A few weeks ago I had a chance to have lunch with the owner of The Hess Collection family of wines, Donald Hess. The almost three hour lunch at the Capital Grill in the …

On Saturday, 9/6, I headed down to Elkridge on a tip from a local beer expert that there is a new store with a fantastic selection of hard to find beers, in particular Belgian ales …

Well here it is, my journey into the world of video blogging. This first episode is a basic introduction into where I’d like to take the show and features a Malbec that’s perfect for …

“Life is good.” That statement, which was made about halfway through dinner Saturday night by history guru “GF”, would be sufficient to sum up the evening. This was, of course, the monthly meet-up …

QPR is a measure of a wines Quality to Price Ratio. QPR is used to determine whether or not a wine is worth its price. Each Friday I put up a list of wines …

The Pinot Noir grape has a reputation for being difficult to grow and even more difficult to produce into a great wine. Since I’ve never had the chance to grow or make a Pinot, …

The current economy has most of us cutting back on non-essentials, driving less, and trying to find ways to save a few bucks. Below is a list of wines that you can afford by cutting …

This past weekend the F&WB Wine Club met up for an Easter-eve wine tasting. We had a good turnout this month with 13 attendees including 5 (two of which I am pictured with below …

When my friend Carlos went home to visit his family in Argentina this past May I made a request: bring me back any Malbec from Mendoza that I haven’t had before. Well, he did. …

Torrontes is the main white grape of Argentina and is found in many of the major wine producing provinces, including La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan and Rio Negro. …