As I noted in my very first post to this blog, one potential direction for my budding wine career is to develop an import portfolio featuring wines that one does not often see in the United States. The world of wine is wide and varied, and I am excited by opportunities to broaden the experience of the unique. These can be uncommon wines because they are made from varietals little known here, or are wines from better-known grapes that are grown in regions of the world that are not well represented in the American marketplace. A few weeks ago, Julie and…
Often when I serve wine to friends, they ask where they might be able to buy it. Much of the wine I serve at home has been purchased direct from the winery or elsewhere and shipped or was purchased locally but in previous vintages and aged in my cellar. Most times, the wines I serve are not readily available here in central Ohio. That is why I was excited to write about a wine I had at a local restaurant here in Columbus. Harvest Bar and Kitchen in Clintonville does not, according to the bartender, have a substantial wine trade. It does,…