wine tasting

The Slow Wine tasting showcased mainly native Italian grape varieties struggling to survive. But that doesn't mean they should overlook those remarkable examples of imported varieties that have benefited from the Italian spirit

A dinner in a charming French restaurant was the occasion to discover the wines of the region of Quincy, in the Loire Valley. The small wineries and young winemakers of the region have often been able to be more agile...

This Spanish variety is capable of making fun rosés, easy drinking reds and sometimes fine wines that can age for many years. What makes the Garnacha interesting is diversity --a bit like New York and its stories from all over the world  ...

New Yorkers are forced to be communal with each other and, with 9/11 around the corner, I remember how, during those days, people of various backgrounds came together to help each other out. And I remember drinking wine with strangers at the local bars,...

At the Wine Bloggers Conference in the Finger Lakes, New York, Italian wines stole the show. I could not pass up a Sagrantino di Montefalco, which made me feel like a kid again, filled with that sense of discovery that I experience...

When traveling to countries where we do not speak the language, we are often forced to communicate without words and sometimes we can only use a smile. There is something freeing about not having to use words which, at times, show that  we...

Upon returning from a four-day long Masters of Wine exam in San Francisco, I started to think about the many shared traits of those seeking to achieve one of the highest qualifications in the world of wine and New Yorkers: both have  received...

At a wine event in Manhattan called "Chianti Lovers" we discussed the current reputation of the most famous Tuscan red in the States, long hampered by an overly traditional image which relegated it among the cheap wines. But today things are...