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At this year's 22nd Annual Chef's Best Dinner & Auction, always a fabulous event benefitting the wonderful Food & Friends organization, I was delighted to find a wine tasting table among the 55 DC area best chefs' tables! B&L Brands was on hand to sample 13 of their wines. Unfortunately I discovered them when they [...]
On last night's Twitter #Winechat (join each Wednesday at 9pm ET), I guest hosted with a focus on Puglia. The heel of Italy's boot is a very interesting wine region, one I discovered last summer on our week long visit. Following are the wines I opened for last night's wine chat, facts and details I [...]
Our Founding Father President Washington and his wife Martha opened their lovely Mount Vernon Estate this weekend for their annual Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour. Friday night was the perfect evening for a celebration of Virginia wine with a fruit and cheese picnic overlooking the Potomac River. President Washington opened the evening from the [...]
Rosé is back in season...at least here in the Washington, DC area where temperatures are already soaring, making it the perfect time for the refreshing wine. I've discovered two new ones you'll definitely want to check out. Â 2011 A to Z Rosé Varietal: 100% Sangiovese organically grown Aroma: Strawberry, raspberry, blueberry Taste: Juicy watermelon and [...]
Out biking Saturday, we popped into two of our local wine shops, both doing Easter Wine Pairing tastings. Second stop was Planet Wine Shop...they were tasting a French Vouvray, Argentinian Sparkling Malbec Rose, Rioja Rose, Oregon Pinot Noir, Cotes-du-Rhone and French Muscat. Our favorite and we picked up a bottle for dessert... Château De Caladroy [...]
Last weekend was the fifth annual Virginia Wine Expo in Richmond, a three day event featuring 75 of Virginia's 200+ wineries sampling more than 450 bottles of wine. Kicking off the weekend's festivities Thursday night was the prestigious Virginia Governor's Cup Awards announcement. Nine of the eleven Gold medal winners attended the Virginia Wine Expo [...]
Arrogant Frog is an estate-bottled wine from the Languedoc region of Southern France. I discovered it when living in Amsterdam and was so pleased to find it available in the U.S. last summer. The label grabbed me in our Amsterdam wine shop. The playful art and fun names, like Ribet White (Chardonnay-Viognier), Lily Pad Pink (a Sparkling Rose), [...]
That was our Valentine's Day aperitif...Villa Jolanda Moscato Rosé...a lovely Italian sparkling sweet wine. I thought a nice pink beverage served in champagne glasses would be a great way to toast the evening. I was a little skeptical as I don't like sweet wines and this does say "dolce / sweet" but my husband likes sweet so decided [...]
Puglia wine dates back to Phoenician times and the Greeks named Puglia 'Enotria', Wineland. Today Puglia is the largest producer of wine in Italy. Often referred to as 'the wine cellar of Europe' because in the past it primarily produced wine to send to the rest of Italy and Europe for structure and alcohol content [...]
A wedding in Italy was our dream. Saying our vows and celebrating with thirty-one dear friends in one of our favorite towns, Positano on the Amalfi Coast, for a long weekend was our dream come true! We arrived a few days early to tend to all the details. With the wedding on Sunday late afternoon, [...]