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• Cava from Carinena

  

  I love Cava! I am not sure when my first taste of Cava was, but I was hooked. For those not familiar, Cava is a sparkling wine made in Spain, usually in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What is Your Unicorn Wine?

  

  What’s your wine unicorn? That was the question proposed by Lori Budd of Dracaena Wines. She runs a monthly online get-together called Wine Writer’s Wrap-up... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How to Celebrate World Malbec Day - Friday April 17

  

  These days there is a wine holiday for just about every wine. World Malbec Day is different. It is a global initiative created in 2011 by Wines of Argentina to... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Happy Hour with Rias Baixas Albarino

  

  While so much has changed these days, so has the wine programs I was supposed to attend. Obviously canceled. BUT we get creative in the wine industry, and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winephabet Street Season 2 - F is for Fume Blanc

  

  Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 6 - F is for Fume Blanc. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and I work our wa... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Mettler Family 100 Years Strong

  

  Last year at this time I was exploring Lodi with some wonderful wine writers. What a wonderful time I had! Lodi was an area I knew about, but not really. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sparkling Wines of the World Seminar

  

  Last Monday I held a Sparkling Wines of the World seminar over Zoom. It seems to be the thing these days for get-togethers. I wasn’t sure how many people, if an... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Latitude and Attitude Sharing Left Coast Wines

  

  As we get through these trying days and weeks ahead remember it’s about attitude. Try and keep a good one, because we are all in this together. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Interview with Emanuela Gianfrede of Antica Masseria Jorche

  

  I met Emanuela Gianfreda at the Slow Wine World Tour at Eataly last month. She is fifth generation and along with her sister Dalila, they are Antica Masseria... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 5 - E is for Egri Bikaver

  

  Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 5 E is for Egri Bikaver. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and I work our wa... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Breaking Bread

  

  can be thought of as having a meal together. The term occurs in many places in the New Testament where it means to share bread or distribute food to others. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Food & Wine Pairing - A Lesson How Wine and Food Interact

  

  I attended a Wine Food Pairing class at VinExpo in New York City last week. The class was geared towards discussing how wine and food interact. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Whimsical Labels of Two Hands

  

  Two Hands Wines celebrated their 20th year of winemaking last year. I am a little late to the party and I love their whimsical labels on the picture series. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Little Known Consequence of VUI

  

  Photo by Kelsey Knight on UnsplashAs we are coming out of winter we begin to think about our summer travel plans. Many people don’t know, I am a Certified Trave... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Merlot Under the Tuscan Sun

  

  Sangiovese isn't the only grape growing under the Tuscan sun. There are many others like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. In fact Merlot is the 5th most planted... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gran Selezione - Chianti Classico's New Classification

  

  There is a new classification in Chianti Classico and it’s called Gran Selezione. Honestly, during #Winestudio is the first time I heard about this... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Chianti Classico - What You Need To Know

  

  I’m sure when you reach for that bottle of Chianti to go with your Italian meal you don’t question the origins. You know it’s from the Chianti region and that i... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 4 - D is for Dornfelder

  

  Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 4 D is for Dornfelder. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and I work our way... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 13 Brunello and Rosso Di Montalcino Wines to Look For

  

  Last Monday I attended a Brunello tasting at Gotham Hall in New York City. I have to tell you, aside from the wine tasting, I am very lucky because these tastin... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Get Magical on Valentine's Day with Franciacorta

  

  When I hear the word Franciacorta I think of the movie “Princess Diaries” and the country of Genovia. Something about that movie is magical to me, just like... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK