Now’s the time to purchase Sparkling Wines and Champagne for the holiday season. Whether you drink Champagne or not, you’re sure to host friends or guests who want to drink sparkling; so it’s a good idea to keep some on hand. Purchasing for yourself or for a gift? Rest assured a gift of sparkling wine will be appreciated during…read more

Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s also about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves. We’re approaching that time of year when children and even some adults tap into their creativity to come up with an alter ego for one day of the year. Halloween is so much fun because…read more

Shop Pink and show your support for Breast Cancer Research by buying pink wine this month. For every bottle of Rosé purchased during the month of October, the Boisset Collection will donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Here, I tell you why I’m in love with rosé wines. Even though in this video…read more

Spent a little time at the New York Times Food Festival yesterday and had a chance to hear Atlanta-based New York Times Journalist, Kim Severson in conversation with food advocates, Kerry Diamond, Jon Gray and Julia Turshen on current topics related to “Creating Change Through Cooking.” After the food talk, attendees mingled inside the Times Center building…read more

All my NYC-based wine-loving friends, meet me tomorrow at IAC Manhattan for a rockin’ time at The 2019 Great Wine of the Andes Event to sample some of the best wines from Chile and Argentina as selected by wine journalist and critic, James Suckling. Learn more and purchase tickets here: Below are a few highlights…read more

A quick dinner of salmon fillets Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Rub 8 to 10 oz salmon fillets with just enough olive oil to cover the top and bottom of the fillets. Put on a foil-lined baking sheet skin side down and sprinkle with salt, pepper, fresh minced garlic, dried cilantro and dried parsley to…read more

I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down to talk with Coviello Salines, Global Marketing Business Strategist, Investor and the CEO and Founder of Amour Geneve, the first naturally blue wine in the world. Coviello is a native of the Bronx, NY. Born in NYC to immigrants – his father grew up in Puerto Rico,…read more

“August is like the Sunday of summer.” Sundays have always been special days for me – days for cooking, relaxing and enjoying family. So the last official Sunday of summer is even more special, and I want to linger on it as long as humanly possible. It’s also my preferred day for celebrating Labor Day…read more

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Although I have been making this dish for years, this is the best recipe I have run across to date. It is really flavorful, unlike some versions that have too much or too little sauce, and has the right proportions of everything, especially the pepper! You can substitute Littleneck clams for the Manila clams; because…read more