TONGS FOR THE MEMORIES
By Jennifer Rose www.vinchotzi.com Savoir faire – you can’t even pronounce it. You regard the wine list as a third rail and pull corks with the dexterity of a walrus. But here’s your chance to corner a bit of wine suave where even snobs...
Living the Good Life
by Jim Bogaty Just Desserts The French word “désservir” is the root word for “dessert” which means, “to clear away”. For centuries, desserts were considered a luxury because sugar was both scarce and expensive....
WINE & CHEESE PAIRING
By Jim & Della Bogaty Owners, Veramar Vineyard Veramar Vineyards Telephone: (540) 955-5510 Any simple gathering can become a gourmet-tasting event with the classic twosome, the combination of wine and cheese. Wine and cheese seem like natural marriages,...
AND YOU CAN’T MAKE ME
By Jennifer Rosen www.vinchotzi.com How many of you have ever fed a two-year-old, or been one? Then you’re familiar with the old “Open up the hangar and in flies the aero-spoon!” maneuver. I never fell for it. It occurred to me quite...
Lies, Damn Lies, and Brunello
The medieval Tuscan hill town of Montalcino is so picturesque you could turn a monkey loose with a camera and sell the results to Hallmark. Terra cotta farmhouses dot vine-planted hills while the valley below is hidden in a wad of cottony mist,...
