Gearing up for the end of the winter holidays, everyone makes numerous resolutions, including me. One of mine is to write more copy on this blog and post more on other people’s blogs. Thank goodness for the blogging groups I participate in #ItalianFWT, #WinePW, #Winophiles, and this year a new one #WorldWineTravel which encourage me... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas To All And To All A Good Night
Christmas Tree at the Metropolitan Museum Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Whatever your feast, I hope you accompanied it with something to celebrate at least. Preferably bubbles to start and other libations to follow, our house was awash in all manner of drink and now I am too tired to... Continue Reading →
Christmas Past: Milan and Berlucchi, Deck The Halls With Franciacorta
This Christmas Eve, I am grateful to be healthy and that my family is all still here even if we can't all get together. As I do every Christmas since moving back from Italy, I reflect on Christmases past and the wonderful traditions I had when I lived there. Top of mind is drinking Franciacorta,... Continue Reading →
Join Me Tomorrow To Celebrate Val D’Oca Prosecco with Lorenzo Rispoli, Amy Zavatto and Silvia Baldini
Let's ring in the holidays. Join me for a chat about Prosecco and learn how to use Prosecco in cocktails and in making dishes with Lorenzo Rispoli, the export manager of Val D'Oca, Amy Zavatto, Author of Prosecco Made Me Do it: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails and Chef Silvia Baldini of Stawberry and Sage. We... Continue Reading →
Thank You For Your Service Veterans
I was near the start of the parade in New York and stood to watch for a bit. I hate war but boy I am proud of our veterans. It was very touching to see people, mostly men, of all strips, colors, ages and in all kinds of shape together. I salut our veterans and... Continue Reading →
Earth Day & Monday Musings:Wine in Cans
On Earth day last year, together with 15,000 other people, we went to the Bronx Botanical Gardens. It was a perfect day weather wise and fun was had by all. They put out a great huge balloon of the Earth, let people picnic on the grounds which is usually forbidden and generally pulled out the... Continue Reading →
Buona Pasqua, Happy Easter
Today was Easter, a holiday I love actually. In the past on this day I have gone to hear gospel music in churches throughout Manhattan or a particular Pastor speak and often I have been visiting with friends in Italy sharing a particularly spectacular meal. Today I was in Pennsylvania with different generations of my... Continue Reading →
Buona Befana A Tutti!
Gearing up for the end of the winter holidays, everyone makes numerous resolutions, including me. One of mine is to write more copy on this blog. I have written everyday since December 1 but my numbers readers have dropped way off. I will resolve to be more interesting and a better correspondent with others on... Continue Reading →
Christmas Season Has Officially Begun- Handel’s Messiah At Carnegie Hall
Christmas season has officially begun for me. While I haven’t yet seen the gorgeous tree at the Met this year, I saw Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall last night, a tradition for a number of years. I am looking forward to celebrating the holiday with sparkling wine. I love sparkling wine in all of it’s... Continue Reading →
Saluting Our Veterans
I salute our veterans and their families and thank them for their service. I can only begin to imagine what they go through. All of my Mother’s cousins served in World War II. One of the most moving places I have ever visited was the cemetery in Normandy, France, where almost 10,000 Americans were buried... Continue Reading →