The Secrets of Creamy Risotto
THE CREAMIEST RICE OF THEM ALL, RISOTTO WHAT EXACTLY IS RISOTTO? Risotto is made from a specific type of rice that is high in starch, which when cooked by an unique technique develops into a…
Michigan Harvest Gala @ Black Star Farms
Historic Michigan Farm-to-Table Dinner at Black Star Farms Highlights Bond Between Chefs and Farmers and Michigan’s Diverse Bounty. This October, Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay hosted a milestone dinner that told the story…
THE HISTORY OF WINE A 40 SECOND ANIMATED
THE HISTORY OF WINE A 40 SECOND ANIMATED Cick here to Watch wine spread to six of the planet’s seven continents — over the course of 6,000 years — in 40 seconds! How Wine Colonized The…
An Unscientific Experiment to Get the Truth of Minerality in Wine
Like many in the hospitality industry, German sommelier Martin Riese aims to ensure each and every one of his guests experiences ideal pairings during their meal. Only Riese is just as concerned with pairing water…
The Myth of Wine Geology
Soil, not grapes, is the latest must-know when choosing a wine,” Bloomberg has proclaimed. Meanwhile, wine writer Alice Feiring has published a book which helps drinkers choose their tipple by “looking at the source: the…
Are ‘Corklins’ the Reason Wine Bottled with a Cork Tastes Different?
The wine world has faced an ongoing debate over whether wine bottled with a cork is better than twist-off bottles and other non-cork packaging. On one side, you have the cork industry (a surprisingly vocal…
The World’s Coffee & Wine Belts
The coffee and wine we drink hail from different regions across the globe. We plotted these areas on two “belts” that encircle the globe longitudinally. The major wine-growing regions span 30 degrees north to 50 degrees…
Global wine production has hit a 60-year low, as changing weather picks new winners and losers
The weather is picking new winners and losers in the wine world. Annual wine output last year was up in Argentina, Australia, and South Africa, but down in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Chile, and China.…
The Bugs that Give Wine Its Flavor
For the uninitiated, wine talk can be puzzling. Oenophiles gush over hints of tobacco, pencil shavings, charred herbs, and loamy soil. It’s brawny, chewy, cedary, or raw. Whether these descriptions are perceptive or pretentious, they…
What It Takes to Out-Sleuth Wine Fraud
By Lettie Teague For WSJ The first in a two-part series on wine fraud. A FEW WEEKS AGO the French police discovered a cache of fake Côtes du Rhône wine so large it would have…