If I drink 3 bottles of wine tonight, and I throw up, does that mean I'm detoxing and wine is actually good for me?

The great thing about cheese boards is the variety of things you can eat

The tough part about trying to pair it with wine is the variety of things you can eat

Rosé is a safe, easy crowd pleaser to go with most boards

Champagne will definitely work with cheese boards

Sparkling rosé maybe even better

"Cuvée"

You've seen it on bottles. Know what it means?

It usually means blend. Funny bc many bottles use it as if it's some fancy thing. It's not. And it has nothing to do with the bottle being good

However, with Champagne, this indeed means the first and best from that growth

If you drink American Cabs, try to learn to distinguish between vanilla and chocolate notes

These are both the result of how toasted the oak is. Lightly toasted oak gives vanilla. More heavily will give chocolate

Learn to notice both on the nose and palate

Caymus either gets too much love from people who know nothing, or too much hate from people who know too much.

It's a good wine

Wine is pretty much always safe to drink. The alcohol keeps harmful bacteria away

What you're really worried about is it being over-oxidized and tasting horribly

If you're still a beginner to tasting wine, don't worry about distinguishing between tasting notes such as cherry vs pomegranate

Instead, focus on the balance of the structure. What are the body, acidity, alcohol, and tannins like?

This is key to understanding a well-made wine

Gonna have some Vermentino tonight

Beer battered cod will be the fish. What vegetable would you pair with?

Do you own more than one type of wine glass?