MERRY EDWARDS: A PROFILE IN STRENGTH
IN FEBRUARY 2O13, Massachusetts-bred (Newton Highlands), California winemaker Merry Edwards appeared at the Boston Wine Expo to present her single-vineyard Pinot Noirs. The seminar featured a tasting of six different wines all from the Russian River Valley where Merry Edwards Winery is located. Her partner in this project, which began... Read More
POUILLY FUISSE
ONCE a fashionable name on the us market, Pouilly-Fuisse has not been a “go to” wine for decades, but remains nonetheless an advantageously situated Burgundy appellation nestled among hills and jagged outcroppings at the southernmost end of the Macon district. The Chardonnays produced on its rocky vineyard amphitheaters vary considerably... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE ROB ROY
SCOTCH AFICIONADOS can be quite particular about how they sip their single malts. “Just one rock” please, or a splash of water. Mention mixing with soda water, lemon juice or – GASP! – simple syrup and you’re sure to receive a suspicious glance. We know, we know – scotch is... Read More
Wine Riot
MORGAN FIRST and TYLER BALLIET of SECOND GLASS are REINVENTING WINE EDUCATION ONE RIOT at a TIME FOR THE NOVICE DRINKER, learning about wine can be nothing if not intimidating. And for many young people, it has an air of the unattainable. It’s not that there aren’t countless approachable wines... Read More