What is natural wine? To quote Alice Feiring: “Nothing added, nothing taken away.” In my five year wine drinking journey I would have naturally assumed in the beginning that all wines were clearly natural, I mean they come from fermented grapes don’t they? It doesn’t get more natural than that….right? Five years ago, blissfully unaware, […]
If you had asked me five years ago how wine was made, I had a very naive view that all wine was made by grapes that were simply crushed, fermented and then filtered a little before bottling in order to get rid of the used grapes. As it turns out, there are many more steps […]
It should be no secret to you by now that I’m a fan of orange wines. I noticed that during this time of year there are gift guides galore and to be honest I think it gets overwhelming: Gifts for your mom, gifts for your cat, gifts for your significant other, and so forth. I […]
A new line of Gérard Bertrand Wines is set to launch in early 2020. Bertrand is bringing his philosophy of respecting the terroir and environment to the general market with high quality affordable wines. The new line called Naturae, and is produced from top quality organic grapes without the use of added sulfites. “Everything starts […]
Ive said it before and I’ll say it again: New York City is probably one of the best, if not THE best wine city in the world. I’m so fortunate to be a part of this urban wine Mecca. One major perk of being NYC based is the assortment of opportunities for wine related experiences. […]
On May 8th, I was invited to a lunch with the Montecucco Consortium at Corkbuzz. The lunch was lead by Master Sommelier Laura Fiovetti, Silvia Coppetti, Communications Manager of the Montecucco Consortium and Giovan Battista Basile, a former lawyer who relocated to the region to make wine. I’m going to be honest with everyone, prior to […]
