Gregory Dal Piaz, Editor in Chief of Snooth, told a panel of Italy's top wine producers to embrace the new social media vanguard, namely wine bloggers. This kind of unique opportunity would enable producers to explain all sorts of things, such as what sub-regions are, as well as answer any other questions. MORE >>

Pretty soon it's going to be all root vegetables and winter squash at the farmer's market. There are still greens, however, even if they are of the sturdy and bitter variety. One of my favorites is escarole. Escarole is a bitter green, technically a kind of endive, and in the chicory family. So that's it, that's the dish. MORE >>

It may seem absurd to write a post in praise of mature wine–indeed, it’s one of those things, like sunny days and flowers in bloom, that people aren’t exactly rushing to oppose. But sometimes we still need encouragement to take time to smell the flowers and such is the case with enjoying mature wine. Is mature wine relevant? MORE >>

On Saturday, I drove with David along the North Fork, to research an upcoming article on the sparkling wines of Long Island for Edible East End. What follows is a few photographs from the excursion. Pictured above is Eric Fry, the winemaker at Lenz. Disgorging bottles at Lenz. In the cellar. Gilles Martin, the winemaker [.]. MORE >>

Call it writer’s block, call it a much needed vacation or blame it on the J-O-B…what can I say? I took 10+ weeks off from blogging. It is like the gym, once you stop going for a while, getting back into the routine can be difficult. Well, I’m back…and with a purpose. I’m here to [.]. MORE >>