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Abissi: a sparkler from deep beneath the sea 28 May 2013 | 08:21 am
So here we are at Puritan and Company, an up-and-coming restaurant in Cambridge, MA. The chef wins awards, the restaurant gets positive chatter. But the main draw, for me at least, is an intriguing ...
Celebrating Malbec World Day with a Big Mac 21 Apr 2012 | 01:06 am
The second annual Malbec World Day was celebrated on April 17. “One global superstar” was the slogan. In a related story “Big Mac with Malbec” is McDonald’s latest value meal. You get a Big Mac, a be...
Climate Change and the Wine Industry: “The Square Wine Cask of the 21th Century” 29 Jan 2012 | 09:39 am
Marbella is a playground for international jet-setters on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. It is famous for its luxury yachts, expensive international shops, and beautiful weather. It is notorious for ...
The Decline and Fall of French Wine and Cuisine 13 Mar 2011 | 01:06 am
Michael Steinberger´s Au Revoir To All That: Food, Wine And The End of France is a premier cru example of the popular sub-genre: The “Decline and Fall of French Cooking.” The basic plot line is famil...
Saint Trifon the Pruner, Patron Saint of the Vinegrowers and Winemakers 21 Feb 2011 | 02:54 am
St Trifon with nose What saint do you immediately associate with February 14? If you are not Bulgarian the answer is most certainly St. Valentine. If you are Bulgarian another one might come to min...
European Winebloggers II: Blaufrankisch and a mystical Riesling 11 Jan 2011 | 05:33 pm
“Love at first sip on the Danube”- The European Wine Bloggers do Vienna We bloggers were mostly tasting whites (see last post). About 80% of Austrian wine is white afterall: a lot of best-seller G...
European Wine Bloggers I: The Heurigen 16 Nov 2010 | 06:28 am
“Promiscuity in the Vineyards of Vienna!” –The European Wine Bloggers do Austria I just spent a week with the European Wine Bloggers in and around Vienna. The Mayer am Pfarrplatz Heuriga But isn’t ...
Robert Parker and the rise of the great American taste bud 19 Sep 2010 | 05:07 am
Robert M. Parker is still the most influential wine critic on the planet. His power is mind-numbing. “When Parker spits, the world listens.” So, where does the secret lie? His personal traits? C...
Tasting at Vega Sicilia 18 Jun 2010 | 12:57 pm
In 1970s Spain the very words “Vega Sicilia” inspired mystery and awe. “World´s greatest wine”: “Most expensive wine in the world.” Of course nobody I knew had ever tasted it, or even seen a bottle o...
Wine Book Review:Billionaire’s Vinegar 19 Mar 2010 | 04:59 am
In 1985 a bottle of 1787 Bordeaux wine is sold at Christie´s auction house for $156,000. Benjamin Wallace tells the story. It starts with Thomas Jefferson, America´s third president and first world-...
