Spreading the word about Chilean wines
Recently, WAG wine columnist Doug Paulding had the opportunity to meet Chilean winemaker Eduardo Chadwick, president of Viña Errázuriz, and taste six of his legendary Seña wines.
Champagne Bollinger’s very good year
At Restaurant Gabriel Kreuther in Manhattan, WAG wine columnist Doug Paulding savored Kreuther’s multilayered dishes, paired with Champagne Bollinger’s 2014 La Grand Année.
Wines from a charmed life
WAG wine columnist Doug Paulding has sipped with the industry’s movers and shakers. But he writes, “I got downright giddy when I was invited to a one-on-one tasting in Manhattan with Paul Hobbs of Paul Hobbs Winery and Hillick & Hobbs.”
The rebirth of Carménère
Wines from Austria, South Africa, the Pacific Northwest or Portugal can often be more attractively priced than wines from Napa, California, France, Italy and Spain. Similarly, wines made from the Blaufränkisch, Barbera, Assyrtiko and Picpoul grapes often will stretch your dollars compared to the noble and well-known grapes.
A short history of Long Island wines
All the world’s a wine stage and Long Island’s a major player on it.
Super Tuscan vintages at bargain prices
Wine columnist Doug Paulding writes: “Find a well-stocked store like The Wine Connection in Pound Ridge, Total Wines in Norwalk or Zachy’s in Scarsdale that offers case discounts, and you can be essentially savoring a $250 bottle (of Super Tuscan wine) for $50 or $60.”
The new ‘Liquid Chefs’
A new breed of mixologists is veering from traditional drink recipes to create its own cocktails – just as its counterparts do in the kitchen. Our wine and spirits columnist Doug Paulding calls these experimenters the “Liquid Chefs.”
Chilling with Chilean wines
Recently, WAG’s wine and spirits columnist Doug Paulding renewed old acquaintance with Chilean wines and found them to be good and, in some cases, even better.
The adventure of Domaine Bousquet
Or how a third-generation French vintner turned a piece of Argentine desert into a prosperous winery.
Those other Portuguese wines
Everyone knows Madeira and Port. But the other wines from the Duoro Valley (seen here) and Vinho Verde in Portugal deserve their places in the sun, too, says WAG Wine & Dine columnist Doug Paulding.
The wine industry in the time of Covid
The virus made covering the wine and spirits industries tough for our Wine & Dine columnist Doug Paulding. But he rose to the challenge.
Not your parents’ wine stores anymore
As Doug Paulding, our resident Dionysus, has discovered, “in these Covid times, all purveyors of wine have had to reinvent themselves to some degree and introduce new buying concepts.” But then the wine industry has long been a sophisticated one.
Luxury in a wine glass
Far Niente, a producer of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay based in Oakville, (Napa) California, proves you can judge a wine by its label.
‘Divine’ combo – wine and chocolate
Wine & Dine columnist Doug Paulding finds that Masi Amarone and Divine Chocolate make a smooth pairing.
Fortified (and fortifying) wines
Sample this trio of sherries for a winter glow.
Drinking my way to a new book
It’s a tough job but someone had to sample lots of clear and brown liquors for a new “Spirits Tasting Journal” (Peter Pauper Press). Fortunately, WAG’s Wine & Dine columnist Doug Paulding was up to the task and now out with the new book.
Champagne is eternal
Marriages come and go. But Champagnes, like those of Maison Lanson, are forever.
Keeping wine lovers ‘Connected’
If you want to learn about food and wine in an entertaining setting while driving, exercising or cooking dinner, David Ransom and Melanie Young’s internet radio show “The Connected Table” is the place.
Judging wines – and making new friends
Even wine-tasting can be numbing when you have to judge it precisely, as Wine & Dine columnist Doug Paulding discovered recently at the Amateur Home Wine Maker Competition. But it was one way to meet new vintages – and new people.
A taste trip to southern Portugal
In these COVID-crazy times, the wine world is reinventing itself, like everyone and everything else. And the Wines of Alentejo, representing southern Portugal, is no exception.