My wine of the week for Wine Wednesday is Bailly Lapierre's Cremant de Bourgogne NV. I tried this wine early in September at the Regal Wine Imports portfolio tasting. I found it on wine-searcher for about $18. This Maison (House) focuses exclusively on Cremant de Bourgogne. Cremant is made in much the way that Champagne... Continue Reading →
Italian Indigenous Varieties: Cococciola Bianco From Abruzzo
Cococciola bianco isn't exactly the kind of grape variety that you see on a daily basis. Not unless you grow the variety that is. This variety hails from Abruzzo and is usually vinified together with Trebbiano. It is less widely planted now than in the past when it was found in Chieti, Teramo and L'Aquila... Continue Reading →
Wine Travel – Miramonti Hotel In Cortina With Masottina Wines
I’m on a wine trip flying to Portugal and the Tejo region thanks to the Dunn Robbins Group but I’m thinking of another recent trip to pass the time before we delve into the wonderful wines of the Tejo which I tasted a bit earlier in the month at a seminar and round-table discussion at... Continue Reading →
Sunday Dinner At North End Grill
During the past two years, I have had the pleasure of dining at the North End Grill. A super restaurant in Battery Park city owned by Danny Meyer. Once again, last night it was the scene of a meal following the last sail of the season. A friend and I always sit at the bar.... Continue Reading →
Expanding My Horizons: Porterhouse Red Ale
In the five years that I have been posting on this blog, I think I have written about beer twice or maybe three times. It's not that I don't like beer it is just that I gravitate to other beverages on a continual basis. Sometimes though, after a big tasting or during the right kind... Continue Reading →
New Favorite Wine Bar in NYC – Pierre Loti With Its Turkish Flair
I had the pleasure of discovering a new wine bar (new to me) in New York last night - Pierre Loti. I had no idea what I was missing. I loved it dark corners, dimmed lights, and of course, its funky wine & food menu. The owner Orhan Cakir, who is Turkish, has a pretty... Continue Reading →
Italian Indigenous Grapes: Autochtona 2013 Fair In Bolzan October 21-22, 2013
Instead of writing about a particular indigenous Italian variety today I thought I would write about a great wine fair that doesn't get enough play here in the USA. It is called Autochtona and is held at the Fiera di Bolzano. This fair, dedicated to native grape varieties, celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend. The wines... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You
Today is my Dad's birthday and I can't resist posting these pictures. While Mom is the real wine drinker, yesterday she told me she bought a Vermentino with a nice label that she enjoyed which warmed my heart. Who knew she has been paying attention to all of my comments about wine throughout the years.... Continue Reading →
Wine Wednesday: Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay 2010
California has been on my mind since a recent trip there in late September. While there I tasted a number of interesting Chardonnays but I must say my new favorite, I came late to the party, is the Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay that I tasted at the Frederick Wildman tasting last month. This winery from Sonoma... Continue Reading →
