It’s that time of year to celebrate with some bubbly! It’s such a shame that many people wait for a holiday or celebration before they pop that cork. We serve our guests some sort of bubbly instead of a cocktail all throughout the year and it is usually a Rosé sparkler. This type of bubbly is fun… read more →
A favorite Italian red of ours is Ripasso from the Veneto region in the Northeast of Italy.. A few years ago we traveled through this area which encompasses many micro-climates. The wines are also very diverse ranging from refreshing Prosecco and Soave to Bardolino, Valpolicella and Amarone. The… read more →
Thank heavens summer is upon us once again. We had such a brutal winter that we had to control ourselves from ordering rosé in February!! Beer is refreshing after skiing but rosé runs a close second. Now remember we are not talking white zinfandel here. We mean those clean, crisp refreshing rosés… read more →
A few years back we spent some time in Tuscany. Since Tuscany is such a vast region we limited ourselves to one wine region, Chianti Classico to be exact. To be more exact there are 12 main wine regions of Tuscany: Chianti DOCG, Carmignano DOCG, Pomino, Chianti Classico DOCG, Vernaccia di San… read more →
We recently spent some time in Chile. That’s right, while you were all here freezing and shoveling non-stop in February we were enjoying South America’s summer. It was hot but pleasant. Of course wine is always part of our vacations. We attended a wine tasting of some of Chile’s iconic wines. It… read more →
What do Super Tuscan and IGT have in common? For starters both of these designations were created to label “outlaw” wines. Who knew wine could be so edgy? There are quite a few regulations and laws of Italian wine making. VdT stands for Vino de Tavola a table wine. DOC (Denominazione di Origine… read more →
We once again went to a mass wine tasting. When there are over 100 wines to try you must be selective because lets face facts you can’t try them all. Even if you wanted to you get palate fatigue. We were out looking for wines that fit our QPR (Quality for Price Ratio). We pick out the… read more →
We were very excited to finally actually be in Uruguay and see some wineries firsthand. We had time to visit two wineries. One quite large and more commercial with tours and a wine tasting lunch in the sleek, modern restaurant and the other winery small and family-oriented, each with excellent… read more →
A couple of years ago we were invited by our friend Bob to join a small group making a red meritage at California Wine Works in Ramsey, NJ. That wine turned out to be quite enjoyable and as we open bottles periodically to check on its development and progress over the years, we continue to be… read more →
We just attended a Loire Valley wine tasting held at The Park in NYC. We had spent some time last year driving through this area of France. There is so much to see, do, taste and discover. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000, it is famous for all the historic Châteaux and wine. What… read more →
Recently we spent some time driving around Sancerre, Verdigny and Chavignol. The latter two are two of the most important towns from which that fabulous and famous wine Sancerre originates. Sancerre is comprised of 14 communes and approximately 4,000 acres. The towns themselves are medieval and sit… read more →
Yes, Kemo Sabes the Rhone Rangers are for real! They are a not-for-profit 506(c)(6) educational organization. They are a group of California vintners who in the ’80’s decided to cultivate a few grapes from the south of France. They are dedicated to their ancestral home, the Rhône in France. These… read more →
It’s only Spring and yet we are already looking forward to our Fall trip to Italy – as if time is not passing quickly enough! Venice is certainly on the itinerary for it was on our first gondola ride through the mazelike, small canals off the Grand Canal that our fondest Prosecco memory was made… read more →
Between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea lies the unique territory of Goriška Brda, Slovenia. This is one of Slovenia’s seven wine regions. Even though this country is approximately the size of New Jersey we thought we would concentrate on this one wine region. Starting south in coastal Piran and… read more →
