Some Wine Regions To Keep an Eye On
Would you like to experience some wines that come from regions that are just now making an impression in the wine scene? Take a look at this list for some hot new contenders.
Via Vinography
Would you like to experience some wines that come from regions that are just now making an impression in the wine scene? Take a look at this list for some hot new contenders.
Via Vinography
I’d love to hear your opinions on this one. French sommeliers and experts continue to favor French wine in comparison with the new world products. Is it snobbery, good business or is French wine still a step ahead of the herd? Via ‘ The Scotsman’
I enjoyed a great lunch last week at Chic’s Seafood Restaurant and Bar with my friends Martina and Sharon. The view from this floor-to-windows second story wood and glass eatery at Pier 39 is absolutely amazing, sweeping from the East Bay hills and Alcatraz Island to the Golden Gate Bridge and Pier 39’s fleet of…
Here is an example from Corkdork about buying futures (en primeur, see PART 2 of UNCORKING THE CODE). If you are in the area, maybe you can stop for a look and a sip. The Corkdork – Wine and Food Musing: Futures Pick-up Day at Scherrer
In a space that housed Julia’s and Winterland, both which received wide culinary acclaim yet had extremely rocky soap-opera like pasts, it was a delight to dine at Cassis, hopefully the last reincarnation at the corner of Sutter & Steiner. The charming co-owners, Jerome and Stephane Meloni, had me at “Bonjour,” (although the grand-opening complimentary…
OK. We want to be hip and trendy. We want to be “with it”. So how do we keep up with all the news about wine. What to order? What to serve at our parties? Even if we snuggle up to our Blue Nun when we are all alone in the dark with our box…
It’s fun to say and even more so to visit. Walla Walla, located in the southeast corner of Washington, is home to the state’s exploding wine industry. Chef Mike Davis, owner of 26brix restaurant, has put a group of partners together and come up with some terrific packages being offered through Blue Stocking Tours of…