Tag: wine
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...
New Zealand Pinot Noirs Have a Lot Going for Them
By Charles B. Rubinstein
New Zealand made a name in the wine world back in the 1960s when its sauvignon blanc came on to the...
Time For Summer Wine
By Charles B. Rubinstein
Start thinking about crisp white wines for the hot weather to come
I know it’s only May and summer isn’t officially here...
From the Wine Cellar: The Wit and Wisdom of Wine
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“A man cannot make him laugh
but that's no marvel; he drinks no wine.”
William Shakespeare
Many wine connoisseurs tend to treat the subject...
From The Wine Cellar: For Conservatives And Liberals, Wine Is Always...
By Charles B. Rubinstein
“If a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged,
a liberal is a conservative who’s been arrested.”
Thomas Wolfe, 1900-1938
About a month...
A Vineyard For Little Silver?
LITTLE SILVER — Richard DeBlasi loves his wine. And now the Seven Bridges Road resident is hoping to convince the governing body to allow...
