Let's stick with the new month's Wine Focus theme for anothre day as we examine a stylish California Chardonnay that uses - but does not abuse - a kiss of oak and malolactic fermentation.
We turn to one of the world's most popular white wines - Chardonnay - for our Wine Focus this month, with particular attention to the role of oak in its style.
Today let's review a fairly common French wine term that's not always widely understood and that can provide useful information in the quest for wine value.
Chef Sean Tweton of Saffron Mediterranean Wine Bar says Ontario's an easy spot for the culinary set to use local food on their menus. "In Alberta, you've got beef and grain," he says. "In B.C., you've got lots of fish. In the Maritimes, lobster and whatever.
SAN FRANCISCO - When most people think about Slow Food, they probably imagine wealthy epicureans sipping organic wine and nibbling on farmstead cheeses.
The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail celebrates its 25th anniversary with unique (and mostly free) bashes at each of its 16 member wineries. Corn Hill Landing has two new restaurants: Tony D's Coal-Fired Pizza and Chayote, featuring "Mexican comfort food."
Sweaters, hats and scarves are cropping up in display windows around town. Restaurants are reinventing their menus to highlight the culinary jewels of the upcoming harvest. Food magazines are bursting with visions of autumn vegetables dancing along the pages.
The Nevada Appeal, The Record-Courier and Glow Magazine are planning the Carson area’s first Women’s Fair in conjunction with the nationally acclaimed Taste of Home Cooking School Friday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 20. The Women’s Fair will include more than 40 local vendors, a fashion show, live demonstrations by make-up artists, massage therapists, health and wellness experts, wine tasting ...
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