Tag: Charles B. Rubinstein
Wines for End-of-Season Grilling
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“Sunburn is very becoming, but only when it is even –
One must be careful not to look like a mixed grill.”
–Noel...
What’s in a Name?
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
– William Shakespeare, Romeo and...
Looking at Wine as an Investment
By Charles B. Rubinstein
Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repairing.
– Billy Rose
If one considers the purchase of wine as an investment in...
Picking the Right Zin
By Charles B. Rubinstein
In the mirrorlike relationship between wine and human beings,
Zinfandel owned more reflective properties than any other grape…
As a result, its own...
How Restaurants Decide on the Price for Wine
By Charles B. Rubinstein
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost …
Sara...
The Pleasures of Sherry
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“If penicillin cures illnesses,
Sherry resuscitates the dead.”
–Sir Alexander Fleming
“I don’t get any respect,” was the oft-repeated line that the late Rodney...
Making Your New Year’s Resolutions about Wine
By Charles B. Rubinstein
A good resolution is like an old horse,
which is often saddled but rarely ridden.
– Mexican Proverb
Each January I usually try to foretell what...
Beaujolais: A Versatile Food Wine
By Charles B. Rubinstein
Three rivers bathe Lyon: the Rhône, the Saône and the Beaujolais”
– Anonymous French saying
There was a time that the third Thursday of November...
Syrah Shiraz
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
William Shakespeare,
Romeo & Juliet
Every so...
What to Do when Faults Occur in Wine
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars…”
from Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
Cassius, in speaking to his friend, Brutus, had...