http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/tasting-room Ray Isle's Wine Blog en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:27:25 -0500 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:08 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/18/10-Wine--Spirit-Gift-Ideas I was thinking through what I'd tasted, and read, and heard about, and so on through the course of 2009, and it seemed like a good idea to recap a few highlights as possible gift ideas. After all, there's still time left—and even if the... White Wine Holidays Red Wine Wines Above $40 Wines Under $20 Wines $20 to $40 Sparkling Wine Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:08 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/18/10-Wine--Spirit-Gift-Ideas Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/4/Today-Show-Wines-for-Takeout-Food Had a fun time today, as usual, on the Today Show with Kathie Lee & Hoda. This time around the subject was wines to pair with takeout food, part of my secret plan (actually not so secret, given I'm blogging about it) to convince the world tha... White Wine Red Wine Wines Under $20 Pairings Wines $20 to $40 Champagne Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:51:10 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/4/Today-Show-Wines-for-Takeout-Food Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/11/24/Thanksgiving-Day-Wines I was on the Today Show over the weekend, suggesting wines not just for the big Thanksgiving meal but all the other activities that go on this week—parades, football games, recovering after being mashed and jostled at the mall, you name it. The... White Wine Holidays Red Wine Wines Under $20 Wines $20 to $40 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:43 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/11/24/Thanksgiving-Day-Wines Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/9/17/Wine-Week-Part-One This week, New York is overrun by fashion models, designers and those who have to be in-the-know for Fashion Week, with runway shows all over the city. Coincidentally (at least I don't think there's any connection, as winemakers aren't ex... Wines Under $20 Winemakers White Wine Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:03:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/9/17/Wine-Week-Part-One Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/26/Dungenesss-Perfect-Match There’s a reason I only visit Seattle in August—Dungeness crab season. (OK, sunny days don’t hurt, either.) My family sets its traps with crab catnip (a.k.a., turkey legs) and is usually rewarded with enough large males to boil up a... Wines Under $20 Pairings White Wine Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:33:28 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/26/Dungenesss-Perfect-Match Kelly Snowden http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/21/Three-WeekendPerfect-Sauvignon-Blancs We have hit prime Sauvignon Blanc season here in New York City, with 90-degree days and unbearable humidity. Lucky for me, the Food & Wine wine fridge happens to be loaded with Sauvignon Blanc, so I took the opportunity to taste through a dozen o... Wines Under $20 White Wine Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:39:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/21/Three-WeekendPerfect-Sauvignon-Blancs Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/20/Argentinas-Great-Imported-Winemaker Alberto Antonini is one of the world's most influential winemakers, consulting on wines everywhere from his native Italy to Uruguay, California and Portugal. I recently sat down with Alberto to taste through a selection of wines he's consulti... Tastings White Wine Wines Under $20 Red Wine Winemakers Wines $20 to $40 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:50:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/20/Argentinas-Great-Imported-Winemaker Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/19/Opened-Wines-that-Stay-Fresh-in-the-Fridge In a staff meeting recently, we talked about whether there are clear ways to predict if a wine will be just as good, or even better, on the second day after the bottle's been opened. In general, young wines do better than old wines. But young win... Red Wine Wines Under $20 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:28:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/19/Opened-Wines-that-Stay-Fresh-in-the-Fridge Kristin Donnelly http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/7/Today-Show-Made-in-America-Wines I had a good time appearing on Today this morning, recommending wines for their "Made in America" Friday whip segment. (On the whip they run through four or so variations on a topic in a speedy way.) In this case "made in America"... News Champagne Rose Wines Under $20 Red Wine White Wine Sparkling Wine Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:44:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/7/Today-Show-Made-in-America-Wines Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/21/A-Little-Grenache-Geekery--A-Good-Cheap-Cabernet Chris Ringland, the star Australian winemaker whose eponymous and much acclaimed Chris Ringland Shiraz sells for a modest (ahem) $600 or so a bottle, stopped by the office the other day to pour a few of his substantially less pricey wines. (In the in... Tastings Wines Under $20 Red Wine Wines Above $40 Winemakers Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:07:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/21/A-Little-Grenache-Geekery--A-Good-Cheap-Cabernet Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/13/Cocktail-Trend-Punch F&W reported on the trend of punch replacing bottle service at bars and lounges months ago, and now the New York Times' Style section has caught on with Sunday's piece, "Drink, Dance, but Don't Say 'Club.' " For thos... News Recipes Wines Under $20 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:15:39 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/13/Cocktail-Trend-Punch Ratha Tep http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/20/Amazingly-LongLived-Riojas I had the good fortune yesterday to attend a substantial retrospective of gran reserva Riojas from some of the top producers in the region. I've long been a Rioja fan, and have for just about as long been convinced that traditionally styled Rioja... Tastings Red Wine Wines Above $40 Wines Under $20 Wed, 20 May 2009 16:25:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/20/Amazingly-LongLived-Riojas Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/13/Pizza-Wine-Perfection Every spring, I wait for that transcendent moment when everything comes together and the season hits its most refreshing, jubilant, birds a-chirping note and there's no looking back to the bleak days of winter. That moment finally arrived last ni... Red Wine Wines Under $20 Sparkling Wine Wed, 13 May 2009 16:33:33 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/13/Pizza-Wine-Perfection Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/7/A-Tasty-Springtime-Wine Despite the dreary weather here in NYC, it is Spring, so I'm going to operate under the delusion that if wine glasses are filled with lively springtime wine, then the sun will emerge, birds will chirp, fluffy clouds will drift in the cerulean sky... Wines Under $20 White Wine Thu, 07 May 2009 16:57:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/7/A-Tasty-Springtime-Wine Ray Isle http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/1/Sancerre-Alternative Starting this time of year through the fall, New York City's eternally crowded scenester restaurant, Balthazar, goes through something like a billion cases of Sancerre a week. This minerally French Sauvignon Blanc is intensely refreshing on a hot... Wines Under $20 White Wine Fri, 01 May 2009 19:16:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.189/blogs/tasting-room/2009/5/1/Sancerre-Alternative Kristin Donnelly