Pairings: Fontanafredda at Eataly
Food and wine pairings are the endless sport of gourmands and winos, and an ongoing challenge for home entertainers. Today’s article is the first of
Where Italy Sparkles
(photo courtesy of Ca' del Bosco) Italian sparkling wines mirror the country’s diversity of dialects, cuisines and regions. Sparkling wines are produced in the north, center,
Ca’ La Bionda: Where Elegance Begins On The Hillside
Ca' La Bionda's terraced hillside vineyards above its winery. Alessandro Castellani is built like a rugby player and thinks like a philosopher, which is a
Uncommon Wines at a Commoner’s Price
Like Linus, the Peanuts character, we all have the equivalent of a blue security blanket that
There’s Italian white wine, then there’s Lageder
Clemens Lageder at Aquagrill in New York City Until I tasted Alois Lageder’s wines in the 1990s, I considered most Italian white wines to run
Valpolicella balances your palate and budget
Now that the gifts have been opened, the holiday dinners eaten and great splurge-worthy wines drunk, and the credit card statements are arriving, it’s time
Vietti’s Vivacious Wines
Elena Currado at Charlie Bird. Once the European harvest was finished last fall, Elena Currado presented her family’s newest wines at Charlie Bird, an eclectic
Lunch with Enrico
Enrico Viglierchio with 2012 Banfi Brunello di Montalcino wines How do you pronounce your last name,” I asked Enrico Viglierchio, as we sat down at
Wines You Can Party With
Beaujolais party wines Party-planning pros tell you that one part of the formula for a successful event is to put more people into a room
Wilson Daniels Delivers Good-Value Italian Wines
Good-Value is a relative term. Are low-priced wines good value? If you are in the 1 percent bracket does good- value wine begin with $100