Archive for the “Wine Blogs” Category

© SodaStream Red Genesis SodaStream soda maker"I haven't had flat water in a month and a half," my boyfriend Michael bragged to a friend the other day. He wasn't kidding. Thanks to his inspired Christmas gift last December-…

Last weekend goes down as one of the best in recent memory for me thanks to two great meals in Boston and a little baseball team called the Red Sox. Friday night found some friends and me at Coppa, where I made it just in time for the late-night m…

It seems like there's some new wine gadget coming down the pipe practically every day now, but does anyone really need a wine chiller that can cool a bottle of white wine down in 30 minutes when most of us have a standard-issue freezer on hand…

© Lou Manna WTF?! TastingI recently attended the WTF?! Tasting at Brooklyn Wine Exchange, hosted by a company called WineChap, which is known for its quirky, entertaining events like the astrology-themed Wines for Signs. We tasted six &#8220…

It's grilling season, and consequently I'll be appearing on Weekend Today tomorrow morning—Saturday—in the eight o'clock hour with some affordable wine recommendations for everything grilled. Malbec with burgers, albari&#24…

Go away for a few days (the F&W Classic in Aspen was this past weekend) and the whole world gets to changing around you: now they've got wine vending machines in Pennsylvania. Who knew? Local TV station WGAL has the story. Stick your driver&#…

Go away for a few days (the F&W Classic in Aspen was this past weekend) and the whole world gets to changing around you: now they've got wine vending machines in Pennsylvania. Who knew? Local TV station WGAL has the story. Stick your drive…

The lavish Auction Napa Valley is this weekend and I desperately wish I could be there. There are some totally over-the-top lots that will go up during the live auction on Saturday. (Why, hello, lot #12 with your five-year vertical of magnums of Shaf…

© 2009 Jason Tinacci / Napa Valley VintnersThe lavish Auction Napa Valley is this weekend and I desperately wish I could be there. There are some totally over-the-top lots that will go up during the live auction on Saturday. (Why, hello, lot …

Well, I shouldn't really say "unknown," because Woodenhead's wines are known to some people at least—but they ought to be known to more. I've thought this for some time, and the thought came at me again a while back when I…

Well, I shouldn't really say "unknown," because Woodenhead's wines are known to some people at least—but they ought to be known to more. I've thought this for some time, and the thought came at me again a while back whe…

Our May story on Bonny Doon and the brilliant chef behind their new Tasting Room, Charlie Parker, inspired me to try pairing vegetarian dishes with big red wines at home. If only I had the professional finesse of Bonny Doon. Earlier this week Ray Isl…

Our May story on Bonny Doon and the brilliant chef behind their new Tasting Room, Charlie Parker, inspired me to try pairing vegetarian dishes with big red wines at home. If only I had the professional finesse of Bonny Doon. Earlier this week Ray …

 When Kavita Faiella told me she’d passed up an offer to become the sommelier at England’s legendary Fat Duck so that she could move to India and oversee the wine program at the new Aman Resort New Delhi hotel, I thought she was craz…

 © Aman Resorts Sommelier Kavita Faiella.When Kavita Faiella told me she’d passed up an offer to become the sommelier at England’s legendary Fat Duck so that she could move to India and oversee the wine program at the new Am…