On this US Thanksgiving Day holiday, I want to thank all my readers and followers no matter where you are. I’m grateful that you found my blog and I hope that the information is useful and helpful to you. I apologize that I haven’t had a chance to...

The economy is affecting everyone. The majority of the customers that come in to buy wine where I work are looking for great values, e.g. wines for under $10 or under $15. There are many wine producers/brands, “stand-by’s” that offer wines at great...

Diversity in tastes and the differences in palates is very intriguing to me. I also find that taste diversity really shows when it comes to wine tasting and wine preferences. I listen to customers describe their tastes in wine every day at work and...

In Professional Wine Service If you serve wine to customers on a daily basis and you are interested in learning more about proper still wine, champagne , sparkling and mature wine service, here are several videos that can help you learn the proper...

I came across a very helpful blog posting by Master Sommelier, Alpana Singh, at ChicagoNOW.com and thought it would be good to share it here for others who are thinking of changing careers and going into the wine industry. It outlines and briefly...