In a Jura cellar, no one tops up the barrels. That refusal is why sommeliers worldwide are now pouring Savagnin and Vin Jaune.
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The aperitivo began as a glass of aromatized wine in 1786 Turin. Most wine lists now treat the first pour as an afterthought.
The paddle arrives at the table a few minutes after the order: a narrow wooden board, three stemmed glasses arranged…
On the wine lists that have started paying attention, the half-bottle section is no longer a polite afterthought tucked between…
The check arrives at the end of a long table. A bottle of 2010 Barolo, opened earlier with a salute…
Riedel sells thirty-plus varietal glasses. A 2015 Tokyo sniff-cam study and 2001 research show how many wine glass shapes actually matter.
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