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Grapevine of Carmel Wine Inc., Carmel
Before they owned Grapevine of Carmel Wine Inc., Danny and Jennifer Dougherty used to be customers at the store. Back then, Danny would say to himself that the wine store…
Grapevine: Evaluating a Fine Artisanal Wine, as Compared to a Musical Instrument
What makes one wine unique and distinct from another? I’m frequently asked this question. Aside from the obvious considerations such as different grape varieties and different countries/regions of origin, there…
Grapevine: Pairing Wine With Food to Create a New Culinary Experience
Pairing wine and food is a favorite activity for me. Finding a complementary match creates a culinary experience that is invariably greater than the sum of its parts. A food…
Grapevine: The Parallels in the Life Cycle of Your Child and a Glass of Wine
Very few things in life aren’t in a constant state of change. Our lives are in perpetual motion as we traverse through numerous life passages, at times in control of…
Grapevine: Decisions, Decisions: Wine By the Glass or Buy the Bottle?
“May I offer you a drink?” “Yes, I’d like a glass of (white, red, sparkling) wine.” This seemingly innocuous interchange with a waiter or bartender can be fraught with indecision,…
Grapevine: The Science of the Wine Glass Shape (It’s Not Just Aesthetics)
I just emptied the dishwasher this morning and started storing the wine glasses. I began to ponder, once again, the difference in the sizes and shapes of the glasses. Do…
Grapevine: Understanding Today’s Wine Bottle Through its History and Dynamics
Our family was over for dinner last week and we were enjoying one of my wife’s new chicken recipes and a bottle of Austrian Grüner Veltliner. My granddaughter noticed the…
Grapevine: Eat Your Vegetables and Drink Your Glass of Wine
This week’s wine focus is on health. You are all aware of the study done in France in the early ’90s that compared French and American diets and health. Even…
Grapevine: Is There a Hangover Lurking in Your Physiology – or in Your Genes?
In social settings or at meals in which wine is consumed, do you begin to feel a bit woozy after two glasses and must switch to water at the risk…
Grapevine: Several Remedies for Getting Over the Summer Doldrums
Some of us celebrate hard, some hardly celebrate. Some of us wake up in the morning in an alcohol-induced fog; some of us wake up in our normal mental fog.…