From ice cream in flavors like chocolate/rosemary to succulent lobster rolls to probably the best porchetta I've ever had, The New Amsterdam Market offers up an unbelievable range of products from local producers bent on sustainable and/or organic farming. The stalls are set up under the FDR Drive so it's semi-protected from the elements. Good idea. MORE >>

I received an email over the weekend. It seems to have come from an employee of Crushpad, an urban winery based in San Fransisco that I have been casually following over the years. The sender told me about an upcoming live online (on twitter) wine tasting event. A portion of the proceeds from this online [.]. MORE >>

Professor Attilio Scienza. Seminar Tasting. "The Italians seem so happy to be here in New York," says a friend, after the Friday night close of the Italian Wine Exchange Grand Tasting. "Why is that?" Having attended many of the sessions, and met many of the producers, making wine is a way of life. Producers: take note! MORE >>

In March of this year I reviewed a few Carmenere wines from Chile and although they were not that bad, they still were not wines I personally would order when dining out or even buy as an everyday table wine. That left me still searching for some Chilean wines to add to my growing list of favorites. Pam's main additional ingredient is marjoram. MORE >>

Nielson reported yesterday that " Despite Improving Economy, Alcohol Beverage Consumers Cautiously Indulge." Wine Business Monthly chose to highlight the sub-title of the article, which I found somewhat misleading, " Consumers Who Trade D own Satisfied with Quality, Likely to Continue to Buy Less Expensive Alcohol Beverages." emphasis supplied). MORE >>