Category: WINE

Located in Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur on the St. Tropez peninsula, the French Chateau de Chausse recently introduced its wine to New York wine writers, buyers and collectors. Wine has been made in Provence for more than 2600 years and is the oldest wine-producing region in France. Vines need a minimum of 1400 hours of sunshine (degree […]

No Grapes Grapes are not indigenous to Australia and yet today, a country almost the size of the USA, is the 6th largest producer of wine in the world. The front runners are France, Italy, the US, Spain and Argentina (and perhaps the PRC which “might” rank 3rd – the data is not clear). Most […]

It is amazing that no matter how busy New Yorkers are they can find a few afternoon hours to attend a wine event. There was such a large response to a recent tasting of the wines of the Loire Valley I wondered if anyone in the city was still working. The Loire Valley region attracts […]

Receiving an invitation to an event at the James Beard House for food/wine/spirits writers is better than receiving an invitation to the White House. Fabulous fantasies of gourmet dining, extraordinary wine selections and a professional wait staff fill the days until the actual event. Fête! The April 5, 2017 program at the James Beard House […]

While the Essex Street stop on the NYC subway is not noted for its gourmet restaurants and not featured on any tourist map of Manhattan, I was motivated to journey to this part of the city to find out how the wines from the Spanish vineyards of Bodegas Emilio Moro linked with the Balvanera Restaurant […]

In June 2013, Jose Merino Moro was named GQ Man of the Week – not the usual award for a wine industry CEO who spends months of the year digging in the terroir of his family vineyard in Spain. Looking comfortable and charming at a trendy NYC restaurant, Moro assured me that he actually looked […]

Power Annually, Gambero Rosso, an Italy-based organization, reviews and selects what they determine are the best recently-released Italian wines. The guidebook, first published in 1987 by Gambero Rosso (food and wine publisher), has become the most influential guide to Italian wines as it rates the wines for each producer per region. Thousands of Wines Evaluated […]