New Grapes On The Block Sampling The Wine At Brasserie La Provence French wine is by far my favorite—a bad French Bordeaux is better than a good California Meritage, and a stinky Burgundy is better [...] Andres Torrez \ Jun 07, 2007 Read More Shannon Walker, a manager at Brasserie La Provence, chats with a customer after filling his glass. (Xavier Mascareñas)
Impressing The Honeys I’m frequently asked: “Andres, oh wise guru of wine, how much do I spend on wine for my date?” Giving this advice a [...] Andres Torrez \ Apr 05, 2007 Read More
Drink What I Like “Drink what you like” is an old adage in the wine community, meaning you should drink the type and kind of wine that [...] Andres Torrez \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More
Valentine Wine ’N’ Dine Celebrate Love Or Just Drown Your Sorrows Ah, it’s almost Valentine’s Day, an especially meaningful time for me—a time to eat and drink to excess while wallowing in self-pity. If [...] Andres Torrez \ Feb 01, 2007 Read More
A Slate Of Wines You Can’t Go Wrong With The Slate Street Wine Loft, Whether You're Out For A Relaxing Dinner, Attending One Their Fabulous Wine Tastings Or Just Grabbing Some Appetizers And A Glass Of Wine. But You Better Get A Seat Early, Because Breathing some fresh air into the tannic Albuquerque wine scene, the Slate Street Café’s wine loft dazzles from its understated modern décor to [...] Andres Torrez \ Nov 30, 2006 Read More The Slate Street wine loft is classy, peaceful and playful. (Tabatha Roybal)
Bitter Grapes Wines For The Newly Single Shopper What’s the first thing you do when you find out your partner is cheating on you? And you don’t have a gun or [...] Andres Torrez \ Nov 16, 2006 Read More
‘Burque’s Wine Hookups Where’s the best place to buy wine? There are several “good” stores in town, but there are very few exceptional wine shops. In [...] Andres Torrez \ May 18, 2006 Read More
Divalicious Cabs I have to come clean about an obsession I've had for many years now: I am a cab lover. No, not the yellow [...] Andres Torrez \ Mar 16, 2006 Read More
Dazzle Your Friends (All Of Them) With Wine Perfect Pairings For The People You Know So, you're going to a dinner party and want to take some red wine, but there are so many choices and so many [...] Andres Torrez \ Jan 19, 2006 Read More
Class-Up Your Pizza Pizza and beer is so 2004. Pizza and wine, however, is all the rage in 2005. Some may say this is blasphemy, but [...] Andres Torrez \ Aug 11, 2005 Read More
