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A bottle of 2009 Colgin in Chicago made for a great family tasting in Chicago.
As it just so happened, a best friend of Marty’s showed up to his party in Chicago last Saturday night with a bottle of 2009 Colgin Cariad. It goes without saying that the wine lovers among the guests were impressed… Continue reading
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No dolce vita for the U.S.-Italian wine trade. (And a note on the meaning of the phrase; it’s not what you think!)
In a social media post Friday, Trump wrote that he was imposing 50 percent tariffs on products from the E.U. By the end of the holiday weekend, he had stepped back from that threat and offered a new deadline for… Continue reading
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My secret for keeping in shape and staying sane in the wine biz? Read it on A Balanced Glass.
Back when I was still teaching wine communications at the Slow Food University of Gastronomic Sciences, we would always devote a session to blogs that push wine writing into new and interesting spaces. One of those sites was Rebecca Hopkins’… Continue reading
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Origin of the word ristorante and differences between ristorante, osteria, and trattoria.
Yesterday’s post was a dive into the differences between the osteria and trattoria (hint: the answer lies in the wine). That discussion raises the question: what’s the difference between an osteria, a trattoria, and a ristorante. In his 1953 novel… Continue reading
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Shout-out to Costa in Charleston. You had me at the porchetta!
One that people who don’t live in the U.S. south don’t realize is that southerners appreciate and expect great cooking more than in any other part of the U.S. When I flew into Charleston week before last to speak at… Continue reading
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A new song for an old bromance: happy birthday Giovanni!
I wish I could say that I wrote this song for my bromance Giovanni to celebrate a milestone birthday. But the truth is that he and I actually wrote it together, even though he doesn’t know that yet. The last… Continue reading
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What’s the difference between an osteria and a trattoria? The answer lies in the wine.
A recent article in a high-profile food magazine got me thinking about how to define the difference between an “osteria” and a “trattoria.” Most Italians will tell you that while a trattoria (pronounced traht-toh-REE-ah) focuses on food, with wine as… Continue reading
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The Tell Me Bar in New Orleans filled me with hope for wine’s future.
Looking back on the last two decades of my career, it’s crazy to think about how much I owe to being in the right place at the right time. One of those moments was hanging out with Cory Cartwright at… Continue reading
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My favorite restaurant in Naples? You’ll find it at the gates of hell! Yes, literally, the gates of hell.
This let me crave, since near your grove the road To hell lies open, and the dark abode Which Acheron surrounds, th’ innavigable flood; Conduct me thro’ the regions void of light, And lead me longing to my father’s sight.… Continue reading
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Not just tariffs: the sinking dollar is threatening a broad swath of the wine industry.
Anecdotally, I’m hearing that many E.U. producers are choosing to skip major wine events in the U.S. this year. A medium-sized importer in the U.S. recently sent me the following note: The next big threat is the weakening of the… Continue reading
Jeremy Parzen 