Chris Struck got my attention the old fashioned way - he posted online. Joking aside, his expertise shows offline as well as on it, working as well blogging as a sommelier. He credits a hybrid French/Southern upbringing in Destin,...
Tasting from Jeremy Shapiro on Vimeo. My trip to the Paso Robles on California's Central Coastal region had me feeling like "Miles" (Sideways). Honestly, I was amazed by the regions offerings. I was introduced to big,medium,and small vineyards, and...
Wanting to restock a steadily diminishing wine cellar, I headed to Manhattan-based retailer Garnet Wines. Below are labels that intrigued me.
The other day attended The DSWS Annual Grand Portfolio Tasting. Held at New York's Four Season's hotel restaurant, packed with wine buyers, chefs and producers, the evening consisted of a buzz of wine speak, swishes, sniffing, spittoons and clink of glasses. First I...
Like boxes of chocolate, you never know what a bottle of wine will bring. Learning to read the label helps! It helps, too, if - like me - you have a brother who is a wine geek. Recently he moved out to work in a northern Californian winery in a town called Paso...
Recently I was invited to Abbottega for an evening celebrating the food and wines of Rome. Put together by Sara De Bellis (a native of the eternal city) and her staff, it was a night of great conversation, lots of photographers snapping pictures (and...
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