Italian-American Wines Are Ready To Make A Comeback
Welcome to Italian-American Week, when we’re taking a bit of a break from our usual stories to focus on the important stuff: red sauce, stuffed pasta, porchetta and the chefs and home cooks making it...
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The lifestyle of the wealthy celebrity inevitably leads to all sorts of investment opportunities. Some Hollywood starlets get into profitable but rather innocuous sidelines, like Jessica Alba with baby...
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Is Pierre Seillan The Happiest Man In Winemaking?
Pierre Seillan lives a charmed life — perhaps the most charmed life of anyone I’ve ever met. The acclaimed winemaker splits his time between bucolic vineyards in Sonoma, Tuscany and Bordeaux. On a...
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Please Drink More American Wine This Summer
Not so long ago, the most-esteemed U.S. wine regions were known for their heavy Cabernet Sauvignons, fuller-bodied Pinot Noirs and rich, oaky Chardonnays. Things have changed radically, and there’s...
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The Real Reason Americans Love Big, Strong Wines
Wine critic Robert Parker was a big fan of Bordeaux’s 1982 vintage. (Photo: Andrew Phillips/Flickr.) On the evening of Monday, March 21, 1983, Robert Parker went directly from John F. Kennedy...
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The 6 Best Brosés Of Summer 2015 Ranked
Contributor Chad Walsh writes about wine and other beverages frequently for Food Republic and currently serves as beverage manager for the Dutch in New York City. Like it or not, this summer belonged...
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Fall Preview 2015: 5 Wine Trends To Watch
Sommelier Tara Herrick demonstrates the Coravin, a device that allows her to serve 114 wines by the glass at the new Dirty Water in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of Dirty Water.) Every day, the wine...
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Craft Beer Is Having A Chardonnay Moment
It has been more than 50 years since home-appliance heir Fritz Maytag rescued the flailing Anchor Brewing Co. of San Francisco and unwittingly spawned the modern American craft beer movement. From...
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8 Places To Eat Really Well In Sonoma County, California
At Shed in Healdsburg, you can dine in or carry out the delicious prepared foods, including pizza, salads, soups, and fried chicken. (Photo: Eric Wolfinger for Shed.) Encompassing more than 1,600...
View ArticleExplain This: Total U.S. Wine Consumption Down, Fine-Wine Consumption Up
Much like a bottle of vino itself, the world of wine is complex, multilayered and constantly evolving. There always seems to be a “hot” new find, a previously undiscovered vintage or variety that has...
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7 Rules For Surviving Wine Country
Contributor Chad Walsh writes about wine and other beverages frequently for Food Republic. He is the former beverage manager for the Dutch in New York City and is currently working on the opening of...
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Today In History: America Wins The Wine War!
Bo Barrett, winemaker and proprietor of boutique Napa Valley winery Chateau Montelena, once explained the significance of 1976’s Judgment of Paris like this: It moved American wine ahead 20 years in a...
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Food Republic And Pacific Rim Host A Riesling And Asian Food Crawl In NYC
Takoyaki and foie gras torchon at NYC’s Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya. The latter is paired with Pacific Rim sweet Riesling. (Photos: Evan Sung.) Earlier this week, Food Republic teamed with Pacific Rim...
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Demystifying Wine Buying for Home Entertaining
As the holidays near and party planning begins, now is the perfect time to start considering how to up your wine game while entertaining at home. Wine service at home parties has evolved and morphed as...
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Please Drink More American Wine This Summer
Not so long ago, the most-esteemed U.S. wine regions were known for their heavy Cabernet Sauvignons, fuller-bodied Pinot Noirs and rich, oaky Chardonnays. Things have changed radically, and there’s...
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Food Republic And Pacific Rim Host A Riesling And Pintxos Dinner In Chicago
Food Republic teamed with Pacific Rim wines and Spanish restaurant Salero in Chicago to demonstrate the versatility of Rieslings. (Photos: Tina Smothers Photography.) Earlier this week, Food Republic...
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Recipe Roundup: Our Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts
Did someone say ooey-gooey goodness? With bourbon? Count us in. Ready to make plain old pumpkin pie hopping mad? Here are a few of our favorite desserts for Practice Thanksgiving. It’s the same as...
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Black Tap Gives Frosé A Crazy Shake Makeover
Black Tap isn’t just slinging craft burgers and shakes anymore. Pink drink, anyone? We’re not quite prepared for one of NYC’s newest way to drink frosé (frozen rose wine), but hey, facing the unknown...
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5 Ways To Pair J. Lohr Los Osos Merlot With Food
Forget about that old red with meat/white with fish wine pairing adage. Instead of pigeon-holing proteins and pours, it’s time to embrace the “what grows together, goes together” philosophy. This...
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