Thanksgiving is just around the corner, again. Many have struggled through 2009 this year with little to celebrate. Thanksgiving is about celebrating what is really important: being together with fami...
Have you seen this video of a Frenchman opening a bottle of wine with nothing more than a shoe and a wall? It's been all over the internet the last few days. We were very impressed by the effective ...
“Contains Sulfites.” Just two little words — yet so frequently misunderstood! Words you see on almost every bottle of wine. What are sulfites? Are they really bad? Do they cause wine headach...
The Languedoc Roussillon is probably France’s oldest wine region, dating back over two thousand years. It is a region steeped in history, culture, food and great value wines. If you like rich, ripe ...
Once Halloween has passed us by, it can feel as though a holiday flood gate has opened and party invites, get together requests and lists of things to buy and coordinate just seem to take over. Be a...
Are you going to a fun Halloween party and wondering what wine to bring? This is not the night for serious wines. Spice it up with some ghostly wines. Over the past few weeks I’ve been scouting out ...
How familiar are you with the wines of Long Island? How good are they? And how do they compare price-wise with other wines you may be drinking? Having participated in a blind challenge last week, the ...
Sarah, a reader, recently wrote to us and asked for some advice on wine journals. She wants one she can put labels in, and one that will give her plenty of room for notes. Here are five we like, but...
Buying a wine from an unfamiliar place, made from an unfamiliar grape, may be somewhat daunting. But, when it is red, from Bierzo in Spain, and made from Mencía, it is absolutely worth taking a leap ...
We can't all have a trapdoor wine cellar under our kitchen floor. Lacking that extravagant home feature, where (and how) do you store your wine? ...
Manhattan finally has a Whole Foods Market wine store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Eager to explore, I popped along to see what exciting wines I could find! ...
Last week's Tips for Leftover Wine sparked some discussion about freezing it to cook with later. Do you ever freeze wine? Here's how we do it......
September was California wine month. My posts only covered a tiny fraction of the amazing and very different California wines available throughout the country, but today I want to share two great book...
We can already hear some of you saying, "What leftover wine?!" But perhaps you do occasionally find yourself with a not-quite-empty bottle after a dinner party, or some wine cubes taking up space in t...
Red Zinfandel, or the ‘real’ Zinfandel, is regarded as the quintessential California wine. Incredibly popular and delicious, Zinfandel wines are perfect for a host of fun gatherings. It is no wond...
Located in the heart of the Central Coast, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Paso Robles is highly reputed for its red blend wines, and is well regarded as California’s “Rhone zone....
We all could learn a new thing or two about wine, myself included. This urge comes up for me in the summer, once my summer drinking habits have passed and I'm back to drinking more reds and generally ...
For the fifth year in a row, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared that September is California Wine Month. Dozens of retailers and restaurants throughout the country are participating in the pr...
I love Labor Day weekend, and we always spend it in the City, relaxing and avoiding traffic stress. For me it is a time to reflect on the summer, and prepare for autumn. As usual, we will celebrate my...
August is Stay Cool! month at the Kitchn. As the temperatures have been rising, so has our frequency of serving ice cream for dessert. This always brings up the question of what are the best wines to ...
Gentle readers, here is a question of dinner party etiquette; we hope that you can help us out and settle an ongoing household debate. We have hosted quite a few dinner parties this summer, and our ...
When I first became serious about wine, I really noticed the difference that a good glass made to my appreciation of the wine. At that time the choice of wine glass was pretty polarized. Either I sp...
It seem that most of you agree with last week's post that great wineglasses do make a difference, and that they are worth the investment. But once you've invested, how should you care for them? ...
Are good wineglasses worth the money? Does a good wineglass enhance the wine? Should you use different glassware for red, white and sparkling wines? Are all good wineglasses expensive? In my opinion...
America’s unsung dinnertime heroes are invited to test their skills in the fourth annual Rías Baixas Albariño Recipe Pairing Contest, a challenge that pairs home chefs’ original recipes with Rí...
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