My friend Rémy Charest has been reporting on events from the London Wine Fair over at PalatePress.com, and one of his recent reports really struck a chord with me. What stood out for me was the concept of “infinite substitution” introduced to Rémy during one of the conversations that he had at the Fair. To…
Fire Island Burning! (Cookbook Giveaway!)
I first met the World Wine Guys (otherwise known as Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen) when in New York City tasting through a shedload of New Zealand Sauv Blancs and Pinot Noirs (and learning how the Kiwis shuck oysters). At the time, they told me that they were in throes of writing not a wine…
Monday Mini Wine Reviews Round-Up For May 28, 2012
So, like what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine sample tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible. Below is a wrap-up of the twitter reviews…
Weekly Wine Quiz: Nursing Your American Wine
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! Based on feedback from ever-so-vocal-and-intelligent peeps like you, I do not supply the quiz answer directly in the post – you will need to tune back in later in the comments section for the answer. This week’s quiz wraps up the recent focus on U.S. regional/local wine and its…