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DR. VINO DECEMBER 17, 2011 A tasting of hipster wines I recently tweeted that I’d be leading a tasting of hipster wines. “Will you wear a wool hat?,” ” someone asked in response. | | | | | | | | | | | | -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 Erwan Faiveley at the helm It’s no secret in Burgundy and beyond that Faiveley has been on a roll. And it’s no secret why: the arrival of the young Erwan Faiveley at the helm. Erwan, 32, is the seventh generation in his family to run the company, which was founded in 1825 as a negociant, buying and selling wine. He grew up in Nuits-St.-Georges MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011 Visiting Waterkloof in South Africa “Dazzling!”. This is the only possible word that can describe the Waterkloof winery in Cape Town, an area which is leading the competition for the world’s most tourist-friendly, destination-specific wine region in the world. The slopes of Schaapenberg boast a myriad of different aspects but south-facing ones predominate. Waterkloof. News S. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011 Babyback Ribs - Made Easy Some recipes and techniques I like to keep to myself. have to have something to impress you with if you come over for dinner, right? But some are so simple and so great that it becomes my civic duty to share. Here is one, a new one for me - a technique for cooking babyback ribs without a smoker or a grill. Boiling. Yes, boiling the ribs first. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011 Scores on labels: what’s the point? We all know that Spanish wineries looooove critics, so much so that they would pay extravagant fees for a “ master class ” by a point-wielding critic on “ a freelance.” ” The good folks at Torres have decided to wear their hearts on their sleeve by putting the score right on the front label! Spanish wine MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011 Cahors Malbec Comes to NYC at Bouley Test Kitchen Mike DeSimone, Jeff Jenssen, Sopexa Executive Bertrand DEOUX. Cahors, Malbec!”. That was the chant last night at the Bouley Test Kitchen when The World Wine Guys, Mike DeSimone & Jeff Jenssen, played the combined role of an Emcee and Educator on the subject of “Cahors, the Original Malbec.”. MORE >>
- RedNek glasses, Vinturi tested, duty free shopping — sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
- Visiting Producers of the Hermanus Wine Route in South Africa A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
- Visiting Shannon Vineyards (aka Downes Family Vineyards) in South Africa A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011
- 2007 Tablas Creek EdB Panoplie * SLAKED | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
- Orson Welles, in his cups DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- Rendez-vous au Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- Visiting Biodynamic Francis Boulard near Reims A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- A Private Visit to the House of Bollinger A WINE STORY | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
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