We went on the hunt for more whites and reds for Thanksgiving and beyond. Our mission was to find wines that are terrific on their own, and match well with a wide array of foods. We found them, including one white that is a “secret” among wine experts. We’re excited because our collection is both […]
Wines
The Best Thanksgiving Wine, A Delicious Red Bargain!
Take this label shot to your wine store, or read it to them by phone. At around $15 a bottle, maybe less, this is a fabulous steal discovered by our Senior Contributor and wine broker Alex Province. I think it’s the ideal match for just about anything on your Thanksgiving table. Great host present, too; […]
Pour a Sparkler on Thanksgiving
From Faith : I love to pour Champagne straight through the Thanksgiving meal. It works with everything and is so celebratory and delicious. That’s why I’m excited to find a real beauty at a bargain price. Domaine J. Laurens is a brut sparkler from France’s Limoux region. It’s toasty and rich. At $20 a bottle, […]
How Raucous Should a Wine Tasting Be?
From Faith: At my first industry wine tasting 15 years ago, the director, Tom Slocum, knew me and warned me, sternly. “You’ve tasted and studied French wine for years, I know that,” he said. “But over-confidence at an event like this is dangerous.” Why was Slocum talking to me as if I were a motorcycle rider […]
One Woman Wines on The East End
Claudia Purita has the bug. After growing up in Calabria, Italy, watching her father farm and grow grapes, Purita decided to settle on a piece of land on the North Fork of Long Island, where she has created her own vineyard, One Woman, located in Southold. She makes a terrific Reisling and a delicious Reserve […]
Mix Two Bottles to Blend Your Own Wine at Home
From Faith: We experimented and learned you can rescue a “just okay” wine and make it great by mixing two bottles together. We’re not professional winemakers; we fall down with respect for professionally trained blenders who create recipes for fabulous wines. Yet we wondered what would happen if we mixed together an old red that had […]
