What’s This Stuff Floating in my Wine Glass?

Working in the wine world, there are certain questions that we get asked fairly regularly. A lot of these are specific to certain wines, but others are more general. One of the common question that we hear is, “What are these chunks in the bottom of my glass?” It’s understandable that the reaction to seeing solid matter where you are expecting only liquid might be one of co...
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Stuck in the Middle With Alsace

“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you.” - Stealers Wheel I don’t mean to imply that either France or Germany are clowns or jokers, but there is no doubt that Alsace has been stuck in the middle of a tug-of-war between these two neighboring countries that has lasted centuries. Geography and politics have made this area of France ...
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