Have you ever found yourself in a restaurant being asked if you want to taste the wine and wondered what on earth you were supposed to do? Do you sniff it? Swirl it? Sip it? Tell the waiter it's ...

Ordering wine at a fancy restaurant can make your head spin. Here are some helpful tips for picking a bottle from one of the world's top sommeliers. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based ...

The snobbish sommelier is a relic from the past—a figure from a less-enlightened time in wine. Or so I believed until a recent encounter in France. As wine service has become more egalitarian and ...

Unsure what you're meant to do when the waiter pours a small glass for you to taste at a restaurant? You're not alone, according to wine expert Ashwin Muthiah, who says that it's a situation that 'can ...

Buying a bottle of wine in a retail setting, whether you're looking for a great value in a nice wine store or a decent bottle on a grocery store shelf, isn't such a fraught experience. Ordering a ...

For many people, choosing a wine at a restaurant can feel overwhelming. At Nonchalance Eatery and Wine Bar in Fort Myers, ...