by Greg Masinton | Sep 2, 2022 | Food and Wine, Life
The #Text-a-Toast has humble beginnings. BITD (that’s back in the day) buddies in the bar business who were traveling all over the country would call each other in different towns, taking a quick break from the crazy that was a usual cocktail or dinner rush, for what...
by Greg Masinton | Jun 26, 2016 | Food and Wine, Travel, Wine
A not-so wise man once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around for a while, you could miss it.” Nowhere is that advice more needed than here in America. Nowhere is that advice more honored than in Paris. Paris is a busy, bustling city of over...
by Greg Masinton | May 19, 2016 | Food and Wine, Wine
The thing I hate most about wine ratings is the thing that makes them what they are. Wine ratings are subjective. They are one person’s judgement of quality and don’t take into account what really matters – how much you drink, what you can afford, when to drink them,...
by Greg Masinton | May 8, 2016 | Food and Wine, Wine
The whole idea behind a sensory wine tasting is to explore sights, aromas, and flavors of wine beyond just the simple look, smell and sip of casual wine drinking. In sensory tastings, the goal is to actually compare and contrast what you experience in the wine with...
by Greg Masinton | May 3, 2016 | Food and Wine, Wine
Do you have cats? Have you ever smelled raw clay kitty litter? How about putting your face right down into a somewhat used litter box filled with clay kitty litter? Do it. Then take a big, deep whiff and register what you smell. Chances are, you smell clay, dust, cat...
by Greg Masinton | Mar 22, 2016 | Food and Wine, Wine
Oak, to a winemaker, is like salt and pepper to the master chef. It’s not the main ingredient, but it matters more than you think. Used right, you get a product of exceptional flavor and quality. Used incorrectly and you are switching to beer. Of the top 100 wines in...
