Check out Eric Asimov’s recent New York Times article, featuring two Astor exclusives: Nero d’Avola “Argille di Tagghia Via”, Centopassi – 2012 Nero Sichilli Savino, Az. Agr. I Fenicotteri – 2011. …
Cachaça is one of the fastest-growing categories in the USA, but historically, it has struggled for the appropriate classification. While Brazilians consider Cachaça to be its own category of distilled spirits, the…
In Eric Asimov’s recent piece praising Sicily, he notes that in the past, many of the wines that came out of Sicily included “heavy reds, dull whites and sweet wines that traded…
Blaufränkisch, Grüner Veltliner, Tokaji Aszú… Don’t let the names scare you! Once you taste the wines of Austria & Hungary, you’ll see how easy they are to appreciate. If you’re thirsty for…
Tad Seestedt started Ransom Winery and Distillery in 1997 and since then he has built a name for himself as one of the premiere craft distillers in the country. His Ransom Old…
“Let me get this straight: a bottle of wine, an enjoyable bottle of wine, for just $4? A mistake? Nope. An anomaly, perhaps, as this bottle is apparently available in the United States…
Fresh, fragrant and lively, Vermentino is completely at home growing in the Italian Riviera, and the wines made there showcase the stunning purity of the region as well as its diverse character….
“Skip the insipid wines. Go right to good bottles. Discriminate.” This was the conclusion of a rant by Eric Asimov about the marketing of mass-market junk wines. This rallying cry against the mundane…
