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Below are the last 5 columns written by Roberto Viernes
How Fruit, Flower, Leaf And Root Affect Wine
Wednesday - July 01, 2009
By Roberto Viernes
Do you believe that your mood influences the taste of a wine? How about the company you are with when you’re drinking it? I do. And I certainly know that the right glassware influences the flavor of the wine as well.
Bidding On And Collecting Fine Wines
Wednesday - June 24, 2009
By Roberto Viernes
One of the most popular ways to acquire wine these days is via auction. More and more of my friends are looking at auctions in order to obtain wines that are already aged, reaching their apogee and are ready to drink. It’s also a great place to find some of those real treasures and collectibles that you only hear about.
The Simple Purity Of Unadulterated Wines
Wednesday - June 17, 2009
By Roberto Viernes
There is a soap commercial that claims the soap is 100 percent pure. I always asked myself, 100 percent pure what?
A Sommelier’s Plea For Wines By The Glass
Wednesday - June 10, 2009
By Roberto Viernes
Why is it so hard to find an interesting wine to drink by the glass? So many of us cannot or should not try to drink a full bottle of wine at dinner. But if you are the only wine drinker in the group or if you don’t want to drink too much, the choices can be pretty slim.
Dry Rose: Perfect For Summertime Sipping
Wednesday - June 03, 2009
By Roberto Viernes
I feel like Sisyphus when I suggest a dry rose for food and wine pairings. He was a king in Greek mythology sentenced to roll a huge boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down for eternity. But here I go again. I think dry rose wines are some of the best wines to pair with food.
