Tasting Room - White Wine

Tasting 2007 Bordeaux

Ray Isle — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:50:00 -0500

Anyone in the NY area and inclined to buy Bordeaux might want to check out the Union des Grands Crus tasting tomorrow, held at The Four Seasons restaurant, a few blocks away from Sherry-Lehmann, which is presenting the event (tickets $75/$125). I sto...

10 Great Wine (& Spirit) Gift Ideas

Ray Isle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:08 -0500

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...

Today Show: Wines for Takeout Food

Ray Isle — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:51:10 -0500

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...

Thanksgiving Day Wines

Ray Isle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:43 -0500

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...

Wine Week, Part One

Megan Krigbaum — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:03:00 -0500

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...

Today Show: End of Summer Drinks

Ray Isle — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:05:00 -0500

I was on the Today show this morning (check out the clip here), recommending a few summer's-almost-over-don't-miss-them beers and wines to Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. It was, as usual, a slightly crazy affair, but a lot of fun.Beer-wise...

Dungenesss Perfect Match

Kelly Snowden — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:33:28 -0500

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...

Three Weekend-Perfect Sauvignon Blancs

Megan Krigbaum — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:39:00 -0500

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...

Argentinas Great Imported Winemaker

Megan Krigbaum — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:50:00 -0500

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...

Today Show: Made in America Wines

Ray Isle — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:44:00 -0500

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"...

Fonda del Sol: Smart Pairings, Terrific Food

Ray Isle — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:21:50 -0500

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...

Friday Night Tribute to Alice and Olivier de Moor

Megan Krigbaum — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:08:00 -0500

Friday evening found me hanging out at the Lower East Side wine bar Ten Bells with a couple of friends who were in from Paris and with the wines of Chablis producers, Alice and Olivier de Moor. This pair has been making wine together in Chablis since...

Riesling Goes Punk

Kristin Donnelly — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:53:15 -0500

Late-night memories from Aspen.

Aspen Recap 2: Burger Bonanza Wines

Ray Isle — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:25:00 -0500

The 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen wrapped up this past Sunday, but I figured I'd blog about one or two highlights from it anyway. One of them, not to blow my own horn, was the slightly crazy blind-burger-pairing-old-world-vs.-new-world-wi... [More]

Masseto Wine Dinner at Bouley

Kristin Donnelly — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:28:01 -0500

Last week, I attended a dinner at Bouley, where winemaker Axel Heinz presented four vintages of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia’s Masseto (the highly acclaimed Merlot-based Super Tuscan), including the not-yet-released 2006 as well as the 2005, 200...