Well-executed restaurant wine service is a filter that deters flawed wines from flowing into guests' glasses. At times, it may seem pretentious and drawn out... Well-executed restaurant wine service ...

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 ...

The wine business is in trouble due to reduced demand and changing tastes. You’d therefore think that restaurants, which need to sell lots of vino to stay in business, would go the extra mile to see ...

We naturally expect excellent food and service when dining out for a simple meal or to celebrate an important occasion. And rightfully so. But why are the same standards not always applied to wine ...

For anyone who cares about wine, buying it in a restaurant can be thrilling, fraught with missteps or somewhere in between. In Los Angeles, we’re lucky enough to have world-class wine service at such ...