Editor’s Note: While Carl is busy trying to get the wine bar up and running, we’ve asked Tom Welsh, the new manager of the 530 Wine Bar, to fill in for this week’s blog. I’m pleased to be back contributing a blog entry to TiedemannOnWines.com. As with my first opportunity to do so, I’m sharing some of the wine-related experiences I had on a recent trip to France. The trip was planned around an annual tasting event in Bordeaux of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, an organization…
Bordeaux, French wines, Tom Welsh, wine tasting
Since I started collecting wine, I have maintained a personal wine list (tracked in Microsoft’s Excel program) to keep track of all of my bottles. All of my friends who have wine collections also keep up-to-date wine lists. If you do not have one, I suggest you take the time to complete one. They are handy if…
Tom Welsh, wine apps, wine collection, wine list
When I decided to write on wine lists again, I felt that I needed to contact my restaurant friends that are involved in their wine lists and get their input. I developed a list of five questions that dealt with list age, diversity, pricing and customer usage…
Artisan, Brad Canniff, Chris Oliver, Tapastrie, Tom Welsh, Uptown Kitchen, wine lists
In the past I have written articles on wine temperatures and on collecting wine. In both of those articles I touched on the aspect of wine storage. In today’s blog I want to further examine the issue of storing your wine. I am going to assume that after 250+ articles about all things dealing with […]
Dallas Bergl, Tom Pletcher, Tom Welsh, wine cellars, wine storage, wine termperature
Why do we clink glasses and should we smell the wine cork? Tapastrie co-owner Tom Welsh is this week’s guest blogger and he delves into these and other wine myths and misconceptions…
clinking glasses, smelling the cork, tears, Tom Welsh, wine legs