I am sometimes asked about where my articles appear in addition to my online wine magazine, http://www.awinestory.com Virtually everything I write appears on the popular site http://www.Blogcritics.com. I was Tastes critic for a while and if you click on the Tastes section http://blogcritics.org/Tastes most articles are mine. My articles also appear in The Juice (the [...]
… so it’s not often that one has dinner in a space that was formerly a stable. That is, unless one is in Burgundy where the chic restaurant Ma Cuisine is built on the grounds of a former royal stable, and the very warm and welcoming home of negociant Becky Wasserman — in a charming [...]
Sunshine so brilliant greeted our arrival in Chablis for this week long "fete" to showcase the treasures of Burgundy it was in direct contrast to the rain and chill of two years prior, where umbrellas and coats were necessary to protect against the winter chill. One of the hazards of being a wine educator and [...]
Gorgeous sunny weather is this beautiful city is always a treat. I am here today, March 15 2010, on a four day study trip with fellow students in the Master of Wine program. Happily, I’ve met most of the group during our Napa educational week and then during what is called a ‘Course Day’ in [...]
Sopexa JoLynn Howe (right) … so I will be in Bordeaux in a few weeks to attend En Primeur … and so appreciated the snapshot of some of the 2009s showcased by Sopexa’s Le Cercle Rive Droite today for journalists and members of the trade. The 2009s were showing remarkably well! At the same time, [...]
Chiara Ferraris Did you know that wines from Italy are the most imported wines to the USA? In Manhattan, Italian wines are very hot, and they are most diverse and exciting at the restaurant I Trulli, which has hundreds of Italian wines on its list. Now certain Manhattanites (you now who you are!) are known [...]
Pietro Ratti Tom Maresca and Charles Scicilone of New York’s Wine Media Guild have done the impossible — they have put together a fantastic tasting of 2005 Barolos with Pietro Ratti, son of the late Renato Ratti and owner of the family winery in La Morra, to come to NY and speak to us. Overall, [...]
Erwan Faiveley flanked by celebrity chefs 1st Cru winemakers and Michelin rated chefs from Dijon, the major city near Burgundy, gathered together in Manhattan this week to celebrate a week-long celebration of the creativity and vitality of Dijon. Nuits saint georges At a reception for journalists, winemakers set up tables with their best 1st Cru, [...]
Have you heard of Manchuela? It is a very small, rather new D.O. in Spain that makes quality white, rose, and red wine. Recently, winemakers from the region presented their wines to journalists at a lunch in New York with commentary from wine educator Michael Apstein.
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