Book Review and Wine Pairing; Dragonvine by Steven Laine

Dragonvine is author Steven Laine’s latest wine-theme fiction novel. You’ll find my review of his previous book Root Cause here. Disclosure: I received this book as media sample. I received no compensation for this review. All opinions are my own. Synopsis When his father dies in a wildfire, Carmine Cooper takes over the family winery…

Book Review and Wine Pairing; Foot Trodden-Portugal And The Wines That Time Forgot

Why does the wine-loving world have so little appreciation of Portuguese wines? Simon J. Woolf; Co-Author of Foot Trodden Book Review Over the course of the last few years, thanks to media samples and friends who import Portuguese wine, I’ve tasted scores of Portuguese wines. And you know what? The quote attributed above to Simon…

Book Review and Wine Pairing; On California-From Napa to Nebbiolo…Tales from the Golden State

“On California…” is a thought-provoking, informative, entertaining and inspiring read. Very highly recommended! Book Review On California-From Napa to Nebbiolo…Tales from the Golden State is a beautifully written and compelling anthology featuring short essays from journalists, renown wine experts and winemakers that tell the stories of the who, what, when, why, and how of California…

Book Review: What’s Good A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients by Peter Hoffman + Food and Wine Pairings

This evocative, educational, insightful and inspiring memoir was a joy to read. “Chef Peter Hoffman is the curious cook’s cook. As the former chef/owner of Savoy and Back Forty restaurants, he trail-blazed farm-to-table cooking in New York City. His opinion pieces have been published in the New York Times, Edible Manhattan, and Food & Wine. Hoffman served on the boards…

Book Review: Root Cause by Steven Laine

The history of wine is full of triumph and tragedy.  Many of its triumphs have been happy accidents, including the discovery of wine itself, which is believed to have happened when early man gathered fruit, and stored it in containers of some sort.  The juice would have settled to the bottom of the container, fermented and…

Book Review: “The History of Wine in 100 Bottles” By Oz Clarke

I love wine.  Truth be told…I’m a wine geek.  I also love history, and cultural anthropology. But these topics can be well…boring.  In his recently released book “The History of Wine in 100 Bottles: From Bacchus to Bordeaux and Beyond” (Sterling Epicure, 224 pages, $24.95) inimitable wine personality Oz Clarke manages to give us his take…