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Explore the future of virtual tastings with me Wednesday from anywhere. Taste Alpine Chardonnay and Knödel with me Thursday in Houston
Last week, I moderated three virtual wine events: two guided tastings and one wine dinner. For one of those tastings, the 100+ guests joined from as far away as New York City...
8 days ago - Do Bianchi
New Yorkers, taste with me and the “best wine shop in the world” this Friday. Houstonians, join me for a favorite Sangiovese this Thursday
Image via Wikipedia Creative Commons . This Friday in New York, I'll be leading a virtual tasting with wines that I selected together with my good friend Jamie Wolff, owner of...
15 days ago - Do Bianchi
I heart Lambrusco: Taste with Alessandro Medici and me this Thursday in Houston
In my experience, there's no other wine in the world that more ably expresses the character of the people who make it than Lambrusco. It's as if the Emilians - the most joyous...
21 days ago - Do Bianchi
Wine Pros Aim to Effect Change Through Vines 4 Votes
If the connection between wine and voting rights doesn't seem immediately clear, pour a glass and consider this: In October of 2019, the U.S. government levied a 25 percent...
22 days ago - Imbibe Magazine
Nicola “Dudu” Durandi, beloved Friulian winemaker, dies at 43
Above: Nicola “Dudu” Durandi , beloved Friulian winemaker with Melania Spagnoli, Texas sales manager for his U.S.-based importing and distributing company. Nicola Durandi, 43...
23 days ago - Do Bianchi
Taste one of my all-time favorite wines with me this Thursday in Houston: Pertinace Barbaresco with winemaker Cesare Barbero
In case you haven't been following the news about the fires in Napa and Sonoma, please see this harrowing account by leading wine blogger Alder Yarrow. Our heartfelt thoughts...
28 days ago - Do Bianchi
Have you ever tasted a still Sorbara? I have thanks to a virtual trade tasting
When the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central, my longtime client, first contacted me about helping out with a virtual trade tasting, I have to admit that I was...
1 month ago - Do Bianchi
How to open a wine shop during a pandemic. Video interview with James Oliver of Vesper Wine
Above: Vesper Wine owners and founders Aisha Savage-Shirley and James Oliver. Late last week, I had the good fortune to get on a Zoom call with James Oliver who opened...
1 month ago - Do Bianchi
Drink a bottle of Barolo with Giuseppe Vaira and me this Thursday in Houston
Photo by Ilkka Sirén . I couldn't be more thrilled to be moderating a virtual wine dinner this Thursday with my good friend Giuseppe Vajra , legacy winemaker at G.D. Vajra in...
1 month ago - Do Bianchi
Talking walls swizzle
1 oz Dry Vermouth 3/4 oz Gin, preferably floral 1/2 oz Orgeat 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice 1/4 oz Suze Gentian Liqueur Build in a Collins glass, fill with crushed ice, and swizzle to...
1 month ago - Cocktail Virgin Slut
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