pop & pour

Wine information is everywhere.  If you know where to look, it’s easier to learn about wine now than it has ever been:  if you grab the right books and magazines, go to the right shops, visit the right websites (say, a friendly neighbourhood wine blog), or if you have a smartphone, download the right apps, you can bring the world of wine to you with relatively little effort.  You shouldn’t feel like you have to completely immerse yourself in wine learning unless you have a genuine interest in doing so, but a little bit of knowledge will go a long way towards demystifying restaurant wine lists and crossing the thresholds of wine boutiques without intimidation.  I’ve previously discussed three great wine books that would make a great starting point to your wine education; tonight I’m going 21st century and looking at three killer wine apps that cost nothing but provide a ton of information and entertainment about everybody’s favourite topic. Read the rest of this entry »