Monthly Archives: December 2010
Happy New Year Everyone!
Hope all your wishes come true for 2011! I am going to blog more this year. There will be a lot happening in 2011.
Merry Christmas Everyone!!
Thanks for reading and may your 2011 bring all you wish for.
How Much To Give The Doorman, And Other Great Mysteries Of Holiday Tipping : Monkey See : NPR
Steve Dublanica , the author of Waiterrant , is interviewed on what people should tip and talks about his new book entitled ” Keep the Change.” He talks about why people should tip generously and the long term benefits of doing so. I bought Waiterrant and enjoyed the book immensely. The second book enlightens people […]
Natalie Maclean’s December 17th Newsletter
Here is the holiday version of the wine newsletter with all sorts of suggestions to what to buy at Christmas.
AFP: Fickle weather worries French wine growers
A good reason you don’t find too many Bordeaux wines at 10-11% alcohol by volume anymore. Warm temperatures and dry summers increase the sugars in the grape which when fermented result in higher alcohol. Here is the drawback though. Grapes that mature quickly lose their acidity which gives the wine that balance. Here are how […]
Pair Wines with People on Your Holiday Gift List
Here is Natalie Maclean’s newsletter for December 9th. As they will be coming in every couple of weeks I will post them at that time so everyone can enjoy reading about some wines and increase their knowledge of them. Natalie has a book out as well which would make a great Christmas gift to the […]
Natalie Maclean Newsletter on Wine
I have been meaning to forward this along for about a week now but here is a great newsletter that Natalie Maclean puts out every couple of weeks. Have a look and read up on some great articles and wine reviews. Click on the title for the link.
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