by Marisa D’Vari (all rights reserved) Can you remember the first time you had Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine? For me, it was on the chic French island of St. Barts. A friend and I found a room with an outdoor kitchen and…
“I bet the wine is a Cabernet Franc!” says a woman at the next table, playing a little game of ‘guess the grape’ at Madison & Vine, one of Manhattan’s newest wine bars. Though over twenty different wines are offered…
“I bet the wine is a Cabernet Franc!” says a woman at the next table, playing a little game of ‘guess the grape’ at Madison & Vine, one of Manhattan’s newest wine bars. Though over twenty different wines are offered…
This week in New York, wine makers and chefs from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy are coming to show Manhattanites the food and wine of their region. Today, for example, I chatted with Lydia Bastianich at San Domenico…
“Free spirited fusion” is the type of cuisine served up at Public, a chic new space on Elizabeth Street. Adventurous diners are welcome, as chef Brad Farmerie serves up specialties like oxtail to tongue. Though I’ve been to Public for…
… it’s so nice to hear about wine folk playing nice with one another! A wine lover, visiting Mornington Peninsula in Victoria (Australia) raves about the way he’d ask for recommendations from producers and would hear rave reviews about a…
