FOOD & SPIRITS

Basque-ing in Spanish wines

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When the Spanish Tourism Board reached out and asked WAG wine columnist Doug Paulding to participate in a media trip to the Basque country and La Rioja wine region of Spain, he replied with an unequivocal, enthusiastic “yes.”

Saluting a Ukrainian tradition

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The siege of Ukraine is a sorrow beyond words. Here our fusion cooking columnist Rajni Menon pays tribute to a gallant people with an Indian twist on a Ukrainian standard – deruny, potato pancakes.

Wines from a charmed life

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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

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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.