Tasting or smelling wine before the waiter pours lets you know if it's corked or not. Here's what to look for. Wine service can feel intimidating if you're not experienced with the ritual. The ...

Ordering wine can feel like a performance if you're not a seasoned sipper. There's the swirling, the sniffing, the obligatory nod after a tiny pour, and it's easy to assume it's all just for show or ...

Ordering wine is serious business. But did you know there’s a whole etiquette behind it? If you thought tasting the wine you’re ordering was just a small perk servers did for fun, you’d only be partly ...

My recent column on how restaurants should deal with spoiled or corked bottles of wine generated an unusually large number of questions and comments -- some laudatory, others accusatory, but all ...