Sit back and uncork a good read
By Geoff Kalish, MD With all the wine books and cookbooks out there – even with the marked decline in new titles over the…
That wine, that special moment, ahh
Is it possible to be bedazzled by a wine? Not just to experience a profound palatal pleasure but be truly head-over-heels in love with a wine’s bouquet, flavor and the skill that went into fashioning it?
A NEW ROAD FOR THE TRUMPS
As the adage goes, “If you want to make a small fortune from a winery, start with a large one.” Such has been the case for many a second-career entrepreneur. Just ask Patricia Kluge, who reportedly received upward of $25 million from her ex-husband, media mogul John Kluge, and sank it and quite a bit more into a Charlottesville, Va. winery that declared bankruptcy two years ago. It’s now Trump Vineyard Estates, owned by none other than the Donald. So how does he expect to make money from this rather risky, capital-intensive business?
Obrigado, Bellota
The growing trend among upscale establishments to offer small plates of flavorful fare prepared from high-end ingredients reaches a zenith at Bellota at 42,…
Wines for all (food) seasons
Do wines have seasons – and if so, what should we drink in the fall? In summertime when “the livin’ is easy,” most of us prefer light, fruity wines, quite independent of the fare. In cooler months, we trend toward heartier whites and reds and favor bubbly at year’s end with a wide range of starters and main-course items. However, for those with even moderately demanding palates, wine seasonality is best based not on weather or whim, but on the flavors of the fare usually served at that time of year.
A night at the opera, with vino
Does Bacchus live at The Met? Beginning with a new production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” starring Anna Netrebko (Sept. 24), this year’s Metropolitan Opera…
Real men drink Rosé
Do real men drink pink? Apparently, yes. Retail shops in Westchester and Fairfield counties are reporting a dramatic rise in the sales of Rosé. Among the reasons is the realization that pink drinks aren’t only for women, with Rosés offering a welcome alternative to other warm-weather quaffs.
Still going strong
Our wine&dine columnist, Geoff Kalish, MD, waxes poetic on a 30-year love affair with La Camelia Restaurant, a northern Westchester institution
ART IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
The history of man can be found on his coins, my late mentor, Dutch numismatist Hans M F Schulman, used to say. And no…
A GIFT FROM PORTUGAL
Often called “liquid gold” – because of its color and price – Madeira was the libation used by our forefathers to toast the signing…
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
Despite high prices and very limited availability – or maybe because of this – a handful of domestic and international wines from historic estates…
OF ROSES AND ROSE´S
Planting “flowers amongst the vines” often serves quite different purposes in so-called Old World vineyards as compared with those in the New World. In…
DAYS OF WINE AND HORSE RESCUE
Winemaking and horse rescue, two seemingly divergent pursuits, merge rather seamlessly at Long Island’s North Fork Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard. Settled in 1961 by…