Category: Features
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Wine of the week: Prosecco Col Fondo Ca’ Dei Zago
@wineguyinnewyork shares with us his top pick of the week. This week, we go to Valdobbiadene in Italy to discover Ca’ dei Zago and Prosecco Col Fondo , the new big thing in Italian wine. The authentic Prosecco Until 1930, all the Prosecco production was Col Fondo, and what some call “the real Prosecco” is…
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Wine of the week: Petale de Rose
@wineguyinnewyork shares with us his top pick of the week. This week, we go to Provence to discover Petale de Rose and understand why rosé from Provence has a pale pink color. The first pale rosé ever produced in Provence I had my first sip of Petale de Rose on my first date with my…
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Wine of the week: J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese
@wineguyinnewyork shares with us his top pick of the week. This week, he introduces you to Joh. Jos. Prum and Mosel Rielsings! J.J. Prum, a legendary winemaker in Mosel, the region producing the best Rieslings in the world Founded over a century ago, Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum is in Germany’s Mosel wine region. Still run…
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Private talk: Anna Arfaras, Charlie Palmer Steak
Anna Arfaras is the head sommelier at Charlie Palmer Steak New York at Archer Hotel, a modern American steakhouse proposing an extensive 400-label wine list. We met Anna at Spyglass, a rooftop bar atop Archer Hotel with an amazing view on the Empire State Building. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Fort…
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Wine of the week: Chandon Etoile Rosé
@wineguyinnewyork shares with us his top pick of the week. This week, he celebrates Bastille Day in New York with a glass of American champagne! Chandon Etoile Rosé, an elegant sparkling wine perfect for the summer Established in 1973 and owned by LVMH, Domaine Chandon was the first French-owned sparkling wine producer in Napa Valley.…
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Wine tasting: la vie en rose
This is this time of year again: temperatures are going up, new rooftop bars are opening across the city, restaurants propose an extended selection of rosé wines, and the Hamptons are getting afraid of running (again) out of rosé! America loves rosé. It’s the fastest growing wine category in the U.S. and the favorite summer…
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Wine favorites #2: fashion & wine
Sofie, Model and Entrepreneur in Fashion, New York Sofie is from Belgium. She is a former Elite model and a fashion addict who collaborated with the most prestigious high fashion houses such as Lanvin. Sofie is also an entrepreneur and a creative mind. She is now turning her passion for fashion into a business and…
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Wine tips: the perfect wine glass
I love drinking a good wine in a nice crystal wine glass and I believe stemware plays a big part in the experience. Although style is important, the shape and size of a wine glass has a real influence on the taste of a wine. The glass cannot make a bad wine good, but it…
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Private talk: Sebastien Pourrat, Cocotte New York
Sebastien Pourrat, the chef of Cocotte restaurant in Soho, New York defines himself as a “self-made chef ” and a self-made man. Sebastien grew up at his grandparents’ farm in Armagnac, France. Although he holds a Law degree, he wanted to follow a different path and embrace a career in the wine and food industry.…
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Wine bar spotlight: Local & Vine Soho
90 degrees in New York right after Memorial Day and this feeling the weekend is still on. To keep the Hamptons weekend spirit alive, I decided to chill out at Local & Vine, a Soho wine bar “sans chichi” (casual), as the French would say. Local & Vine specializes in local New York vineyards &…
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Wine favorites #1: from Rhone to New York
Guillaume, CEO @orsayconsulting, New York Guillaume is a wine enthusiast from Lyon in France. He had his first sips of Beaujolais and Cotes du Rhone during the family Sunday lunches when he was still a teenager (yes, that’s France!). Guillaume loves wines from California and Oregon. But when he is not tasting a new wine…
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Wine bar spotlight: Benoit New York
Another busy day in Manhattan. I was rushing to meet with my good friend Patrick, who is president of a New York Wine Club. I was impatient to share my future projects at Wine Love Ladies. Patrick offered to meet for a glass of wine at Benoit Wine Bar in Midtown West, a spot I…