Fine Wine Representative for International Wine Brokers Inc., Certified Specialist of Wine, Wine Educator, Freelance Writer, and Former Host of The Philly Dish. Connoisseur of Food and Wine With a Passion for Travel and Culture!
An International panel of wine judges ranging from Brazil to Hong Kong, recently met in Santiago, Chile to swirl, sniff and sip the regions best wines. Both white and red, as well as rosé wines, were entered in different categories of the competition known as The 9th Annual Wines of Chile Awards. Top of the [...]
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Get a taste of Walla Walla Wine right here in Philadephia. That’s right, you don’t have to fly to the rainy Seatle airport and drive all the way to wine country to get a taste of these great Washington Wines! Besides, there’s been plenty of rain here lately that Winemaker Eric Dunham of Dunham Cellers [...]
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For those of you who missed out on the 14th annual (almost) all-Italian festival known in South Philly as The Vendemmia on Sunday Sept 26th from 2-6pm, here is a recap of the highly attended event. The weather seemed a little shaky at first. 9am was the start time given to the 30 of us [...]
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I have to admit this will be my first ever, grape stomping wine event I have ever participated in. While I’m quite experienced in drinking wine, I’m a complete novice when it comes to the old-fashioned technique of stomping grapes to begin the winemaking process. While I can’t promise I will be nearly as good [...]
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Bistrot La Minette, the cozy little French spot in Queen Village, has a lot to celebrate today as it marks its 2nd birthday. Anyone who knows me, knows I’m an absolute Francophile, so I am super excited about Bistrot La Minette’s celebration dinner deal. For tonight only for and this special occasion Chef/owner Peter Woolsey [...]
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Quinta de Gomariz 2009 Espadeiro Rosé Vinho Verde Looking for an interesting Rosé to brighten your day? Try something new like this lovely Portuguese pink from the Vinho Verde sub-region of Minho. It has many similarities to the well-known “green wine” more commonly exported and simply called Vinho Verde. It too is fresh, young, and [...]
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You can’t find better values in wine than what’s coming out of Spain right now. Spain is HOT, HOT, HOT! And speaking of hot, I bet the summer heat has got you craving a cool, crisp, thirst quencher to cool you off. May I suggest the Herederos Del Marqués de Riscal Rueda 2009 made from [...]
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It’s not often that I find a Rosé Cava in one of our Center City Philly State liquor stores, so when I do, I jump on it. My recent find, happens to be from one of my favorite quality producing brands- Cristalino. While their regular, well regarded Cava Brut is made from native Spanish white [...]
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When the humidity gets this unbearable and the air feels so thick that it could be possible to slice through it with a knife as if it were a giant hunk of cheesecake, there is only one saving grace; a crisp, cold, thirst quenching drink. While many of you would reach for an ice-cold beer, [...]
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In the Rhône region of France, 2006 was the 4 star vintage that was sandwiched between two 5 star vintages (the 05 and 07). As a result, the price points are better, and by the beautiful showing of this particular bottle, they may just be worth seeking out. Appearance: Ruby in color with a med [...]
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