If they are good enough for Sommelier Journal, Kolpan, and Dal Piaz, they are good enough for me. Not in any particular order, here's my list of the best in the east...and possibly the US.
Heart in Hands - Tom Higgins is the master of east coast Pinot Noir in the Finger Lakes. Neither the west coast nor Burgundy can look down their noses at Heart in Hands in the Finger Lakes. He only makes Pinot Noir and Riesling. This portfolio of best Pinot Noirs is some …
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…Curado (raw cow from Menorca, Spain)
Of course, the Menorca cheese brought back all types of memories about our travels there several years ago (we went on an endless walk - got lost - ended up seaside at this fantastic outdoor restaurant with incredible seafood soup) ...
... yet I digress.
I wrote an article about Juliette for Sommelier Journal and you can read it here
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In the May 31, 2012 issue of Sommelier Journal, veteran wine journalist Patricia Savoie raves about Hudson Valley wine.
In the issue, Savoie recounts the geography, history, and current landscape of Hudson Valley wine.
"soils deposited by the receding glaciers contain shale, slate, schist, and limestone, lending a distinct minerality to many of the wines. The cool conditions result in high acidity and relatively moderate alcohol levels (usually 12-13%), making Hudson Valley…
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…sponsored by Austrian Wine. Event attendees will also receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Sommelier Journal.
The dinner menu will be presented as follows:
Hors d'Oeuvres
Lobster arancini with saffron aioli
Scallop ceviche
Smoked salmon rillette in pâte à choux
Lobster soup (oloroso sherry, puff pastry)
Second Course
Seared foie gras (chocolate brioche, cherries, candied ginger)
Sautéed abalone (guanciale-wrapped …
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…Everyday Genius Institute may seem daunting at first given the way it is described via the Sommelier Journal's headline on the story:
Olfactory Memory and Submodalities: Unlocking the Hidden Code of Tasting
It would be a little foolish of me to attempt to re-explain what Gaiser lays out in the above article. It's pretty complex stuff that requires you think about the connection between aroma, taste, memory and a form of mental image retrieval and manipulation that …
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…the Culinary Institute of America. She is a contributing editor for Sommelier Journal. Catherine Fallis will be joined by several other sommeliers, including Randy Caparoso. Randy Caparoso is afounding partner of the Roy's restaurant group and also acontributing editor for Sommelier Journal. He has his advanced certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Also joining Catherine Fallis as assistacts will be Certified Sommelier and Wine Maker, Shauna Rosenblum; …
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The July issue of the Sommelier Journal (you are a subscriber, right? You should be...) features a blurb about a new service that allows Sommeliers to create wine clubs for their guests and consumers interested in their wine finds.
Powered by the unimaginatively named company "Wine Club Shipment," the firm handles all web site development, shipping and logistics and the Sommelier does what they do best - find unique and interesting …
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2007 Stony Hill Chardonnay
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…accurately expressed by Christian Moueix , in an interview in the Jan. 31, 2011 issue of Sommelier Journal. "The fame of Merlot was partly destroyed by that stupid movie Sideways... Petrus was not directly affected by that movie, but my basic Merlot that I used to sell in the States-about 1 million cases all told-was almost destroyed...".
There are difficulties with Merlot, more so than with any of the other Bordeaux red varieties. Give it too much heat, and the wine …
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…article on the coast, " Sonoma Extreme ," in the Jan. 31 issue of Sommelier Journal they gave out for free at the Wine Writers Symposium. While not breaking any new ground, Randy did a good job of updating readers on who's who and what's what.
I've been writing about the Sonoma Coast since the early 2000s, interviewing people like the Flowers, the Bohans, Don Hartford, David Hirsch, Daniel Schoenfeld ( Wild Hog), Bill Smith, Jayson Pahlmeyer…
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