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A TALK WITH CAT SILIRIE: how NOT to be the only "wine-person" working in a restaurant
Terry Theise talks with wine expert Cat Silirie.

Terry Theise
May 25, 20204 min read


Better than wine? Part Two.
Terry Theise discusses the best gardens producing Darjeeling tea, and the places to buy them.

Terry Theise
May 18, 20209 min read


Better than wine? A small appreciation of Darjeeling tea.
We wine lovers have our rituals. We love our rituals. And I imagine there are none we love more than to open the first bottle of the...

Terry Theise
May 11, 20207 min read



Terry Theise
May 4, 20203 min read


“WHICH WINE GLASS SHALL WE USE?” TOM SAID ABSTEMIOUSLY
What are we to make of this business of different glasses giving different “interpretations” of a wine?

Terry Theise
Apr 27, 20205 min read


Can a wine be too good…?
I suppose the simple answer is, too good for what? And then I guess, for the purpose we intended to put it to. The bottle giving rise to...

Terry Theise
Apr 22, 20203 min read
R.I.P. Klaus Neckerauer
I heard this morning that Klaus Neckerauer had died. I’m taken aback by how strongly it’s making me feel. My younger readers don’t know...

Terry Theise
Apr 20, 20204 min read


IS THERE A PLACE FOR COMMON SENSE IN COMBINING FOOD AND WINE?
One wonders. On one side you have the arcane (albeit often fascinating) geekery most dramatically typified by the “somm” community. And...

Terry Theise
Apr 13, 20206 min read


Bespoke wines.
I grabbed a bottle of Carl Loewen’s 2016 Estate Riesling a couple nights ago, and as we were drinking it (and loving it to pieces) I...

Terry Theise
Apr 6, 20203 min read


THE “JANCIS GLASS” ROAD-TESTED
I had a chance to test this glass while Skurniks (with whom I was associated for many years) were considering becoming the importer. ...

Terry Theise
Apr 3, 20204 min read
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