Peju Province Winery is joining the fight against breast cancer by donating 25 percent of sales from its new Peju Pink wine to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, a 501(c) (3) public charity whose mission is to provide access to care for breast cancer patients and to work toward finding a cure. Peju’s winemaker, […]
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ReMARKable Palate #87: Albariño
On today’s program, We explore the queen of Spanish white wines, Albariño. This special grape is native to the Rias Baixas region of Galicia in extreme northwest Spain, an area known for its green, rolling hills, cool wet climate, and the distinct character of the Gallegos, whose celtic ancestors came […]
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We just got this email from our friends Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, whom we interviewed for the CPN a few months back:
Dear Friends,
It’s a pleasure to send greetings to you on this first day of spring…especially with such exciting news to share!
THE WASHINGTON POST : Today marks the impressive debut of the newly-redesigned Food […]
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ReMARKable Palate #80: Benvenuto Brunello!
Today I take you along for the ride as I visit the tasting room at the Benvenuto Brunello event that took place in late January here in New York City. More than 50 producers came from the heart of Tuscany to share their latest bottling of Brunello di Montalcino, […]
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Our good friend and Gilded Fork contributor Lenn Thompson from LENNDEVOURS, a NY wine-focused blog, has been named as a finalist in the 2007 American Wine Blog Awards in two categories–Best Single-Subject Blog and Best Blog Graphics.
This is exciting because it will bring more attention to the New York wine industry, which is finally starting […]
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ReMARKable Palate #76: The Emperor of Wine, Part 2
Today we conclude our discussion with celebrated wine critic and journalist Elin McCoy, a columnist for Bloomberg News about her biography The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker Jr and the Reign of American Taste, and discuss where she sees the industry […]
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ReMARKable Palate #75: The Emperor of Wine, Part 1
Today our guest is celebrated wine writer and critic Elin McCoy. She is the wine and spirits columnist for Bloomberg News and Shattered magazine, and for years she was a contributor and editor of Food and Wine Magazine. Today she joins us to speak […]
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This comes from The Greene Grape wineshop’s latest newsletter, and is great information for those of you on the hunt for a great champagne for toasting in the New Year:
So maybe you know that sparkling wine can only be called Champagne if it is from the Champagne region in France and if it undergoes […]
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#70: Food and Wine Pairing at Pour
I visit the new wine shop Pour on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and speak with owner H. Tres Meyer and Beverage Director Jerri Banks about their novel approach to selling wine for food pairing.
Be sure to check out Food Philosophy #34 for Jennifer and my interview […]
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Mark C. Tafoya is a personal chef in New York City. He is also a world traveler and self-taught gourmand. He is a graduate of Yale University, worked as an actor for 10 years, both On and Off Broadway, and in independent films. His love of travel and food has taken him around the world. He hopes to share his love of world cuisine with you!
