Dining from Venice to Rome, Part One: Take Five in Venice
Last year, I visited the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s major art fairs. The theme was titled “May You Live In Interesting Times.”
New Year’s Eve wines you can party with
Not every New Year’s Eve celebration is a formal dinner with fine wines. Some like to pop corks, blow whistles, bounce balloons, and crank up
Corte Quaiara Wines are the Fruit of Passion
Corte Quaiara is a small winery created by a big passion. “I felt a strong need to work with the land and my vines,” said
Planeta scales Mount Etna
The Planeta family recorded five centuries and 17 generations in Sicily’s agriculture before it planted its first vineyard in 1985. It was another decade before
Relaxing with Labor Day wines
Though its name implies a weekend devoted to work, Labor Day weekend—summer’s last fling—is a time for enjoying wines that capture both the spirit of
Summer wines: from the serious to the playful
Memorial Day telegraphs the beginning of barbecue season and a time for drinking refreshing wines. Like Memorial Day’s Indy 500, you’ll be off to the
Dining in Piedmont, part two: Alba and the Langhe
White truffles for sale in Alba. Euro price in front of each truffle Alba is a minor league city with major league restaurants in and
Traveling to Piedmont, part one: Dining in Milan
Getting to the Lange, the area where the extraordinary barolo and barbaresco wines originate, is best achieved by flying to Milan, then, staying for a
Sartori’s name is tailored by quality and value
Andrea Sartori at Il Gattopardo, NYC Verona, the city in northern Italy made for lovers by Shakesphere’s play, “Romeo and Juliet,” is also the gateway
Elvio Cogno the master of Ravera
Nadia Cogno & Valter Fissore The sixth and final report on my 2018 autumn visit and tasting of Nebbiolo-based wines in Piedmont In 1990, 53-year-old