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Thomas Caestecker

Thomas Caestecker

Austrian Zweigelt: A Versatile Wine for Winter

The increased availability of lesser-known wines can be credited to a more adventuresome, younger market of imbibers. These supposed…

Dec 2, 2020

Austrian Zweigelt: A Versatile Wine for Winter

Dec 2, 2020

Thomas Caestecker

Autumn Color Signals Braising Season and Tasty Red Wines

A more chilly onslaught resembling late fall has arrived early in the northern tier of states, and the patio is under assault from the…

Oct 18, 2019

Autumn Color Signals Braising Season and Tasty Red Wines

Oct 18, 2019

Thomas Caestecker

Summer Barbecues: Warm Places for Red Wine

Enjoying red wine during the summer barbecue season can be beset by many weather-related issues. Let’s face it: some days are just too hot…

Aug 16, 2019

Summer Barbecues: Warm Places for Red Wine

Aug 16, 2019

Thomas Caestecker

Navigating the Tempestuous Wine Lake of Rosé

A winter of particular discontent seems to have finally ended. A January polar vortex, a stubborn February, and a ridiculous pre-Tax Day…

Apr 24, 2019

Navigating the Tempestuous Wine Lake of Rosé

Apr 24, 2019

Thomas Caestecker

Steakhouse-schooled Sommelier Adds Hospitality to Historic Wine Shop

One of the most colossal understatements is to say that the alcoholic beverage industry has endured a tumultuous history. The intensity of…

Jan 4, 2019

Steakhouse-schooled Sommelier Adds Hospitality to Historic Wine Shop

Jan 4, 2019

Thomas Caestecker

Grapes of Rhône Ride the Popularity of ‘Gateway Wines’

As the wine market ebbs and flows with its myriad price fluctuations, shifting vintage quality and the popularity of varietals and styles…

Mar 28, 2018

Grapes of Rhône Ride the Popularity of ‘Gateway Wines’

Mar 28, 2018

Thomas Caestecker

Aegean Ascension: Greek Wine Appreciated by the Pros

The concept of “Ancient Greece” is something that is revered in academia. From the writings of Plato and Aristotle to the mathematical…

Mar 2, 2018

Aegean Ascension: Greek Wine Appreciated by the Pros

Mar 2, 2018

Thomas Caestecker

Carmenère: A Bordeaux Castoff Basks in Chilean Sun

South American winemakers have taken lesser-known Bordeaux varietals and put them on the tips of consumers’ tongues… and palates. Perhaps…

Jan 23, 2018

Carmenère: A Bordeaux Castoff Basks in Chilean Sun

Jan 23, 2018

Thomas Caestecker

Holiday Bubbly Need Not Pop the Budget

The exultant sound of a popping cork from sparkling wine is often loudest in a sports championship locker room (World Series, Super Bowls…

Dec 6, 2017

Holiday Bubbly Need Not Pop the Budget

Dec 6, 2017

Thomas Caestecker

Follow-up to a Holiday Feast: Wine and Pizza Indulgence

Although even the most lovingly prepared Thanksgiving feast can be ruined by one intemperate political comment, every aspect of Black…

Nov 17, 2017

Follow-up to a Holiday Feast: Wine and Pizza Indulgence

Nov 17, 2017

Thomas Caestecker

Thomas Caestecker

Purveyor of mind-blowing Mediterranean #wine and a staunch anti-statist... because superlative beverages and subpar bureaucracy don't mix.

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