Wine Sediments

I received an email today from a gentleman who was friendly with a producer of Chianti Classico.
They were looking for an American home for their wine, as their importer had lost steam with their product.
In as nice of a way as I could, I attempted to explain to this gentleman that if a medium- to-large […]

 
 
To AOC or not to AOC? That is the question bedeviling the French wine industry as it fights to keep its place on the world wine stage. For years, the �AOC,� or �Appellation d�Origine Contr�l�e,� symbolized both the quality and the huge variety of French wines. Now that so many other countries are producing high […]

News for our many UK readers - Finer wines are to appear in the 653 forecourt stores in the Tesco empire (Tesco Express) and the 163 convenience Metro stores so reports Off Licence News (a trade paper). The additions all depend on local demographics of course.
A number of new wines in the fine wine range […]

Visiting Nashoba Valley Winery during apple-picking season is the closest that eastern Massachusetts gets to the wine tourism madness of Napa. There are too many tasters, not enough cashiers, and like a lot of stops on the California wine buses, the ratio of human density to wine quality is not favorable. But our vintner choices […]

Foodies know that Epicurious is a great place to find recipes. The site, which represents Gourmet and Bon Appétit magazines, boasts some pretty spiffy wine information too. If you’ve confused your cabernets, a quick look at the Wine Lover’s Companion will explain the difference between sauvignon and franc. Although the dictionary is not […]

It seems that The Italians are on a roll! Once again they are back in The States, talking to restaurant and wine shop owners. They are back in the game!
Historically the French and the Italians have accounted for about half of all wine made in the world. And they have consumed about half of that […]

Part II of Report from the Road: Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Workshop
Cakebreads annual wine and food celebration, the American Harvest Workshop, featured Michael Weiss, who led an informative seminar about wine and food pairing. Weiss, the professor of wine and spirits at Hyde Park, New Yorks Culinary Institute of America, is also the author of
Exploring […]

I’m half-Irish, half-Italian, which means that I come from peoples who really enjoy their alcohol but also have a respect for the slow-moving, Old World means of producing it. Although I enjoy wines from all regions and across many styles, I have a real fondness for neglected or near-forgotten grapes. My proudest wine moment […]

Faith Kramer contributes to a number of Well Fed sites. In addition, she tries to keep her own blog, Blog Appetit, well fed with morsels on food, drink, recipes and her own adventures in life, liberty and the pursuit of something new and tasty to eat.

In the “you learn something new every day” category, did you know that while Champagne is sparkling wine, not all sparkling wine is Champagne? So what makes Champagne Champagne? It has to be made with specific grapes from the Champagne region of Northern France. Thirsty for more? Check out this web site for all you’ll […]