Wines We Love
Your New Year’s Eve Sparkling Wine Guide
To help you get ready to ring in the New Year with good taste that tastes good, the buyers at Astor Wines & Spirits have composed a list of 10 sparkling wines from…
Monthly Archives: December 2014
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Pairings
Robert Burns Day: A Scotch Whisky & Haggis Celebration
Want to try something new? Come learn exactly what haggis is at the Astor Center Robert Burns Day celebration. You’ll have the chance to taste haggis and some other traditional Scottish…
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Wines We Love
Sparkling Wines For Every Occasion
From white to red, from sweet to dry, there is a vast world of sparkling wines out there. Astor Center instructor Tess Rose Lampert shares some of her favorite bottles. Watch the…
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Recipe Card
Cocktails For A Crowd: Tips For A Stress Free Holiday Party
This year you should have as much fun as your guests do at your holiday party! Pre-batch your cocktails with these helpful tips from Astor Center instructor Kara Newman and you’ll…
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Wines We Love
A Champagne Toast: Splurging for the Real Deal
For many years, legend held that Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon—for which Moët & Chandon’s prestige cuvée, made only in especially good vintages, is named—invented the méthode champenoise. He was credited, in layman’s…
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Wine Geek
Why Burgundy Still Rules the Roost
Ten years ago, director Alexander Payne introduced Americans to Pinot Noir. I am not drinking any Merlot!, Paul Giamatti declares on his ruthless crusade through California’s Central Coast, before ironically (and, in…