If you haven’t gotten a chance to read The Billionaire’s Vinegar, by Benjamin Wallace, consider adding it to your list. It tells of the story of a bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux which sold for $156,000 in 1985. Supposedly originally purchased by Thomas Jefferson back in the day, and possibly a clever fake, the book weaves

If you’ve ever had the chance to be in one of our wine classes, you’ll know that we don’t have a lot of absolutes: your spouse likes one wine, you like another; the guy across the room smells petrolium, you smell roses. No big deal. We are mostly all one, big, wine-tasting hug. BUT, (and

Acids and Tannins and Oak… oh my! Students who came to class last week had a little surprise… food plates alongside their five glasses. As we tasted lemon, spicy chips, salty chips, Havarti cheese, beef steak and other small bites, we learned the following about food and wine pairing: Everyone’s palate is unique. What your

In celebration of the Sundance Film Festival coming to our home town for 10 days each January, we always do some sort of movie-themed class. This year was no exception, with our “Indies and Blockbusters” class. Students tried five wines that were either featured in movies, or had some fun movie fact to go alongside

2011. What a year in wine education. From Argentina to California, Italy to Spain, it was a busy year for the Fox School of Wine students. But this year was extra special, as the students became authors via their wine grades and comments in the new 2011 Wine School Yearbook. Wine School 2011 Yearbook - Just

This class was all about the grapes and blends that are killing it from down under. We tried some cool Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most popular grapes coming out of New Zealand, and Pinot Noir, while still relatively new, is the “cool new kid” in

A Grenache Gris, an unoaked Chardonnay, a Syrah blend… Professor Wood brought some interesting new wines to class. But our students were tough on the new guys. Isn’t that always the way? I think we’ll give them another chance. When you try them, let us know your thoughts as well, won’t you? NEW WINE REVIEWS

Another year in the world of wine school done! Time flies when you’re having fun. These were the five best wines we tried in 2011. As you know, our grades are taken from the average of our two weekly wine classes. These are taken from students, not wine review experts. We call it, “the people’s

A thin skinned grape doesn’t mean Pinot Noirs are weak, it just means they are picky about where they like to be grown! Pinots can pack a big punch. They’re one of the more popular varietals of today, and the subject of the most recent class. What did the students think of these five pinots?

In this week’s class, we took a little trip around the world… without leaving the Silver Baron! Wine is such a wonderful way to transport yourself around the globe. We placed pins on our mental wine maps for New Zealand, France, Spain, Chile and Australia. If you decide to use this wine menu at your