Yearly Archives: 2013
White Port and Pear Conserve: I Learn to Preserve
Hey, wine is for more than just drinking. (Whoa.) For example, have you ever had a White Port and Pear Conserve? (Recipe at the bottom of this post.) Me neither! Fortunately, I am friends with, and live within walking distance from, Brook Hurst Stephens. You may know her from her charming and enthusiastic blog, Learn [More]
A French Sparkling Rosé That Evokes Emotion
Hey, did you hear I got nominated for a Saveur Best Food Blog Award? Yes, in the category of Best Wine or Beer Blog! This post was going to be about that exciting news. But certainly a fair number of people who haven’t read my blog before are going to discover it via Saveur. And [More]
For Spanish White Wine, X Marks The Spot
I can’t say that I was familiar with the Spanish white wine grape called Xarel-lo (pronounced “char-el-oh”). I just knew it as one of the three main grapes in Spanish sparking wine (Cava) along with Macabeo and Parellada. Thankfully, while on a trip to Spain sponsored by Segura Viudas, I learned a lot about Xarel-lo [More]
Slovenian White Wine Makes Happy Hour Happening in New York City
Dang, I wish I could have enjoyed some Slovenian white wine at Terroir‘s location on the High Line. But I had to settle for imagining white wine while strolling up and down this impressive park in New York City. (View the recap.) Fortuntely Terroir’s East Village location was open for business and I made it [More]
High Line Park and Gruner Veltliner: Contemplating Time and Space
While in New York on a trip sponsored by Snooth I took some time to stroll through High Line Park. I can’t recall a more surprising, inspiring, or thoughtful way to spend a leisurely hour before sitting down to taste wine. It’s possibly the coolest city park I’ve visited. You’re lifted up off the ground [More]
Getting to Southern Oregon Wine By Way of Pittsburgh
How much do you know about Southern Oregon Wine? For most people (and myself included), Oregon wine means one grape and one region: Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. But not only are there a great diversity of wines being produced within the Willamette Valley, you can also find many exciting wines made in the [More]
25 Reasons to Drink Pet-Nat
Update: Pet-Nat Week 2013 is July 10th-14th. If you’re in NYC check out the (free!) tasting schedule. Visiting Vine Wine in Brooklyn, NY, and seeing my friend Sarah Chappell provided my introduction to the world of Pet-Nat wines. What the heck is a Pet-Nat wine? Well, it’s sparkling. (Hooray! I’m listening with rapt attention.) I’ll [More]
A Review of Red Obsession: A Documentary about China and Bordeaux Wine
The documentary Red Obsession concerns one of the most talked-about topics in the wine business: the rise of China in the international market and its penchant for top-flight Bordeaux. Wines that cost thousands of dollars per bottle are bought at headline-producing rates. The title of the documentary, with its play on red wine and Communist [More]
