Color - Dark

Five Decades of Oddero with Isabella Oddero Isabella Oddero in the cellars   I had the pleasure of welcoming Isabella Oddero to New York last month. I have tasted with Isabella in the cantina at Oddero for several years...

Well it is done. Snooth’s Blind Tasting Challenge has come and gone. I just wanted to thank everyone who came and participated. I thought it was great fun with some clunkers, some good wines, and a few excellent wines....

Experiments in the Vegetarian Kitchen: Green Beans & Pinot Noir     Pairing vegetarian dishes with red wines is often like being dropped at a random lot in Tbilisi (true story).  Wine writers, tasters, and critics...

The Vegetarian Dilemma A recent challenge presented to me was to cook a four-course Italian meal, with wine pairings, for a vegetarian group. It's not often that I'm asked to prepare a vegetarian dinner. Even being a...

We have found a terrific value in Spanish red wine for the current grilling season. Mercedes Eguron Shiraz-Tempranillo - 2006, Castilla, is a great buy! It is deep in color, engaging in warm fruit aromas, richly balanced...

Tasted at the end of spring/beginning of summer a 2007 Domaine Durieu Chateauneuf du Pape "Cuvee Lucille Avril". Got a couple bottles for a little bit north of $40. Deep purple color, even opaque, lots of dark berries,...

Weird title right? Who pulls Beaujolais from the cellar you might ask. Well I do but I can't say I'm a leader in that field. In fact several of my friends have rather varied assortments of Beaujolais resting in the deep...

From the Cellar - Beaujolais Weird title right? Who pulls Beaujolais from the cellar you might ask. Well I do but I can't say I'm a leader in that field. In fact several of my friends have rather varied assortments of...

Funny comparison, maybe an element of truth, but still . . . For the most part, PN gets all the respect. Perhaps that's deserved in the case of the great wines. But it's very easy to find crappy PN that is overpriced and...

I hosted a study of the Veneto for a group of wine lovers this week. It came off without a hitch and I’m extremely happy with almost all of the wines. My idea was to use only ingredients that someone living in the...