Best Wine Tools and Accessories: Our Top Ten

After a few years in the wine business, you can be sure Kim has found a few favorite wine tools to make her job easier. Kim has curated this list to be useful, durable, and well priced. We think these are some of the best wine tools and accessories you can buy, and they are definitely on our “must have” …

What is a Rhône White Wine?

[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]People in the wine world talk about life-changing tasting moments.  I recently experienced one of those wine tasting moments.  That taste that has the potential to reshape life—or at least a palate. Andy and I were in St. Louis this spring with our wine team getting excited about the 2016 August White Rhône blend releasing in May.  I confessed to …

Decanting Wine, When, Why and How to Decant

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2983″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] DECANTING WINE You will notice in your wine shipments that we recommend decanting the reserves for an hour or two before serving them. So many of you have said to us, “why decant?” or “I don’t have a decanter.” We decided to share with you our suggestions on …

2017 Wine Awards and Tasting Notes

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1629″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]It’s November first!  Time to give thanks for all our blessings and to share some exciting news! We have some industry scores that we want to shout to the rooftops! We have had some amazing reviews from Robert Parker, Antonio Galloni,  and Wine & Spirits Magazine and now we are …

What do Wine “Legs” Indicate?

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3095″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] What are the “Legs” in Wine? Legs? Love ’em! Wine Legs? The thought may conjure up the image of a sea of men in tuxedos, sipping and swirling the finest of wines, and concluding that yes indeed, “The wine is deep and pronounced with incredible legs,” as they all concur, “Yes, …