Personal Chef Judith Klinger gives you great cocktail idea and shows you how to make an Italian sparkling wine cocktail that will impress your dinner guests.
Sparkling wine is well known for it\\\'s tiny bubbles that race to the surface. Sparkling wine is one of the most exotic yet refreshing types of wine, providing memories and happiness once the cork is released into the air. For many years, this exotic wine has proven to be among the most popular types of...
It is no real secret that much of Europe is passionate about their food and drink. They like to spend time preparing fresh food and eating a meal is more of a social occasion....
Italian red wine is produced in the beautiful country that is the home of the oldest wine-making areas in the whole world....
The restaurant is nice, the tables are set perfectly, the menu is laid out in front of you. You know exactly what you want for dinner, spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread and cannoli for dessert. Perfect. Then the waiter asks what if you would like wine with that, you think to yourself \'wine does sound good...but what kind?\' For many diners, Italian cuisine and wine go hand in hand, but how do you pick the right kind for your meal?...
California sparkling wines are mostly made from the traditional grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot blanc. These grapes are prefered because they develop more acidity. In the past wine makers used Riesling and Muscatel. Over the years they learned that most people prefer French style wines, so they redirected their attention to French grape varieties....
I love organic wine so much that I am doing a series on fine and perhaps not so fine organic and sometimes biodynamic wines tasting them with a variety of foods. This article explores an organic wine coming from Tuscany in central Italy. Was it a bargain? I\'ll make specific recommendations, and won\'t be silent if I\'m unhappy with a wine....
I love organic wine so much that I am doing a series on fine and perhaps not so fine organic and sometimes biodynamic wines tasting them with a variety of foods. This article explores an organic wine coming from the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Was it a bargain? I\'ll make specific recommendations, and won\'t be silent if I\'m unhappy with a wine....
Wine tours of Italy. This series examines each of Italy\\\'s twenty wine-producing regions and presents specific suggestions for wine touring. We name travel agencies that sell wine tours of that region. Even better, we name wineries that offer tours and sometimes agrotourism, the Italian version of a rural bed and breakfast. Reading these articles may save you piles of money, money that you can invest in Italian vacations, Italian wine vacations....
Instead of enjoying a fantastic glass of your favorite fine Italian wine with dinner, consider using the nectar of the gods...
Times are tough. Don\\\'t give up on life\\\'s little pleasures. Splurge a bit; it\\\'s worthwhile. Nearly every week this sommelier and wine enthusiast will review a wine between $10 and $15 bottle of wine, pairing it with food and cheese and give you his unbiased opinion, and lots of information on the wine, the grape variety, and the winery. Read this article and you may find a bargain or save your hard-earned money. Get your wine rack ready....