Monthly Archives: March 2010
A New Leaf: Passover 2010
I am looking around for wines to drink this Passover at my family seder but my heart isn’t into it. I feel like this tree in the picture next to my parent’s house in New Jersey. The storm a few … Continue reading
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Dijon Week In New York In Early March
I sometimes write about France on this blog because as I have oft repeated, it was my first love. In fact, I was a French major in college and lived in a beautiful city called Dijon for about six months … Continue reading
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Warren Buffett’s Bershire Hathaway Enters Wine Business Through McLane Company – Winespiritsdaily.com
This just in from Winespiritsdaily.com. If you aren’t signed up, you need to change that. It has great information about the industry. The site said that “Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway issued an official statement today confirming that its subsidiary McLane … Continue reading
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Colle Massari & Grattamacco Vertical Tasting At Del Posto
There are some invitations you just can’t pass up. The one I received some weeks ago was one of them. Bedford International hosted a beautiful luncheon at Del Posto to do a vertical tasting of Grattamacco wines and wines from … Continue reading
Spain’s Various DO’s: Vinos de Madrid – A Real Surprise
I have spent considerable time tasting Spanish wines over the course of the past 18 months. Why you might ask? Many reasons including the immense variety of wines that are now available on the US market. I have also been … Continue reading
Women in Wine: May Matta Aliah- Armagnac Ambassador, French Wine Expert, Graphic Designer
As I mentioned in my previous post, I have begun to interview women who work in the wine business in the United States as well. One of the people who was nice enough to have a chat with me about … Continue reading
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Women in Wine: Festa Della Donna – International Women’s Day
March 8th is known as International Women’s day throughout the world. In Italy, the holiday, called La Festa della Donna, is celebrated by giving women mimosas (the yellow flower not the drink). Gangs of women can be seen out together … Continue reading
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Chile – Santiago, Pablo Neruda and Me
According to the latest news from Chile, a massive aftershock was felt in the south of the country earlier today. I can only imagine the stress that they are going through so I decided to post some pictures I took … Continue reading
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