WHENEVER WINE is a topic of conversation, I’ve noticed that any oenophile who talks a bit too much about his or her favorite beverage risks being labeled a wine snob. This is unfair, not to mention ...

In the last edition of the Valley Advocate, I created for you a brief wine glossary designed for non-wine people. The last column went from A-L: “ABV” to “legs.” Then I ran out of column space. If you ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The other day I picked up the book “The Wine Snob’s Dictionary, An ...

It occurred to me recently that while Reverse Wine Snob is meant to be friendly enough that someone who knows nothing about ...

The Master of Wine exam is known to be one of the most difficult tests in the world and there are less than 500 people who’ve secured the honor since the program’s inception in 1953. One of those ...

Trueism: The best way to come across as somebody who knows wine — snobbism optional, is to actually know something. But assuming you aren’t intent on becoming a Master Sommelier there are a few things ...

Shopping for the wine lover in your life doesn’t have to be as hard as it seems. After all, you could quite literally just pick up a nice bottle of pinot noir, throw a bow on it and call it a day. Now ...

Reverse Wine Snob discusses why you should consider box wine and which ones to buy now! Box wine has a bad rap, and ...

While dining out with my lovely wife the other day, it occurred to me that I use a lot of extraordinarily snobby adjectives that are incomprehensible to the lay drinker. Then it occurred to me: maybe ...