Posts tagged “Buying”

Taking a Bottle of Wine to a Party

Oh boy! You’ve been invited to a party and asked to take a bottle of wine. Now what? You don’t think you know a thing about wine but are expected to show up and not embarrass yourself. Well, fear not! There are several things to consider. Firs...

Choosing a Red Wine Along the Aisle

So, we’ve examined the wine aisle from the higher quality, higher priced wines on the top shelf to the lower quality, lower priced wines down around your feet, and then looked down the aisle at the white wines. Now lets look at the red wines. These...

How to Pick a White Wine on the Aisle

Last time we took a look at the typical wine arrangements in a large retail store, with the high-end wines on the top shelf, the mid-grade wines in the middle shelves and the low-end wine down at foot level. Now, if you’ve zeroed in on the middle sh...

Buying Wine at a Retail Store

So, there you are in the wine aisle, stretching from one end of the store to the other. Or, worse yet, you are in a wine warehouse with multiple aisles of wines. And you ask yourself “Where do I start?” Well, in case you haven’t yet noticed, the ‘...

What Wine Should You Drink?

So many times the question is “What wine should I drink?” A few years ago, I was out to dinner at a very nice restaurant with three business associates, including my manager who was quite knowledgeable about wines. The restaurant had a very good m...

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