Du Jour: Ian McCaffery, Martin Wine Cellar

A wine’s alleged taste profile can sometimes include descriptors that may seem familiar but which still elude the taster. Gooseberry and cassis don’t appear frequently on the produce aisle, and how exactly is stone fruit different from just peach? Martin Wine Cellar Manager Ian McCaffery has made a point of decoding such descriptors so that wine tasting makes more sense. If he can’t recall what passion fruit or star anise taste like, off he goes to find a real world example he can hold, smell and taste. Such empirical investigation is at the heart of McCaffery’s personal affinity for wine—and how to pair it with great food. Read more about McCaffery here. And plan Martin’s next tasting at the calendar section below.To read previous Du Jour features on local chefs and other culinary experts, click here.