Adventures Of A Black Belt Sommelier

To decant or not to decant - that is the question

Does wine benefit from being decanted?

A Grand Cru white wine that isn't a Grand Cru but tastes like one

2020 Au Bon Climat Hildegard is an extraordinary $30 white wine

My recipe for a really delicious, really beautiful and really unusual dessert

Tropical fruit soup from F Scott's!

A story of superb customer service at The Inn At Blackberry Farm

An amazing experience at The Inn At Blackberry Farm

A fun personal NFL football story

How and why I was on the field for the Music City Miracle

Two excellent, affordable Italian gems

2-21 Pieropan Soave Classico, 2019 Cusumano Syrah

My recipe for the best Caesar Salad you've ever tasted

The Caesar recipe from F Scott's in Nashville in the 1980s and 1990s

A really excellent, really versatile, really affordable dry Austrian white wine

2021 Domaine Wachau Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Terrasse

A conversation with Jane Lopes, one of America's most gifted sommeliers

A broad ranging discussion with Jane Lopes

Tasting at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in The Napa Valley

A great way to end my week in Napa