Local food reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good with a little snark.
By Layne V. Witherell Among the zillions of job descriptions that I have had in this wild forty-plus year ride in the wine biz, one was as a CEO of a medium sized Virginia winery in the earl... Read more
VISIONARY ELEVATOR PITCH “Things are so because we wish them to be so.” -Louis Pasteur An elevator pitch summarizes a product or idea in the time of an elevator ride from thirty seconds to t... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig PresentsHoliday Wine Gift Guide By Layne V. Witherell For those of you who follow my stuff, you know that it can, at times, be straightforward, but at other times it c... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig – An improvisation on stage with wine As many followers of The West End News are aware, Blue at 650 A Congress Street is a venerable, awesome entertainment venue... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig THREE WINE LISTS By Layne V. Witherell A wine list can be as small as a single postcard folded into a plastic holder on a restaurant table. Or it could be the Bern’s T... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig OMG CHARDONNAY “Brands are for cereal and toilet paper. Not wine.” -Andrew Jefford, acclaimed British wine writer OMG Chardonnay! There are brands of chardonnay, but t... Read more
A California startup that taught a computer to ‘taste’ wine is using the technology to help winemakers improve their products and attract new customers. – CNN Business, May... Read more
By Layne V. Witherell It is time to move away from the mundane and take two steps into the miraculous. The photo is your author in our study in front of an ancient gong purchased serendipito... Read more
By Layne V. Witherell There have been three dramatic changes over the past year in the world of wine. The first, of course, is the disappearance of your favorite local restaurant. Bummer. Th... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig CELEBRITY WINES By Layne V. Witherell MASSTIGE: Mass produced, relatively inexpensive goods that are marketed as luxurious or prestigious. There are several reasons wh... Read more
