WINE A Few Glasses with Fiddlehead Cellars Founder Kathy Joseph May 16, 2022 Over Zoom, Kathy Joseph, owner of and winemaker for Fiddlehead Cellars, comes across as modest—self-effacing, even. My theory is she’s …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Hampton Water Rosé April 25, 2022 Full disclosure: I did not want to like this wine. The name, first of all, somehow encapsulates everything that is …
WINE It’s Earth Day. Drink a Boxed Wine. April 22, 2022 I was on a rather splendid vacation in Tuscany more than a decade ago when I discovered boxed wines. Or, …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2021 Aslina Chardonnay April 18, 2022 Chardonnay can be divisive. Some people love it; some people don’t. For a long time, I fell into the latter …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Ram’s Gate Bush Crispo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 April 06, 2022 I assume it’s news to no one that more California Pinot Noir producers than not have moved on from the …
WINE TASTING NOTES: Le Serre Nuove Dell’Ornellaia 2019 & Poggio Alle Gazze Dell’Ornellaia 2019 March 29, 2022 Located in Tuscany’s Bolgheri region, Ornellaia was founded in 1981 and has been fully owned by the Frescobaldi family—whose expertise …
WINE Tasting Note: Oyster River Winegrowers’ 2020 Justice Cabernet Franc February 28, 2022 Maine isn’t the first place that comes to mind when I think of wine. Lobster, brews, blackberries—sure. But on a …
COCKTAILS WHISKEY WINE THE BEST THINGS WE DRANK IN 2021 December 30, 2021 Any tale of a cocktail that begins with “While in Hawaii,” especially if you don’t live there, has a chance …
WINE GIFT THIS! 2019 Hahn SLH Pinot Noir December 19, 2021 An ongoing gathering of the exquisite, fun, and hard-to-find— for the hard-to-buy-for friend on your list. Any wine from Monterey …
WHISKEY WINE GIFT THIS: Something Old, Something Woo! December 11, 2021 An ongoing gathering of the exquisite, fun, and hard-to-find, for the hard-to-buy-for friend on your list. Like you, I’m on …
WINE POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE: A Dispatch from the Burgundy Event of the Year December 05, 2021 Dateline: Beaune, France Last Sunday was auction day in Beaune for the 161st Hospices de Beaune charity wine auction, one …
WINE POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE: Drenched in Chablis November 23, 2021 We are enjoying the fall color as we drive through the rolling hills of Chablis. The leaves look as if …
WINE POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE: Crossing Over November 20, 2021 [ Editor’s note: Follow Renee’s tasty journeys on instagram at feedmedrinkme ] DATELINE: SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC When COVID 19 …
WINE Tasting the Wines of Virginia Peninsula, Newest AVA in the U.S. October 29, 2021 Virginia remains a bit of an underdog in the wine industry, despite its centuries-old grape-growing past—but it planted more roots …
WINE In the House: In Praise of Having Wines-in-Residence October 18, 2021 Normally, about this time of year, I would be starting to stock up on party wine. At the very least, …
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