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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Looking bACK at Nantucket Wine Fest 2013 & beyond…
NWF 2014!! Today begins the 2014 Nantucket Wine Festival. As always, we are terribly excited for the opening champagne toast and the events to come, such as seminars with Eric Asimov, wine critic for the NY Times, and Ihsan Gurdal of Formaggio Kitchen in Boston & NYC. The Harbor Gala is 4 hours of food […]
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 […]
The Food & Wine Hall of Fame
First quarter 2012 has been off to an epic eating, drinking and traveling start…Nantucket, Napa, Sonoma, San Francisco, Carmel, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica/LA, NYC, Boston, Charlotte & Beyond! Here are few snaps of some of my favorite currentVintage experiences YTD…Actually, this was just January! Salut et Bon Appetit!
Guess Who’s Coming to the Nantucket Wine Fest 2011?!
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO THE NANTUCKET WINE FESTIVAL 2011?! Oh, how we love the Nantucket Wine Festival…the annual ritual of welcoming old friends and making new ones—meaning, of course, people AND wines. We’ve made many friends at the NWF through the years, and brought other friends to the event, both luminaries and patrons. This January, […]
Where We’ve Been…
*Napa*Sonoma*San Francisco*Carmel*Santa Barbara*Ventura*Pismo Beach*Santa Monica*Palm Springs*LA*Boston*New York* *Montreal*Greenville*Charlotte*Asheville… 60+ Days on the fly! vintage finds, wine discoveries, dining, family, friends, fun
Guess Who’s Coming to Wine Fest?
The Nantucket Wine Festival Who’s Who:Â Alex Gambal, Bertrand Ambroise, Michel Anglada, John Arns, Alis Arrowood, Beaux Freres, Jack Bittner of Cliff Lede and Franz Hill, Chateau d’Esclans, Donelan, Ray Coursen of Elyse, Kristine Ashe Vineyards, Sean Larkin of Larkin, Jack Larkin & Tinknocker, Hall, Hirsch, Hourglass, Jordan, Justin Baldwin of Justin, Carissa Mondavi, Miner […]
Alex & Elyse: A Love Story
Alex and Elyse…sounds like a famous couple, like Jack & Diane or Peaches & Herb. They are famous, but alas, they are not a couple, although for this story I am trying to make them one…because I love them both. Alex Gambal and his then wife moved with their kids to France in 1993. They […]
I ♥ Joel Gott!
I was reading a wine blog recently and the writer referred to her “wine crushâ€â€”and she was not referring to stomping grapes. That made me think of Joel Gott, who I would say is my current wine crush. He is one of the coolest, cutest and busiest winemakers in Napa. He makes an $18 Zin […]