Much of what I first learned when starting out in the wine business years ago still holds true today in terms of etiquette. I don’t think the etiquette has changed much, what has changed significantly (thank God) are the attitudes to the rules. Such as pairing wine and food. In the last ten years more and more people are awakening to the truth that there are very few combinations of food and wine that don&...

With the relentless snow forming brownish-gray mountains on every corner in New York City, and ankle deep slush inhibiting my ability to simply cross streets, I venture out into the cold windy night in search of a convenient yet classy happy hour. Though winter is pummeling us, work does not cease and I have a business associate to entertain. Where-o-where can I indulge without wading through muck and mire on this climatically challenged Monday ...