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Sipping Point

This attitude-free column will offer practical, down to earth and entertaining information on the world of wine and spirits.

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  • Learn the reasons why you might decant your wine and how to do it properly. Photo: Riedel Glassware

    Decanting: What's the deal?

    Learn the reasons why you might decant your wine and how to do it properly. Published 10:20 a.m. January 10, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Read these New Year's Eve celebration tips to avoid that morning after feeling on the first day of 2011.

    Start 2011 hangover free

    Read these New Year's Eve celebration tips to avoid that morning after feeling on the first day of 2011. Published 3:35 p.m. December 31, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Need some bubbly for the holidays? French Champagne is not your only option.

    Sparkling wines: Made in the USA

    Need some bubbly for the holidays? French Champagne is not your only option. Published 3:02 p.m. December 21, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Looking for a unique holiday gift for the wine lovers on your list? Laurie tells us about a new line of cookies made for wine called Cookies and Corks.

    Forget cookies and milk, try wine

    Looking for a unique holiday gift for the wine lovers on your list? Laurie tells us about a new line of cookies made for wine called Cookies and Corks. Published 4:26 p.m. December 10, 2010 - Comments

     
  • This week, instead of reading about Beaujolais, you'll join Laurie for a tasting.

    Beaujolais Nouveau and Cru video tasting

    This week, instead of reading about Beaujolais, you'll join Laurie for a tasting. Published 1:47 p.m. December 3, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The release of Beaujolais Nouveau signals the start of the holiday season. Find out how this tradition started and how to best enjoy these attitude free wines.

    Brand new wine

    The release of Beaujolais Nouveau signals the start of the holiday season. Find out how this tradition started and how to best enjoy these attitude free wines. Published 10:28 p.m. November 22, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Does choosing the right wine for your next holiday dinner or company party have you pulling your hair out? This article arms you with the secrets to making this a stress-free process.

    Stress-free wine and food pairings

    Does choosing the right wine for your next holiday dinner or company party have you pulling your hair out? This article arms you with the secrets to making this a stress-free process. Published 11:34 a.m. November 4, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Instead of trick or treating consider throwing a Halloween wine tasting. Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach tells you everything you need to know to have a blind tasting with friends.

    Which wine is witch? A Halloween wine tasting

    Instead of trick or treating consider throwing a Halloween wine tasting. Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach tells you everything you need to know to have a blind tasting with friends. Published 1:29 p.m. October 28, 2010 - Comments

     
  • If you think NASCAR racing and wine don’t mix then you need to read this week’s wine column.

    NASCAR and Wine?

    If you think NASCAR racing and wine don’t mix then you need to read this week’s wine column. Published 2:51 p.m. October 19, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach invites readers to join her for a journey through the world of wine and spirits.

    Welcome to The Sipping Point

    Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach invites readers to join her for a journey through the world of wine and spirits. Published 10:09 p.m. October 10, 2010 - Comments

     
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Laurie Forster

Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® is a wine educator, dynamic speaker and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie was not born with a silver corkscrew in her mouth. In fact, growing up ...

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Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® is a wine educator, dynamic speaker and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie was not born with a silver corkscrew in her mouth. In fact, growing up Laurie thought wine was pink and came in a box. After several stressful business dinners trying to order off wine lists the size of a phone book, she began educating herself on wine. In 2001 she left the business world to professionally study wine and save others from these awkward moments. Laurie began her wine career in Manhattan where she studied with the American Sommelier Association to earn her certificate in Viticulture and Vinification. She has since earned an Advanced Certificate with the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET), completed her first step towards certification with the Court of Master Sommeliers and has trained at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. Laurie’s specialty is creating unique corporate keynotes, team building events and group tasting seminars where she can deliver on her mission to demystify wine one glass at a time. She is also a regular contributor to several magazines; a sought after guest expert on TV and radio stations across the country, including Martha Stewart Radio. For more visit: www.TheWineCoachSecrets.com

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