Saturday, September 22, 2007
This week’s NYT Dining & Wine section features a useful article about inexpensive wines: Happiness for $10 or Less The article’s author feels that “the best values are in the $10-to-$20 range, where you can find sensational wines made by small producers using traditional techniques. These sorts of wines are much harder to find at [...]
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Alpana Singh, Master Sommelier and host of Check Please!, will be at a tasting at Just Grapes to discuss wine and sign her book Alpana Pours. Details below: First Wednesdays Fall Tasting with Alpana Singh Wednesday, October 3 at 5:30 PM $40 for Savvy Sipper members* registered by September 26/$50 for non-members or post-September 26 [...]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
From Design Within Reach: Pair your favorite chair with your favorite wine. During our Mix or Match Sale, the arrangement is up to you: Match six for a cohesive look or mix six for an eclectic setting. Dining chairs, stools and tables in any combination are 15% off when you buy six or more. Stop [...]
Monday, September 17, 2007
It’s already an understatement to call foodies an opinionated, passionate bunch, but there are few things that awaken one’s inner (or more likely, active) snob than by introducing wine or chocolate into a conversation. Many people seem to ally themselves quite firmly with one side of the dark/milk chocolate and red/white wine divide, and it’s [...]
There’s an excellent article in this week’s NYT Dining & Wine section about wine — specifically, how to learn about wine. I highly recommend reading the article, but for you lazies out there, here’s a summary of what Eric Asimov had to say: 1. The best way to learn about wine is to drink it. [...]
