As you may remember, one of my New Year’s resolutions was to try at least one new grape every month. I’ve been far surpassing that, so I’ll just share the ones I really like and that you should add as a friend. Godello is one of those. It’s not the most popular grape in the … Continue reading
Hot Prob: Simon Fuller just called and offered you J. Lo’s Idol judging spot, but for no pay and you have to be in LA by tomorrow to hash out contract details. Your wine store dude calls right after and said he’ll give you his stolen case of Grand Cru Bordeaux if you take it … Continue reading
City Harvest’s Skip Lunch Fight Hunger is a citywide initiative that asks individuals to donate what you normally spend on lunch to help feed NYC’s children and their families. School food programs are limited to school days, but kids need food during the summer. $10 can help feed 6 children for a week $20 can … Continue reading
Lots of people will tell you that you have to drink certain wines out of certain glasses. I’ll admit drinking it out of a nice glass is cool, but I’d say the same for any beverage. I don’t get all wound up about glass types, but I do have a favorite. It’s the Riedel Burgundy … Continue reading
Last night on Mad Men, they were trying to land the Manischewitz wine account. Roger explains to Ginsberg, “They make wine for Jews, and now they’re making one they want to sell to normal people.” Manischewitz is a Kosher wine, which officially means that all ingredients come from an approved source, don’t have any animal … Continue reading
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Add yet another celebrity who’s entering the wine biz. Fergie just announced that she’s coming out with Ferguson Crest wine, probably sometime this summer. It all came about because her dad moved to Santa Barbara County, which is where Sideways took place fyi. Her dad’s a horticulturalist and planted about an acre of vines on his … Continue reading
If you’re anything like me, and I know you are, you think Heathers is one of the best movies ever. We could sit and quote it for the rest of the day. “Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?” “I love my dead gay son!” “Grow up Heather, bulimia is so ’87.” Ok, I’ll … Continue reading
grape: Albariño (today’s Albariño Day!) producer: Robaliño country: Spain region: Rías Baixas. FYI, Rías means estuaries and Baixas means lower. Now ya know. year: 2010 price: $17 yum factors: This one’s all citrus: lemon and grapefruit. No brainer summer drinkin’! buy it: here Continue reading
grape: Albariño (today’s Albariño Day!) producer: Pazo de Señorans country: Spain region: Rías Baixas. It’s a region in Galicia in northwestern Spain, right on the Atlantic Ocean. It’s really lush and green, hence the nickname “Green Spain.” year: 2010 price: $20 yum factors: Many Albarino’s are just really light and crispy, but this one has a tad more complexity. The lemon and green … Continue reading
