I thought I knew Israeli wines pretty well, considering I am a New Yorker and live in Israel’s largest wine export market. I realized, though, there was a lot more to the wine world in Israel than what I had encountered in my personal and professional life in New York...

This year, Benvenuto Brunello was highly anticipated since there have been a handful of magnificent vintages over the past decade. I was able to have an intimate conversation with a few of the producers in town, and my time with Il Poggione’s winemaker stands out as a special meeting.

A wine made by winemaker Corinne Comme, wife of Jean-Michel Comme, winemaker at the famous Château Pontet-Canet Most, reminded me that Bordeaux wines go way beyond those auctioned at extraordinary prices or the mass produced wines sold at supermarkets

At a lunch that showcased the products of Abruzzo I was able to try wines from La Cascina del Colle and Lunaria, paired with local truffle and pasta Verrigni "gold standard". The wines were generous with flavors and gave a sense of a place that was special, and unfortunately long...

The holiday season forces us to feel pressure to try to go to everything, speak to everyone, buy a gift or send a card to everyone who has ever mattered in our life. A conversation with my neighbor made me realize that the best gift that I can give is...

Moscato d’Asti DOCG is one of those beautiful liquid delights with a strong sense of place which strictly adheres to a delimited production zone in Piedmont, Italy. It is a wine that is approachable to the novice as well as more sophisticated wine drinker, and with a great value in...

Born in 1923 in an obscure village, called Desne, in Croatia, the youngest of eleven children, Miljenko “Mike” Grgich came to California for the chance to see “paradise”. In Napa, he became a part of American winemaking history: his wine received the highest score in the 1976 Judgment of Paris

I first met Carrie Lyn Strong when I was working for a small wine distributor. She had this great ability to make me feel good just by being in her presence. I saw here again as a panelist for the 2016 Women in Wine Leadership Symposium where she focused on...

Una gita in barca sull'Hudson è stata occasione per assaggiare i vini dell'azienda sarda Santa Maria La Palma. Tecnicamente questa degustazione è avvenuta qualche giorno dopo l'inizio dell'autunno, ma io la ricordo come l'ultima scappatella di quest'anno con la mia me estiva

A boat ride was an opportunity to try the Santa Maria La Palma wines from the second largest island in the Mediterranean -Sardinia. Technically it was after Fall started, but I consider it my last fling with “Summer me” and now I know what to do when I want to...