Wine savvy chefs travel outside the norm using clever proteins! Wine pairing is a science. In the olden days, sales representatives for E&J Gallo would simplify things by recommending, “White…
Category: Wine Works
Boulder-based Flatirons Food Film Festival Masters Wine With Screening of SOMM3
Boulder, Colorado, is ground zero for many of life’s essential aspects, including organic products, beer, and technology. But it is also known as the site for some of the nation’s…
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Kicks Off Cosmic Egg Wine At Theater!
Recently I was excited to attend the launch of Cosmic Egg Wine Company’s 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon in Denver at a movie preview of Bohemian Rhapsody. This hip new wine is…
Chiaretto The Italian Dry Rose
Chiaretto? I must admit I knew very little about the wine before being invited by the Consorzio Tutelavino Bardolino DOC for a 6-day press trip. Chiaretto (key-ar-et-toh) derives from the…
Discovering Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: Tuscany’s Nobile Red Blend
Over the past twenty years, I have been a big fan of Brunello. Having spent some days in Montalcino visiting Banfi Vintner’s large estate and castle, I have tons of…
VinItaly 2018 Update
Italy’s largest wine show keeps hitting it out of the park. There were 13 halls dedicated to legendary and lesser-known (Abruzzo, Calabria, Liguria, Valle D’Aosta) wine regions found in Hall…