In our home we choose wine to go with the meal, but more often we choose our food to go with the wine. This time it was a beautifully synchronistic moment.
As I arrived home with freshly harvested, yellow squash, new potatoes, fresh spinach and a beautiful skirt steak from one of our local farmers, I found a package at my door with some wonderful wines from Francis Ford Coppola Winery.
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Our friends Lori Ann and Jim brought these beauties back from a fabulous holiday in Wisconsin. They are big food an wine lovers like us.
When they offered these up at a recent dinner at Uncle Moustache I was curious, skeptical, and then pleasantly surprised and eventually very impressed.
They are both from the majestic Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin that divides Lake Michigan and the southern part of Green Bay. The Peninsula is a unique combination of nature, history, great food and the arts that make it a very worthy destination.
Continue reading "Door County Wine, Wisconsin in all its Beauty" »
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In 2004 a humble North Carolina bartender decided to make a difference. The man, Doc Hendley, had a dream to take on a huge problem that we cannot ignore, the vast and growing water epidemic that affects nearly one billion people throughout the world.
Using what he new, serving wine and playing music, Doc launched a magnificent effort that became the organization Wine to Water. Fast forward to 2013, Wine to Water has growing support and has effective clean water projects in 10 countries.
Today with the help of the famous Montesquieu Winery and one of the world's most renowned winemakers, Michel Rolland, Doc and Wine to Water are well on the way to raise a quarter of a million dollars for a new project to dig clean water wells in Africa. You can Help. And enjoy an exceptional wine. Wine to Change the World
Continue reading "Water to Wine, a Miracle? Here's another, Wine to Water!" »
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Well Spring 2013 is turning out to be the season for discovering the exciting wines of Southern France and we couldn't be happier. France has been an area that I have deliberately ignored in the past. Times have changed and so have I, this spring we've had the great opportunity to taste a lot of wonderful wines from "Sud De France." We are loving them.
One of the most exciting events was a tasting of 19 wines from the Languedoc estate Château Paul Mas at the fabulous restaurant Hundred Acres in NY, presented by fourth generation wine maker Jean-Claude Mas.
These wines are alive with luxuriant aromas, flavors and sensations, so drinkable, so pleasurable.
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There could not have been a better time to be introduced to the exciting wines of the "Sud Ouest", South Western France. These bright and festive wines make for wonderful summer sipping.
You see, just to the east and south of landmark Bordeaux there is a resplendent populace of wine regions with an almost dizzying diversity of wines to enjoy.
Fortunately, Pascaline Lepeltier, Wine Director at Rouge Tomate, was able to bring them all to focus at a fabulous event at French Institute Alliance Française.
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We are very lucky in America, especially here in our greater New York Metro area, able to enjoy a world of world class wines.
With so much to choose from, so many great wines, I've let French wines drop off my radar. But this spring they have become much more than a blip, they are in full focus as French wine makers bring their bright message to the States.
FIAF wines events, and many tastings in and around our fair city have afforded great opportunities to revive our love of French wines.
Now, you certainly know Bordeaux, with all its wonderful appellations, but do you know Cotes De Bordeaux? You should.
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We chose these two wines for a recent wedding party we sommeliered*. The bride was buying the wine and we had not actually tasted these before, our research was positive, and they turned out to be exceptional.
I find that, while relatively unknown here in the US, Chenin Blanc & Gruner Veltliner have universal appeal. Everyone loves these wines.
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One could easily argue, and win the debate, that no one does wine like French winemakers. And in NY no one does French wine events like the French Institute Alliance Française.
We have attended several and are very excited about their spring 2013 event. More Info and Tickets Here
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Things to do, places to see, with food and booze
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