by admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog
n Yesterday a tasting of outstanding Baroli from Fontanafredda, one of the top producers in Piedmont. While still unmistakably Nebbiolo in terms of character and tannin, I found the wines to be remarkably sleek, stylish and complex, capable of an easy 30 years in the...
by admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Blog
n I remember the first time I ever paid for a professional tasting of any kind. It was the summer of 1987 and I was in North Beach at Singer & Foy, a now defunct retailer then located just off Washington Square. The tasting listed in their mailer that day was, if...
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Blog
n Whenever I tell someone I’m traveling to judge a wine competition, their response is inevitably, “Oh how lucky you are to get to taste all those wines. And I think, “Yeah right.” Funny how the very thought of tasting over a hundred wines in a day sounds like big fun...
by admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Blog
n While in Tuscany last December, I had dinner in Greve with Daniele Rosellini, chief enologist for the Chianti Classico Consorzio. Daniele was also a major part of the Chianti Classico 2000 Project, a project that spanned 16 years and continues to alter the landscape...
by admin | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog
n The best dish of 2011? No contest. It was dessert at the incredible restaurant at Il Poggione, one of the top estates in Brunello di Montalcino. Imagine this, if you will: chestnut gelato over persimmon puree with shaved black truffles. The wine paired with this...
by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | Blog
n Nackenheimer Rothenberg The recent MS symposium at the Four Seasons Las Colinas in Dallas was a fantastic experience with over 75 American and Canadian Masters attending. One of the highlights of the weekend for me, was getting to moderate a panel tasting of Erste...
