This month's issue of WineBlueBook covers many White Burgundy, Tuscan Sangiovese and West Coast Chardonnay wines that were scored last month by the wine critics. A total of 737 wines are profiled in the August 2008 issue.
Our Wine Focus discussions about Zinfandel this month underscore the popularity of this Croatian-immigrant grape. Today we taste a fine organic example.
Daniel Rogov reports from Andalucia in southern Spain, where the city of Jerez de la Frontera recently hosted the Vinoble wine fair dedicated to sweet and fortified wines.
Back in April, I recommended pink Prosecco as an ideal quaff to greet the season. Now that the dog days of August are here, I'm thinking this rose-colored sparkler makes an even better seasonal solution.
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan -- Matt Sutherland and Mark Dressler say the concept of a food-and-wine festival grew and grew until they couldn't ignore it any longer.
Lewis Lazare: Call us cynical, but a part of us believes Chicago is, at heart, a steak and potatoes kind of town. But there's no denying in recent years the Windy City has whipped up quite a reputation for itself as a gourmet mecca. Culinary accolades have been heaped on the city by several prestigious food publications, and our chefs do pretty darn well at raking in major awards.
To best facilitate publication, please submit listings 14 days in advance. WINE BENEFIT: Josh Odom, from Owl’s Nest Trading Co., pours four wines to benefit Friends of the WNC Nature Center, 5-8 p.m. today, Sante Wine Bar, 1 Page Ave., Asheville. No reservation needed.
DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Joshua Martin, 27, of Dearborn Heights is going for the gold. Martin is headed for Europe, where he will compete in the International European Culinary Competition in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo from Food Network's 'Two Dudes Catering' show open a restaurant that focuses on meat dishes. They don't hold back on the sugar and salt. TWO "food dudes" -- laid-back, long-haired cooks who grew up in Florida and are culinary graduates of the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale -- make their way to California and end up at the late Chadwick in Beverly Hills working ...
For years married chefs Diane Rose and Eric Tosh went their own ways in the South Bay restaurant world. Now, the couple, who met on their first day at San Francisco's California Culinary Academy, are sharing the kitchen at Crimson, a Los Gatos bistro they own together.
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