites and lighter reds for the hot days? Heavier red wines for the cool nights?

Seema Tikare 9/21/21 Seema Tikare 9/21/21

Tasting with the Professionals

Tasting with the Professionals

Commonwealth Wine School recently hosted the trade association, “Wines of South Africa,” that promotes South African wines around the world.

Susan Richards 7/22/21 Susan Richards 7/22/21

Txakoli: The Spanish Summer Sipper You Cannot Pronounce

The most famous and best known white wine of Basque country is Taxakoli or Txakolina as the Basques call it (pronounced sha-ko-Lee-na) and comes from the Arabic word meaning “thinness”.

Susan Richards 7/15/21 Susan Richards 7/15/21

Become a Wine Matchmaker

Become a Wine Matchmaker

I love working at a small boutique wine shop in downtown Boston and the best part of my day is when a customer asks for help pairing a wine to a dish they are planning to make.

Erica MacKenzie 7/13/21 Erica MacKenzie 7/13/21

Tuscany: Chianti and Beyond (Part 2)

Tuscany: Chianti and Beyond (Part 2)

Chianti may be the most famous name from Tuscany (from a US perspective anyway) but there is much more to the region.

Erica MacKenzie 6/30/21 Erica MacKenzie 6/30/21

Tuscany: Chianti and Beyond (Part 1)

Tuscany: Chianti and Beyond (Part 1)

Wine has been produced in the Tuscan hills since the time of the Etruscans, as early as the 7th century B.C.E., making it an essential piece of the region’s identity.

Seema Tikare 6/17/21 Seema Tikare 6/17/21

The Way to Drink Wine

The Way to Drink Wine

There is nothing better in Paris (or any city for that matter), than strolling into a sidewalk café on busy thoroughfare, sitting down facing the road to people watch and ordering a pichet du vin -

Erica MacKenzie 6/11/21 Erica MacKenzie 6/11/21

Thinking (and Drinking) Pink

Thinking (and Drinking) Pink

Gone are the days of your grandmother’s Sutter Home White Zinfandel.

Seema Tikare 6/3/21 Seema Tikare 6/3/21

Chardonnay v. Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay v. Sauvignon Blanc

When you are ordering or buying Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, you probably want something you enjoy.

Seema Tikare 5/12/21 Seema Tikare 5/12/21

Champagne

Champagne

Pop open that bottle of Champagne, especially now that spring has arrived.

Seema Tikare 5/2/21 Seema Tikare 5/2/21

Climate Change & Frozé? - Pardon the Pun!

Climate Change & Frozé? - Pardon the Pun!

While Climate Change is accepted as fact by many, it is still a bit of a mysterious, nebulous idea that floats around the consciousness, disembodied.

Seema Tikare 4/15/21 Seema Tikare 4/15/21

Wineau?

Wineau?

I basically thank the lucky stars that I can have a career in the wine industry and I greedily grab at any experience I can get.

Seema Tikare 4/7/21 Seema Tikare 4/7/21

Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux wines in general are meant to age and be drunk when their ferocious tannins have mellowed and all the oak and fruit has integrated into a harmonious, luscious whole.