I think everyone has heard me gripe about the beer industry and its rush to change the seasons so I’ll keep it short this time.  If you haven’t seen the new seasonal packages yet you will.  Pumpkin beers and Oktoberfest beers are pouring in.  When is Oktoberfest? September 18^th – October 3^rd.  When is the first day of fall?

Have you ever had an Alsace Premier Cru?  You haven't heard of such a thing?  Really?  Don't worry, it doesn't exist...actually maybe you should worry.  Alsace’s Grand Cru vineyard system has been widely criticized fo

Every once and a while I taste a wine that redefines how I view a certain region or, perhaps, a certain grape variety...Portugal, deservedly famous for Port, has nothing to be ashamed of. But despite a lot of improvement in its three key red wine regions (the Douro, the Dao and Bairrada), non-fortified Portuguese wines have yet to make a big splash with American consumers.