http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/tasting-room Ray Isle's Wine Blog en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:55 -0500 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:08 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://172.31.0.190/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://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/18/10-Wine--Spirit-Gift-Ideas Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/15/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-12 On the 12th Day of Wine Bags my true love gave to me, a tote made from an old sleeve. Hooray! We've made it the twelfth and final bag in this holiday wine carrier spectacular! I've had a fun time tracking these things down, and it's been ... Holidays Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:58:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/15/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-12 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/14/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-11 Last Friday, I finally made it to the bar at the new Breslin at NYC's Ace Hotel (you know, the newest place from the Spotted Pig cohorts Ken Friedman and F&W Best New Chef 2007 April Bloomfield) I was really lucky to get there on the early si... Holidays Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:06:12 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/14/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-11 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/11/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-10 Today's wine bag (10 of 12) is the Rolls Royce of the whole bunch. It's luxurious, classic, well-fashioned, a little boxy and incredibly pricey. Did I mention that it comes with a wool picnic blanket? Certainly not for the novice wine-lover, ... Holidays Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:33:51 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/11/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-10 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/10/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-9 Okay, today's wine bag might be a little over the top, but while some people simply bring a bottle of wine to a party, this bag makes it so that you can bring the party to the party. Holding a whopping nine bottles (how appropriate for my 9th ins... Holidays Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:56:42 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/10/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-9 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/9/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-8 This super-hip tote from Hero Bags, one of my favorite finds of the year, has a home in our December issue's gift guide. Nevertheless, I'm excited to present it to you again (just in case you missed it the first time around) as the 8th bag in... Holidays Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:41:50 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/9/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-8 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/8/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-7 Confession: I'm a little bit obsessed with everything that Roost makes. Whenever I'm on the hunt for anything tabletop- or home-related, I usually start with the Roost catalog and go from there. So, when I set out to find 12 days' worth o... Holidays Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:15:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/8/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-7 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/7/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-6 Early Saturday morning winter crept into New York City and from past experience, I'm pretty confident that it's not going anywhere soon. What better to cozy up to during these frigid winter days than a brightly-colored merino wool wine carrie... Holidays Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:12:35 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/7/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-6 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/4/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-5 Today's installment of my 12 Days of Wine Bags finishes off this week with great big wine-bag fireworks! Some of you may argue that this isn't exactly a wine bag—and you're right. But I have a feeling that if you show up on your bes... Holidays Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:19:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/4/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-5 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/3/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-4 Bob's Your Uncle's witty wine bags aren't new, but they make me smile every time I see them, making them the pick for Day 4 of my holiday gift-bag journey. These silver-pressed kraft-paper bags poke a nice dose of fun at what we wine folk... Holidays Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:31:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/3/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-4 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/2/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-3 Some time during my first few months at F&W, someone sent me a bright pink one-bottle wine bag from BUILT and I have dragged that thing all over the city ever since. It may be a little stained in the corners at this point, but I still love it. Th... Holidays Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:38:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/2/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-3 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/1/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-2 Day two of this holiday wine bag spectacular brings us to one of my favorite designers, Angela Adams, who's based in Portland, Maine. I've long coveted Adams incredible wool rugs and in the past few years, she's added handbags, glassware ... Holidays Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:44:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/12/1/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-2 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/11/30/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-1  Now that the holiday season is fully upon us and we’re all schlepping wine to this party and that party, I thought it might be useful to call out 12 really great wine totes—one every day, for the next 12 days—for all of your h... Holidays Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:48:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/11/30/12-Days-of-Wine-Bags-Day-1 Megan Krigbaum http://172.31.0.190/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://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/11/24/Thanksgiving-Day-Wines Ray Isle http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/7/Beers-for-Summer-but-not-just-Summer-Beers I wound up on the CBS Early Show on July 4th, talking about beers for Independence Day. That, to my mind, meant craft beers brewed in America, as a kind of celebration of our country's history of small-business entrepreneurship and also as a cele... News Holidays Beer Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:27:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/tasting-room/2009/7/7/Beers-for-Summer-but-not-just-Summer-Beers Ray Isle