Boeuf Bourgignon is the best winter dinner. Pair this hearty stew with a hearty red and I could almost be fooled into thinking winter isn’t my most-loathed season. But even though it’s called Bourgignon, which means it’s from Burgundy, I usually don’t use a Burgundy to make it or even drink one with it. Burgundy’s … Continue reading
Cut the crap about if you’re single or head over heels – let’s get drinking. Here are wines for every possible stage of a relationship. Crack one open on Valentine’s Day and you’ll probably fall in love with one of them. beginning stages you’re in love! going south back to single Continue reading
As a wine writer, I don’t get to wine stores as much as I used to which is a bummer. I love looking through all the shelves and finding new wines, talking to the (hopefully) knowledgeable people who work there about what they’re liking or discovering. I always get the chance to shop when I … Continue reading
Nothing like hanging out with someone whose family makes some of France’s best Champagne. Clovis Taittinger, who commutes from Paris to his family’s estate in Champagne every day, was in NYC for a few days and luckily opened some bottles with me. He travels almost every week, all over the world, and had just gotten back … Continue reading
I’m always looking for good Pinot Noirs. I love ones from Burgundy, the pinnacle of complexity and silkiness, but my wallet does not. American ones often tend to be huge fruit bombs without any balance, which is why In Pursuit of Balance exists. It’s an event that showcases great Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that have … Continue reading
For our final Fizzmas fizz, we have some amazing vintage rosé Champagne. Super delicate bubbles and delicious dried, minerally strawberry. For our dinner we have the Italian feast of the seven fishes. We had the amazing Sanct Valentin Sauvignon from St Michael Eppan (obsessed with the crisp whites from Alto Adige) for the first course. … Continue reading
We’re nearing the end of Fizzmas! Today brings a really good one for the season. Lambrusco is like the Rudolph’s nose of sparkling wine: red and under-appreciated. It’s both the name of the grape and therefore the wine made from it, made in four areas in Emilia-Romagna and one in Lombardy. The wines are mostly frizzante – lightly fizzy as opposed to … Continue reading
LOVED this, so seriously just go buy it! This is our third crémant in Fizzmas – so many good ones from all over France. Crémant from the Loire requires hand-picked grapes, light pressing, and long maturation. This Langlois sparkling rosé is all Cabernet Franc (the predominant red grape in the Loire) and packed with just-picked strawberry … Continue reading
This is actually our first Champagne during Fizzmas! I held off to make a point – there are so many good sparkling wines from all around the world. That said, you gotta still love the Champs. And one of my favorite kinds lately is Champagne made with all Pinot Meunier. Champagne is allowed to be … Continue reading
