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"Trouvee" - "to Find" - We Found Delights from the Central Coast in these Wines Called Truvee

From the French word Trouvee which means to find, these Central Coast wines named, in an American adaption of the term, Truvee tell quite a story.

We enjoyed them with home dinners paired to the essence we expected them to present, meals that forwarded the passionate adoration and pursuit of pure nature of two wine makers who found each other and then perhaps their best wine.   

Have You Seen Our Stories On New York Cork Report?

Yes we have been really getting into New York State Wines. Our stories are in the Hudson Valley section of New York Cork Report.

Check them out here New York Cork Report Hudson Valley

Lyle Fass, Wine Rebel or Wine Savior? Whichever, his selections are great!

I think the most exciting thing about wine is that there is always something new to discover. We met an extraordinary wine aficionado and revolutionary, Lyle Fass, at a fabulous tasting of 12 unique French and German wines organized by my new friend Bruce Frank. Lyle is breaking all the rules with a new direct to consumer approach to marketing really great wine.

The Wine: A wonderful selection of refreshingly delicious and remarkably affordable wines.

The Food: The artful and very wine worthy menu of Chef Bryan Gregg

The Place: Escape Montclair, with delightful images of precious European vineyards and cellars running through our heads as we learned about the wines.

An Austrian Wine, Leth Gruner Veltliner, with T.S. Ma Chinese Cuisine

 

Years ago, I’d accept “Gruner What?” as an acceptable question, no more! Gruner Veltliner is a wine you either love, or you haven’t tasted it, or OK, you hate all white wine, that I’ll accept.  It pairs well with so many cuisines, but especially Asian. This particular Gruner is exceptional. If you have not tried Gruner Veltliner, time to get with it. If you have, this is one you will love.

The Wine: Weingut Leth, Gruner Veltliner Steinagrund 2012 $$

The Food: Fresh, Healthy and Authentic Chinese from the kitchen of Thomas Ma

The Places: T.S. Ma, Chinese, in Montclair NJ, and Winery Leth, Fels am Wagram, Austria

Not Your Mother's Pesach -New Passover Wines - New Passover Recipes - "Modern Twists on Traditional Flavors" and Wines to Pair

The Wine: Here’s a list of exciting kosher wines for Passover 2014 from local wine shops $-$$

The Food: Wow! Great Recipes from "4 Bloggers Dish: Passover: Modern Twists on Traditional Flavors"

The Place:  Your house and I’m coming over.

Here is a great new Kindle Book, by the very creative and award winning Jewish food bloggers Whitney Fisch of Jewhungry, Liz Rueven of Kosher Like Me, Sarah Lasry of The Patchke Princess, and Amy Kritzer of What Jew Wanna Eat that will make your Passover special and we’ve got some wine suggestions too.

An Education in Natural Wines by the Illustrious Andrew Fisher at Astor Center New York City

While most will agree to really get to know a wine you’ve got to drink it, consume it, let it fill you. But, sometimes the perfect pairing experiences are small sips with tiny bites of food. Such was the case in a wonderful lesson in what are called “Natural Wines.”   I learned a lot.

The Wine: Three very delightful, distinctly different wines made in the “Natural” way.

The Food: Tiny bites to contrast and compliment.

The Place: Astor Center, NY City’s pre-eminent forum for experiencing wine, liquors, beer and food, and the beautiful people who make them.

The event Natural Wines 101 was a part of Astor Wines 10th Annual Natural Wine Week. Natural is a word that has been stretched and abused to the point where it has very little true meaning. It was great to get to know what it really means in the context of wine.

Bangkok Meets Santiago - Thai Cuisine with Chilean White Wine

Sauvignon Blanc is a grape that’s grown throughout the world. It beautifully reflects the unique terroir of each place. The ripe peach, melon and tropical fruit flavors of this New World Chilean pairs beautifully with Thai cuisine.

The Wine: Mapuche Sauvignon Blanc, Central Valley, Chile $

The Food: Three classic Thai dishes

The Place: Brookside Thai, Bloomfield, NJ

When it comes to Thai dining the usual grab from my the wine fridge is a fruity mildly sweet Riesling, Gruner Veltliner or Chenin Blanc, maybe a Pinot Noir if meat dishes are planned. But, I was all out of those so I chose this Sauvignon Blanc.

Not Your Dad's Vermouth, Sooo Much Better

I grew up thinking of vermouth as dusty green bottles in my father’s basement bar. Something he drank only in the Christmas Manhattans or as little as possible in a Martini. It was not good stuff.

You might think the same, sorry but you're wrong. A quality vermouth is delightful, made by an original ancient recipe or one of the many new craft artisanal concoctions made today, it is a wine to seek out and savor.

The Wine:  Vermouth, an aromatized and fortified wine flavored with various botanicals, chilled, on the rocks, or in cocktails $$-$$$

The Food: Appetizers of almost any kind, Italian Antipasti or Middle Eastern Mezze are our choice

The Place: At home, in restaurants and bars, any place you can find the good stuff