Spicing It Up in the Kitchen

Properly seasoned food is the key to good taste.  When your guest comments on how great the food tastes you can be certain that the food was seasoned to perfection.  But how do you season to excellent taste?  The simple answer is that practice makes perfect, but having a starting point to guide you will…

What’s Your Wine? Taste and Finish

The final phase in evaluating wine is to assess its taste and finish.  Some of the things you will be looking for are whether or not the wine is balanced and harmonious, its complexity, and how the wine finishes after you are done tasting it.  If you understand how taste buds work, you will better…