The Grape Nut
Ask the Sommelier
Popping the Cork on the Celebrity Wine Conundrum
June 4th, 2013
Is celebrity wine actually any good? Celebrities owning vineyards is not a new phenomenon. The practice has been around since ancient Greek and Roman times, when prominent philosophers and politicians owned vineyards for personal use. Famous winemakers included Virgil and Pliny the Elder. Therefore it is no surprise that today’s superstars, such as the Beckhams, the Jolie-Pitts, Fergie and Johnny Depp own vineyards. Incidentally, the latter had his arm tattoo changed from “Winona Forever” to “Wino Forever.” Read more »
In My Shoes
Follow along with Vegas Seven style editor Melinda Sheckells as she tours California's Napa Valley
May 2nd, 2013
Napa by Way of Vegas
Meet the Sin City expats who are making wine country an even better place to drink
April 22nd, 2013
Drinking
Seven Sips To Seek
Make a beeline to taste these wines at the 39th annual UNLVino Grand Tasting
April 16th, 2013
With more than 300 wines being poured at this year's UNLVino Grand Tasting, there is definitely something for everyone. From bone-dry to super-sweet, and ranging in price from $5 up to $75 per bottle, no matter what your favorite style, you will find some treasures here—and hopefully, you’ll remember them the next day! Read more »
Just A Sip
Pouring Puck
April 16th, 2013
Wine has long been associated with miracles. Still, it’s hard to imagine a wine that actually preserves memory, but in a way, that’s what Wolfgang Puck’s wines do. Read more »
Feature
UNLVino Turns 39
Seven reasons to fall in love with the annual wine festival all over again
March 21st, 2013
UNLVino is the grande dame of epicurean festivals, having served Las Vegans every spring for 39 years. And, like a vintage Bordeaux, the event seems to improve with age. Read more »
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All That Glitters
Five alternative New Year’s Eve sparklers from cava to sake to … beer?!
December 13th, 2012
I hate to burst your bubble, Snooty Sommelier Guy, but expensive French Champagne isn’t the only acceptable bubbly with which to ring in the New Year. That “Ooh la la!” factor can really cost you. But you should drink what you like, not what the sommelier wants you to like. So if the traditional stuff just isn’t your bag, I say bag it and move on to something that is, beginning with these alterna-bubbles. Read more »
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‘Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive!’
November 8th, 2012
Beaujolais Nouveau—that fruity, weeks-young gamay wine released at 12:01 a.m. on the third Thursday of November (#NouveauDay), just weeks after the harvest—will be celebrated in style when it arrives Nov. 15. Read more »
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Pinot While You Paint?
November 1st, 2012
Wine & Canvas—you had me at wine. Since my art skills are … not, I figured that under the influence of mighty Bacchus, I might just come up with something not too horrible to hang in my bathroom. While my painting of two silhouetted lovebirds (the actual winged kind) perched in an odd sort of tree on a background of red sky isn’t likely to win any awards, it makes me happy. Read more »
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Toast protocol: Champagne Day
October 25th, 2012
I can’t stand food “holidays.” National Pasta Day. World Cupcake Awareness Month. Leek Week. No, I don’t want to buy into those thinly disguised commercial efforts (Note: Only one of those was real, but you get the idea.) Read more »
