This is a wonderful time of the year. Citrus trees are blooming, clover and mustard are flowering in the vineyards, and in the market, pea shoots, squash blossoms, fresh fava beans, baby articho...

What is it that makes wine so compelling? Some say alcohol is a depressant acting on the nervous system in a similar way to some tranquilizers, and in moderate amounts can create a feeling of co...

The variety of grapes grown throughout the world is unbelievable, and the number of wines produced—too many to count. Our wine club gives us an opportunity t...

When it’s time to choose the wines for our November wine club shipment, I draw on my organoleptic memories of my favorite Thanksgiving feasts and pick accordingly. Thanksgiving is one of my favo...

If you’re encumbered by Thanksgiving wine anxiety, you’re not alone. Picking the right bottles for the holiday can be more stressful than cooking the turkey! The wide variety of flavors and side...

A big congrats to our winemakers on their Robert Parker scores. We are very proud of our talented winemakers for receiving incredible scores from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate on ...

Hershey's Kisses and Zinfandel

Good ole’ Hershey’s Kisses are a classic and deserve to be paired with a wine that con...

Italian Wine Club ~ La Dolce Vite

Valle d’Aosta

October 2018

Tucked into the northwest corner lies the smallest I...

The aroma of wine is a key component of the wine tasting experience. In wine tasting, the term aromatic refers to a wine which has had the time or natural ability to emit several aromas and perf...

Grenache, (also known as Grenache Noir, to distinguish it from its white counterpart Grenache Blanc) is the most widely planted grape in the southern Rhône Valley, and the second most ...

Italian Wine Club ~ La Dolce Vite
Calabria | September 2018

Where the Italian boot dips its toe into the Tyrrhenian and Ionian se...

Many of the first recorded wines were rosé - they were lighter wines that were watered-down field blends of both white and red grapes. In ancient Greece, it was considered civilized to dilute wi...

I recently called an Italian wine importer to place a wine order, and in my best Italian (which is far from perfect) I asked him how it was going. In a very dramatic voice he replied “lousy!” Co...

There is a reason some people have dedicated their lives to understanding each and every nuance of white Burgundy. Once you’re hooked on white Burgundy, there’s no going back. The Chardonnay gra...

My dad was a meat and potatoes kind of gourmand. Growing up, pot roasts, briskets, roast duck, beef tongue, stuffed veal leg, steaks, and stews were meals I can remember repeatedly be...

If Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, then it's a great day to remember some new delicious wines I've tasted recently.

I...

There is a unique experience that happens when trying an unfamiliar wine for the first time. Cognitively, I search for clues to figure out what it is I am about to put in my mouth. I delve right...

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