Champagne This year we toasted the new year with a bottle of one of our favorites – Perrier Jouet Brut. Every now and then you serve a wine that you’ve had many times but for some unknown reason the bottle you’ve just opened is far better than any of the others. That was our experience [...]
10 Wines for Your New Year’s Celebration What’s not to love about Champagne? It goes with every type of food, it’s perfect all by itself and it makes any occasion special. Going into the next decade of the 21st century certainly calls for a drink – of something special! Cheers! Top 5 Best Selling Champagnes [...]
Traditional Pairings Lately, it seems like whenever you ask an expert for wine pairing recommendations for turkey or chicken they encourage you to try Pinot Noir or syrah. Yes, they both can go wonderfully with turkey, but because there are syrahs that are more powerful than some Cabernets and some Pinots that are too sweet [...]
La Caudrina Moscato D’Asti 2007 The single most dessert-friendly wine around is arguably Moscato d’Asti. Serve this slightly sweet, semi-sparkling, low-alcohol wine chilled with a favorite fruit or baked dessert. Aromas of peach, pineapple and citrus. Flavors of freshly baked brioche with hints of citrus and almond. Well balanced. It pairs well with Pannettone or [...]
Something for Everyone Hosting a dinner party or having a reception does not mean you have to spend a fortune on the wine selection. A few affordable wines will get you through the evening and ensure your guests will feel like they are getting the royal treatment. For those of us who are on a [...]
What to Serve With Turkey Dinner We are having our traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings. The challenge is finding just the right wine that will go with everything. This year I decided to simplify life. When in doubt, Champagne or sparkling wine will go with just about everything and it seems [...]
English Sparkling Wine Taking on French Champagne For the first time since the reign of Henry the Second, England has become a bulk exporter of wine. Some say the effects of global warming are bringing hotter summers and a longer growing season. But the real reason is improved oenological expertise, carefully sourced French vines and [...]
Asti is a lovely town, set in the gently rolling hills of Piedmont, in northern Italy. The craggy, limestone soil there is ideal for growing grapes. A semi-sparkling wine with about half the carbonation of a typical sparkling wine, Moscato d’Asti is light and crisp and relatively low in alcohol, about 5 to 7 percent. [...]
