Wine is a beautiful beverage. Perhaps it’s the most complex and sophisticated in the world, but it’s still easy to enjoy. Wine makes every occasion better — it turns get-togethers into celebrations and meals into dinner parties! And although knowing everything about wine …

Winemaking in Israel stretches back thousands of years, and wine culture provides the backdrop for many notable events in the Torah and Old Testament. Similar to Greece, the vine was central to many religious observances and customs. As a result, Israel led …

The Wine Cellar Myth Wine enthusiasts seem to agree that aging wine is the ne plus ultra of wine expertise.  But what if the whole enterprise was a folly, or worse, a marketing ploy to get consumers to invest in fancy wine accouterments and …

When and how to decant wine is one of the most frequently asked questions about wine. It seems like a special superpower ascribed only to sommeliers. But while it might work magic on the taste of a wine, there’s nothing mystical about …

“Drink what you like” has become the slogan of the wine cognoscenti. You hear it everywhere: in restaurants and wineries, not to mention countless articles, books, and blogs.  Aware that wine has a reputation for snobbery and elitism –not to mention an impenetrable vocabulary– …

You’ll first need to gather some basic tools. Here are our recommendations. We don’t include decanting in this article, but it is recommended. Waiter’s Corkscrew Sometimes also referred to as a wine key, this is the only corkscrew used by professionals. It is …

Ms. Vida has managed to juggle a demanding job in hospitality and raise two boys at the same time, thus her brand name ‘MomSomm.’

Ms. Vida has managed to juggle a demanding job in hospitality and raise two boys at the same time, thus her brand name ‘MomSomm.’