A few months back, I mentioned a Food & Wine Festival I attended in Kennebunkport, Maine and the standout wine of the event. There were a number of great wines from around the globe being poured, but the one that … Continue reading
When you have the opportunity to taste new wines and meet the personalities behind them as I’ve been blessed to, every once in a while one wine or one person behind the wine stands above the rest. Occasionally it happens … Continue reading
At the risk of seeming un-American, I’ll just come out with it; wings, as in Buffalo Wings, as in quintessential bar food, as in the Superbowl staple, are, well…overrated. Yeah, I know, it’s a personal opinion. Lord knows I’ve tried … Continue reading
A question I’m frequently asked and one I’ve covered before (see my post from October 2010 under News and Views titled “Investing in Wine”), Is Wine a Good Investment? I’m alway tempted to ask in return – how is your … Continue reading
This was a wine geeks nightmare only Hollywood could dream up. You’re one of twelve incredibly lucky Burgundy lovers around the State invited to the premier of the 2009 Domaine Romanee Conti portfolio of wines – including Romanee Conti, Montrachet, … Continue reading
Our Featured Vintner this year at the Naples Winter Wine Festival was HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg, owner of Chateaux Haut Brion and La Mission Haut Brion. Following a mind-blowing comparative tasting of the 1961, 1982, 1989, 1990 and 2000 … Continue reading
May 1, 2007 Arrived in Juan-les-Pins today by way of train down from Paris, a 5 1/2 hour ride through the French countryside to the Riviera. Bleary-eyed after the all-night flight from Naples, but happy to finally to be here, … Continue reading
Foodies, those that subscribe to all the food and wine magazines, or will find a reason to get on an airplane and jet thousands of miles to experience a new restaurant, know that the Portland, Oregon dining scene has become … Continue reading
