What many were calling 'the wedding of the year' was yesterday... former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton tied the knot. And the wine that got lots of play this weekend... the appropriately named Clinton Vineyards' TRIBUTE Seyval Blanc 2009...featured in guests hospitality bags and given to neighbors impacted by the road closure to Astor Courts where [...]
I recently received a fantastic gift from my girlfriend ... 3 month membership in wine.com's Wines Of The World wine club! My first month arrived with 2 wines to explore! A great presentation on arrival, the box mimicked a wine crate. I opened it to find 2 bottles I've never tried, a lovely wine.com folder containing [...]
Vinitalia! Â This is about my favorite wine shop in Amsterdam and just turned me on to some great new Italians! Vinitalia is a great little shop in the center of Amsterdam owned and run by Andrea. They have an exclusive collection from vineyards of Italy and their knowledge comes from years of personal experience from [...]
Tonight is the big night... the 82nd Academy Awards®. After the Red Carpet walks and hours of awards, the parties begin!  The official party is the Governors Ball, immediately following the Awards, in the Grand Ballroom on the top of the Hollywood & Highland Center. For the 16th consecutive year, chef Wolfgang Puck has designed [...]
Just back from a long weekend in Florence and discovered two new things about my favorite winery, Fonterutoli, owned by the Mazzei family in Chianti, Italy. While hanging out in our fabulous hotel bar at Hotel degli Orafi overlooking the Palazzo Vecchio and Duomo, I picked up a cool new wine coffee table book they [...]