Champagne Lunch at the Wine Media Guild. Curious about some favorite Champagnes? At a recent Wine Media Guild (WMG) event here in New York I had the opportunity to taste several different brands for this holiday season. Speaking at the event - an annual event - was Ed McCarthy, author of Champagne for Dummies. MORE >>

The day started out great with a glass in my hand and a few dozen producers pouring their vin clairs and champagne. met an Australian and also saw importer Michael Feuerstein from New York, as well as ex=New Yorker Peter Liem from Wine & Spirits who has since moved to Champagne. So fab! It works for the style. MORE >>

So if a sleek wine shop opened in the arcade under the new Goldman Sachs building, you’d expect it to have oversized bottles of first growths and Napa cabs, right? wine shop in Manhattan; and New York Vintners, which has many events with winemakers among other charms. New York City wine shops MORE >>

Communications Director Thibaut Le Mailloux (with champagne). I was on an airline flight in business class," a woman once told me, "and when she offered Champagne, I expected the real thing. Few Americans differentiate between a sparkling wine and a Champagne, yet it is an important difference. Champagne office. MORE >>

Has the bubble burst on his Champagnes made by those who grow the grapes? On Tuesday, I pulled wine importer Terry Theise aside at the trade tasting of his New York distributor, Michael Skurnik Wines. Certainly in Champagne, they are over the moon about it. It’s champagne. Is Riesling a hard sell? To the tape! MORE >>