From Faith: Italy’s award-winning producer, Benedetto Baracchi of Cortona will personally host a wine dinner July 8 at Grill 37 in Pomfret, Conn. The Baracchi family owns highly recognized hotels and restaurants in Northern Italy. Eight Baracchi wines are now sold throughout Connecticut, ranging in price from $22 to $59. (The local distributor is Cellar Fine […]
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Red Wine for Grilled Beef and Lamb
The Livio Felluga vineyard in the Venice region of Italy makes a dazzling Pinot Grigio that is rich, subtle and fabulous with seafood, green pesto and for porch-drinking. Chris Prosperi and Alex Province join me in loving it. This time, Chris discovered Livio Felluga’s delicious red, called Vertigo, an affordable Bordeaux blend, 55 percent merlot […]
$15 & Under Wines Great White Sipper for Summer
It’s Italy in a glass, this white Luzano now available in Connecticut. It’s dry, full-bodied and is just great with appetizers, pasta, fish, and white meats. (We loved it with char grilled pork.) The Luzano is from the century-old Marotti Campi Family vineyard near Morro d’Alba, where the exceptionally fertile land is mostly dedicated to […]
Waterfront Dinner at Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
From Faith: Last summer we invited you to join us in visiting homemade ice cream spots across our region. This season, please join us in having a waterfront meal every weekend. It’s an instant vacation, as we learned recently while having dinner at a wonderful destination, Fresh Salt, the restaurant at Saybrook Point Inn & Spa. […]
A North Fork Pasta & Pizza Find
Grana is arguably the best pizza and pasta on The East End of L.I. Recently, this charming spot in Jamesport was named one of the Top 50 Restaurants on all of Long Island, which is no easy feat for a small, unfussy Trattoria. Many of the pastas are homemade, as is every sauce; the pizza […]
Latest Great White Wine $15 & Under
If you see this 2013 French white wine on a restaurant wine list, order it, or drink it at home; it’s remarkably food-friendly and a delicious on-the-porch wine. At $15 and under at most wine stores, what a bargain! It’s called Parallel 45, and it’s made in the Cotes du Rhone region of France. It’s […]
