http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/tasting-room Ray Isle's Wine Blog en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:45:28 -0500 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:10:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2010/1/8/Washington-DC-The-New-Sommelier-Capital For such a small city, my hometown of DC is packed with a lot of good wine experts, from Andy Meyers at CityZen to Inox' John Wabeck and Proof's Sebastian Zutant. This is old news to regular readers of DonRockwell.com, DC's pioneering cha... Tastings Sommeliers Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:10:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2010/1/8/Washington-DC-The-New-Sommelier-Capital Emily Kaiser http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/28/Cocktail-vs-Wine-Pairing-Smackdown Because I'd been away for a while, spending a placid few days kayaking on the waters of Maine's Somes Sound, it seemed to me (for some lunatic reason) like the proper way to effect a New York re-entry would be by attending a cocktail vs. wine... Spirits Sommeliers Pairings Restaurants Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:09:05 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/8/28/Cocktail-vs-Wine-Pairing-Smackdown Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/28/Fonda-del-Sol-Smart-Pairings-Terrific-Food I've been to Fonda del Sol a few times now—it's just down the street from our office, conveniently—and it seems to be on an ever-inclining curve towards extreme tastiness. That's not a surprise to me. When I first met the rest... White Wine Sommeliers Red Wine Chefs Beer Pairings Restaurants Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:21:50 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/28/Fonda-del-Sol-Smart-Pairings-Terrific-Food Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/5/30/Savagnin-Its-Everywhere Go figure-it seems to be a Savagnin moment. Not more than a few days after I blogged about my experiences with this oddball Jura grape variety, following the terrific meal I had at the new midtown Italian offshoot of Hearth, Insieme, here comes Moira... White Wine Sommeliers Restaurants Wed, 30 May 2007 15:33:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/5/30/Savagnin-Its-Everywhere Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/5/21/Esoteric-Wine-Pairing-at-Insieme One thing about Paul Grieco, co-owner of Hearth, in the East Village, and the newly opened midtown spot Insieme, is that he can suggest the most peculiar wine-food combinations, make them seem entirely reasonable, and then—voila!—it turns... White Wine Sommeliers Pairings Restaurants Mon, 21 May 2007 16:44:50 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/5/21/Esoteric-Wine-Pairing-at-Insieme Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/4/25/Anthos-Great-Wine-Service-For-One-Thing The other night I went to Anthos, the new haut-chic-Greek midtown spot from chef Michael Psilakis and restaurateur Donatella Arpaia. As about fifty other bloggers and restaurant reviewers have noted, high-end Greek food seems to be having its flavor-... Sommeliers Chefs Restaurants Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:07:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/4/25/Anthos-Great-Wine-Service-For-One-Thing Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/3/15/Chasseur Had dinner last night at Telepan with Bill Hunter, the owner (along with Billington Imports, in some capacity) and winemaker at Chasseur. Bill's a bluff, friendly, no-nonsense sort of guy who happens to make some pretty extraordinary Chardonnays ... Winemakers Vintners White Wine Tastings Sommeliers Chefs Pairings Wine Lists Restaurants Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:47:28 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2007/3/15/Chasseur Ray Isle