A friend asked me why I liked to drink rosé. This was back during Christmas season. He said rosé is a “summer wine.” I laughed. “Think pink when you drink,” I replied. Then I explained that rosé has actually become a year-round dry, refreshing wine. It’s a great for as a dinner aperitif, party sipper, […]
Month: May 2018
Making a case for fabulous Italian wine at $8.11 a bottle
I went on a shopping trip last weekend to New Hampshire with the Wine Butler — my good friend and former Sun photographer Mike Pigeon — to see if we could cash in on a $25 discount coupon published in this newspaper and a 15 percent sale on Italian wines. We did. We purchased 13 […]
Three unique wines that will change your mind about California
It’s not true that all California Chardonnay tastes the same. In fact, I’m going to suggest several white wines from different appellations to prove that vineyard locations do matter.. While I prefer unoaked Chardonnay (Chablis from France), my all-time favorite Chadonnays are from California. I can always count on Chateau Montelena ($40) and Rombauer ($36.99) […]
A lesson in Chianti Classico from a Wine Novice
Chianti Classico 101. That’s this week’s lesson. Lesson? Well, I received notification from the Wine Scholar Guild in Washington, D.C., that I passed my final exam, taken March 31, and I am now a certified Italian Wine Scholar. My diploma arrived in the mail two weeks ago. Nearly 18 months of class work, online study […]
