Category: WINE

When you receive an invitation from Marie-Christina Batich to join her for a wine /dine media event and you are smart – you will immediately RSVP. It is a certainty that the opportunity to taste interesting wines paired with unique cuisine will add up to an excellent investment of time and energy and lead to […]

When I was told that there was a thriving wine industry in Indiana – I thought it was the beginning of a riddle. Well, much to my surprise (and delight) I learned that wine production and consumption is growing in Indiana and the reviews from wine competitions indicate the industry is gaining domestic and international […]

With 99 percent of the population of Turkey noted as Muslim, it is frequently a surprise to learn that Turkey produces excellent wines. Turkey is an anomaly in the region. Compared to its neighbors (Syria and Iraq to the south; Iran, Armenia and Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan to the east) this country is considered progressive […]

Where can you find 26,000 acres of vineyards, 40 diverse wine grape varieties and 200+ wineries producing premium wines in the USA? Need a clue? Think West Coast! No. Not Napa, Sonoma or Monterey! Think Central Coast. The correct answer: Paso Robles. Positioned 6 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, bordered by the Santa Lucia Mountains on […]

Wine tourism: Good wood does not make a great wine, it reveals it Wine Barrels: French or American … From the soil and the vineyard to the bottle and the table, the humble grape has a complex journey. Sadly the time and the place the juice spends in fermentation and aging is frequently overlooked and […]

Cooled by Champagne July 29, 2015 is recorded as one of the hottest days New York has experienced (at least in 2015). This is usually the time that writers and travel pros head to beach parties or hotel bars with heavy duty air conditioning… so – it was absolutely amazing to find hundreds of people at […]

There is wine and there is food. I could raise a glass of Thunderbird and pair it with a Big Mac – and I would have met the basic criteria for a food and wine pairing. While this may be an interesting experience it is not one that will rate above a D- on a […]

Kosher Food and Wine Experience in New York City Bubbe. It’s OK. It’s Kosher for Passover – As a child I thought all wine was kosher; what could possibly be treyf? Who would have the chutzpah to make grapes – quietly fermenting in oak or stainless steel vat– un-kosher? I did not think that pigs […]