The Deal On Decanting

I love decanting wine. Red, white, sparkling, fortified. I decant everything. I love the look of a decanter. I love the feel of a decanter. Actually, I collect decanters. To me, they are art meets function. But why decant a wine too begin with? Well, there are two main practical reasons why we decant a wine. First, it’s a way of removing the sediment often present in older wines and some high quality younger red wines. And second, it’s way of aerating, or exposing the wine to oxygen, which brings out the full flavor and aroma of the wine, essentially…

How To Make Any Wine Taste Better – For Free!

  Simple: serve the wine at the right temperature! Many people serve their white wines too cold and their red wines too warm.  It may not seem like a big deal, but trust me, it makes a huge difference! When it comes to the way temperature affects the taste of white wine, think of Coca-Cola served at room temperature versus Coca-Cola served cold. When it is cooler the soda becomes less sticky and sweet.  It is more refreshing.  It’s a similar case with white wine, except that with white wine, it doesn’t get infinitely more refreshing the colder it gets.…

Wine Alert! – May 2013

My May Wine Alert has arrived.  A bit late but it is here!  I tasted through 167 wines last month and I have selected two that are truly awesome and can’t be missed!  You can read about them AND you can taste them!  Through a relationship with the oldest wine shop in America, Acker Merrall & Condit  (and where I got my start working with my dad at the age of 6!) I have negotiated special pricing just for my friends and fans. Just mention OMG! if you want to place an order, but please keep in mind that many…

Matzo and the American Dream Come True

A guest column by Michael Levine, director of Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream Four years ago, I did not know Michael Green, nor did I have any clue that while I was busy DJ’ing on Rivington Street on the Lower East Side in between film work, across the street from me, a matzo factory was busy baking 40% of the nation’s matzo in the middle of the night. Looking back I suppose I could be forgiven for my ignorance… you hardly expect a major manufacturing operation working out of tenement buildings on the Lower East Side these days.  Generally you’d…