Category Archives: Wine & Cheese

Everything You Wanted to Know About Sulfites But Still Won’t Believe Anyway

Hey kids! In light of the ongoing misinformation regarding the issue of sulfites in wine, I thought I’d repost this classic bit of TSS/HuffPost wisdom. You’re not allergic to sulfites. Well, probably not. For some reason the sulfite question has … Continue reading

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Food & Wine Thursdays: A Love Letter to Amaro

Soon after you start your first job in a bar or restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area, someone will put a shot glass full of a dark and aromatic brown liquid, hold one up themselves, toast you, a knock … Continue reading

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Talhotblond, the Cocktail

I recently had the (mis)fortune of watching Talhotblond, the Courteney Cox-directed Lifetime Original Movie retelling of the documentary of the same name which told the story of the Internet Chatroom Murder from the mid-200s. In this tragic tale of suburban Internet … Continue reading

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Vinho Verde!

About three years ago I had the good fortune of being able to travel on a most-expenses-paid trip to Portugal to visit its wine regions. Although only one-fifth the size of California, Portugal produces half as much wine, meaning that … Continue reading

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Food & Wine Thursdays: What, Besides Wine, Do You Need in Order to Drink Wine?

There are a lot of wine gadgets and accessories out there. From v-neck t-shirts emblazoned with the bedazzled slogan “Wine Diva” to crew neck t-shirts emblazoned with the bedazzled slogan “Wine Diva,” to, even, tank tops emblazoned with the bedazzled … Continue reading

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Rose The Riveting

it’s almost May, which means every single wine article written for the next several weeks must only be about pink wine. I don’t mind this, because I like pink wine very much. For this year’s annual pink wine article, I’d … Continue reading

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Food & Wine Thursdays: Must Natural Wine Be Austere?

I work with quite a few California wineries, many of which are from the Central Coast which, for those of you unfamiliar with the vinous geography of California, is the wine region which begins about two hours northwest of Los … Continue reading

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