Chicken Marinated in Red Wine (and a ladybug story)
Don’t let the purple color of this chicken dish scare you away! The taste of the chicken after having marinated in red wine is divine. …
Leftover Wine? Make Ciambelline Al Vino!
So we finally finished the first phase of renovations on our home about 6 months ago. Couple that with the fact that we love to …
Calabria at Sotto
Our friend Rory Harrington (@captainwine) put on another of his wonderful wine tasting events at Sotto (the one Italian restaurant in Los Angeles that Joe …
Calabria: Le Puzelle Pitcher
Our introduction to the wines of Calabria is epitomized by our welcome at La Puzelle, a wonderful agriturismo near the small hill town of Santa …
Accessible Sicilia
Trying to find wines from Friuli-Venezia Giulia at most wine stores in the states can be a hopelessly frustrating task. Not so Sicily! So, as …
Verduzzo Friulano: Sweet Surpise
Only two bottles of the wine we brought back from Friuli-Venezia Giulia in 2010 were left in the wine fridge. I thought they were both …
Benvenuto Brunello 2013: Drumroll please….
Finally, the world gets to taste the Brunello di Montalcino 2008 and the Brunello Riserva 2007. My friends in Montalcino have been keeping me …
Reality Check: Sotto’s Wine List
We generally haven’t written much about restaurants we enjoy, but Sotto, in Los Angeles, rates an exception to the rule. Not only is Sotto [web …
The Puglian Wine Predicament
Our trip to Puglia was an unqualified success, but writing about the wines we encountered, I face two predicaments. The first is that most the …
Impepata di vongole al finocchietto: Peppered clams with fennel
I was in the mood for clams this weekend. Perhaps a nod to the final days of summer….the last warm nights under my pergola, candles …
Perfect Puglian Rosé
The last few years have seen the transformation of rosé from a naive choice to a knowing one, especially in the summer, but I have …
Benvenuto Brunello 2012: The 2007 Brunello di Montalcinos have arrived!
After years in the cellar, the plush 2007 Brunello di Montalcinos were unveiled this weekend at the annual Benvenuto Brunello (Welcome Brunello!) 2012 festival in …
