Nantucket Wine Fest is very special to me. My husband been an organizer since the very beginning and through NWF, I have met amazing people, sipped oh-so-fine wine and had some incredible experiences… Great Wines in Grand Homes Burgundy dinners…DRC & Comte de Vogue with Eric Asimov at La Fete…divine wine & cheese pairings with […]
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While one can have a wine tour of Spain via the tapas bars of Barcelona (which we most certainly did), nothing beats standing in the vineyard with a winemaker in understanding a wine. Much of our travel to wine regions is appointment driven; each year we go to Napa & Sonoma, Paso & Santa Barbara, […]
Wine Tasting on Etna…
Et-NA! Et-NA! Et-NA! Yes, I drank the kool-aid, the grape kool-aid, if you will, and I have now joined the wild pack of Etna-obsessed wine lovers. Specifically, the red grape Nerello Mascalese and white Carricante. These are the indigenous varietals of Sicily’s Mt. Etna, now an official D.O.C. (Denominazione di Origine Controllata, ie. appellation) and […]
Nantucket Wine Festival Central…
clothing & accessories…wine & cheese…home & gifts… 4 Easy Street – Nantucket www.currentVintage.com In This Issue: Stay Connected with cV! cV in NYC Store Hours Wine Festival Central NWF Tastings at cV NWF Deals! Boarding House Bash Stay connected with currentVintage for fashion & wine updates, special deals, events & more! (life)style&terroir Tasting Wines… MONTEVERRO […]
SIPPING IN SAN SEBASTIAN
Most people look to food, art & architecture for insight into a culture when they travel. I also like to get out into the suburbs to see how the middle class live and possibly pop into a shopping center or mall. In France, LeClerc is a lot of fun–a Home Depot and Walmart Superstore rolled […]
Bordeaux…right bank charm
On the left bank, the chateaux are big, the vineyards are big and the wines are big. On the right bank, many properties, especially in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion, are darn-near Burgundian in comparison, eg 10-20 hectare vs 100. If I had to pick just one spot in Bordeaux to visit, I would vote for charming […]
Bordeaux…left bank grandeur
There are pros & cons to any travel destination. With left bank Bordeaux, it is hellish city traffic and great distances to cover between towns in the Medoc and perhaps a little rain–this is France, after all. However, the majesty of the great chateau and beauty of the vineyards more than rewarded the early a.m. […]
Nantucket Wine Festival 2012
It was an epic blur. The 16th annual Nantucket Wine Festival began on Wednesday, May 16 with a Veuve Clicquot champagne reception on the deck of the White Elephant hotel on Nantucket Harbor, and persisted day and evening through the Grand tasting on Sunday afternoon. As wonderful as the festival is each year, it is […]
Susan Simon Spring Wine Dinner…
currentVintage was featured in two articles in Nantucket’s Inquirer & Mirror this week (05/17/12 Nantucket Wine Festival issue). Under the heading “Celebrating the Fruit of the Vine”, one article was an interview by Assistant Editor Josh Balling on how to host a stellar wine tasting at home. The second was an article by food & […]
Champagne Odyssey: Veuve Clicquot
In October 2011, I was invited to Champagne by Veuve Clicquot, along with 3 champagne-o-phile friends from Nantucket. As I mentioned in my previous post, we did not waste a minute from the moment our chauffered car arrived…Day 1 was sightseeing and tastings with grower champagnes Pierre Peters and Rene Geoffroy; Day 2 was a […]