In the past we've shared advice on how to survive dinner with your wine snob boss and order wine at a business luncheon or dinner. As every wine enthusiast knows, where a wine comes from and how it is made determines its character and quality. But many wineries today are...
According to at least one survey, some 75 percent of wine drinkers would be nervous about choosing wine for a big occasion such as an important business luncheon. The key, says Sommelier Eugenio Jardim of Jardiniere, one of San Francisco's top restaurants, is not the meal's main dish protein ---...
Need to impress a wine-snob boss or client? Check out our survival guide for the resourceful wine amateur.Do you hide when the waiter approaches with the 20-page, leather-bound wine menu? Have trouble telling a viognier from a chardonnay, a sangiovese from a syrah? Enjoying a bottle of wine with friends...
Having the wine-snob boss over for a fancy dinner? Here’s a BNET survival guide for wannabe wine geeks. Understand Why Wine Is a Big Deal Goal: Appreciate wine’s special role at the dinner table. The...
Don’t know your pinot from your merlot? This basic menu of wine types from around the world will help you decipher any wine list. Beaujolais (boh-zhoh-lay): A light, fruity red wine from...
Summing up Michael Jordan's lifelong connection to the restaurant industry, one could say he's gone from entertaining a group of very cool cats to serving the world's best-known mouse. For the past three years, Jordan has led the operations at the 280-seat Napa Rose, the fine-dining restaurant inside...