Category Archive: Wine around the Web

What is Annie Hall Drinking?

There is that iconic scene in Annie Hall (I use “iconic” because I think every shot in the film that I have seen 2 bagillion times is iconic) that takes place on the… Continue reading →

In The New Year

Happy, happy almost 2013!   I hope all of your favorite wishes come true in the new year. When it comes to celebrating the countdown, there are so many interesting sparkling wines to… Continue reading →

Gratefulness

Today is, of course, a day for gratefulness.  Gratefulness is so giving, so let’s hop on board.   Gratefulness for health, and for wealth in whatever form is important to you.  For the… Continue reading →

A Crab Mousse Mold for Nora

So sad to hear about Nora Ephron‘s passing.  I really enjoyed her writing, some of her movies, and mostly just her.  We were good friends- you know,  in my imaginary world.  I think… Continue reading →

Ob-La-Di

Just a little something I wrote for one of my favorite blogs, written by two of my favorite people- Sister Disco!  A sort of  glimmer of some of the rosés that I am… Continue reading →

What’s Good?

Dear You, Hello! What’s up? This weekend I’ve been chilling upstate with my mom and Albany’s tulips that bloomed a good few weeks too early. They are lovely, nonetheless. We worked on this… Continue reading →

Not Your Grandmother’s Wine

Well, it actually is. Or my grandmother’s, at least. The wine being Brachetto d’Aqui DOCG. Brachetto is a grape that has been grown in the clayey marly soil of northwest Italy Piemonte, specifically… Continue reading →

Brown Bag that Bottle

Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand and says: don’t you see? Got to make it somehow on the dreams you still believe. Don’t give it up; you’ve got an… Continue reading →

Peace, Presidents, Picolit

Having a weekend full of presidential-like greatness?  Drinking anything interesting?  I hope so!  Get crazy, try something you’ve never heard of, why not… This past Friday I tasted some pretty cool wines at… Continue reading →

Have a Big Blue Weekend

A few interesting things I came across while wine web surfing this week.  Surfing, haha…righteous. Alfonso Cevola ponders the current state of Italian wine, asking all of the important questions.  Beautifully worded. Awesomely… Continue reading →