Two glasses of white wine stood shoulder to shoulder on the table: one pale the other golden, one with a rich buttery caramel accented character, …

“A hundred years ago, the best Riesling wines commanded a higher price than the best Bordeaux,” said Mark Ancona, a partner in Norwalk’s Fountainhead Wines. …

Rosé is all the rage. Bright pink or tinted with orange, pale and subtle or vivid and bold, rosé comes in a wide swath of …

Most food books are cookbooks, but there are others that are about food, not cooking.  I get a good deal of pleasure in reading about …

I don’t drink wine straight from the bottle. It’s just not done. Between the bottle and me, there’s always a wine glass. It can be …

Now that we’ve had some temperatures in the teens and winter is a certainty, it’s re-assuring to think that, right now, it’s summer somewhere. All …

Ever had a dessert wine? When I ask this question, the usual answer is no. But these wines are a fascinating and intriguing – if …

I love to go to restaurants. With their endless variety of menu, atmosphere, sophistication, price, and style, eating out is always entertaining. When restaurants put …

Beef Bourguignon was on our menu (Ina Garten’s recipe) to celebrate Bastille Day. But the real purpose of the dinner was to compare, contrast and …

I like wines made from the Chenin Blanc grape. They have an appealing mix of exotic fruit flavors, brisk acidity, and (in some cases) a …