The Ten Commandments for our Liquid Spirit
No. Not Moses’ great tablets. These commandments attempt to put some order into our otherwise chaotic winestyles. Have a read, they are fun:
The First Commandment
No. Not Moses’ great tablets. These commandments attempt to put some order into our otherwise chaotic winestyles. Have a read, they are fun:
The First Commandment
I’ve dug into deep dish pizza in Chicago, folded a slice of pie sideways in New York, and enjoyed lukewarm foccacio pizza in Florence. Now, I’ve tasted the ultra thin crust gourmet pies at Pizzaria Picco and I loved them. This newish restaurant on storied Magnolia Avenue, next to its Restaurant Picco, is a great…
This just in from our friend Tim Laughlin… Readers of Condé Nast Traveler Magazine voted Regent Seven Seas Cruises “#1 Small-Ship Cruise Lineâ€? in the publication’s landmark 20th annual Readers’ Choice Awards poll. Nearly 30,000 readers participated, ranking the world’s best cruise lines based on activities/facilities, cabins, crew/service, design/layout, food/dining and itineraries. The 2007 first-place…
We all know that the number 7 is supposed to be lucky but for some reason the number 7 also shows up a lot in rules. I don’t know why — has Andy Rooney ever covered it on “60 Minutes”? There’s the 7 rules of motivation, the 7 rules for communicating clearly… for writing an…
Before you sip that next glass of wine, think for a moment. What is it that makes this beverage so special that so many people make it, buy it, drink it and write about it? How does a bunch of grapes turn into an alcoholic elixhir? Here’s an interesting article that summarizes the journey of…
Last week at Valbella Restaurant in the too-cool-for-school Meatpacking District, I tasted some amazing vodkas. Of the dozens of world class vodkas presented, and many were very, very good, these were my favorites: • Hamptons Banana Vodka with its yummy, ripe banana nose and it’s long rich finish. It was a 2004 Gold Medal Winner…
There’s good news in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand and Australia had a particularly good season. December was kind and helped the vineyards churn their produce into magic.