Joel | February 10, 2010
Mad Love. Forever. That’s your likely reward for showing up on Valentine’s Day with Prosecco and white chocolate in hand.
Prosecco’s playful, mischievous character combined with the decadent attitude of white chocolate sets a mood that’s…uhmmm…appropriate for Valentine’s Day.
White chocolate truffles will up the pleasure ante: their round shape indulges sweet shared nibbling, [...]
Joel | February 8, 2010
Walk. Standstill. Then go. That was the name of game making my way down Lexington Ave. and across 45th…46th…47th street traffic. Intersections can be the most interesting of places: cross-street realities of different people, shapes, deportments, attitudes, and opinions. You can learn a good deal there if you tune-in.
The largest Italian [...]
Joel | January 15, 2010
The wine world is recently abuzz with predictions about wine trends during the coming year.
I come terribly under-dressed to the party: I have only an observation to offer you.
There are two reasons for this: somewhere along the way, I have concluded that prediction is the stuff of weathermen / women. And besides, [...]
Joel | December 31, 2009
During wine conversations, I am less and less asked questions about “…what wine should I buy”. Actually, the wine question people inquire most frequently about is recently evolving to be more along the lines of – I paraphrase - “…how can I come by a better understanding of the wines”.
A great man of Italian [...]
