Archive for 'Wine & Spirits'
A taste – without the travel – of Italy’s Puglia
By Mark Gauert I have never been to Puglia, but I’ve tasted it. For those about to tap a Google map, Puglia (pronounced POOL-ya) is on the heel of Italy. I’ve never set a heel of [...]
Is it time to show a little mercy on Merlot?
The movie Sideways crushed Merlot almost a decade ago. Is it time to show a little mercy – and appreciation – for a much maligned wine? By Bob Hosmon For the past decade, Merlot has gotten [...]
Family wineries worth getting to know
Three family-owned wineries in California, Chile and Italy worth getting to know BY BOB HOSMON In a world in which once-family-owned wineries are becoming properties of big corporations (Robert Mondavi is just one example), [...]
Top American Fine Wine Competition winners
By Mark Gauert Wines from California and Oregon uncorked Best of Show and Best of Class honors at the American Fine Wine Competition, a homegrown South Florida competition now in its sixth year. This year’s 24 [...]
American Fine Wine gold, silver medalists
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The pop art of champagne
CHAMPAGNE. SPARKLING WINE. CAVA. PROSECCO. WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU POP THE CORK BY BOB HOSMON Champagne and sparkling wines usually make an appearance on special occasions like weddings. But the busiest time for bubbly is [...]
Great wines from both sides of the Andes
BY BOB HOSMON If you’re looking for something new and different in wine, take a look south of the border — way south — to Chile and Argentina. Each of these Andean countries has developed or [...]
Sampling Spanish wines
The wines of Spain are well made, plentiful – and a bargain. So why aren’t they better known? BY BOB HOSMON Most Americans know, thanks to Messrs. Lerner and Loewe, that the “rain in Spain stays [...]
The rosé wines of summer
It would be a shame not to drink pink this summer BY BOB HOSMON Attention, wine consumers, here’s something you may not know: winemakers can produce deep red or very pale pink wines from any [...]
Does a wine glass make the wine?
A wine or spirit’s taste may depend on the glass you drink it from BY THOMAS SWICK About 75 people sat at long tables in a banquet hall of the Perry South Beach. Set before each [...]
DIGITAL EDITION
The Go Guide
- The Hush Sound learns to embrace all the bullChicago indie-rockers bring reunion tour to Culture Room Wednesday night When Chicago natives the Hush Sound recently ended a five-year hiatus with a new EP, it called the release “45,” a number worn by a Windy City act that made a slightly more famous comeback, Michael Jordan. Yes, the band’s cheeky wit remains intact. […]
- Michael Connelly's trail of blood leads back homeBest-selling novelist returns to the scene of many memorable crimes for a reading Tuesday night at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale.Crime in Florida has reached a 40-year low, but Michael Connelly doesn’t expect to run out of material any time soon. […]
Food & Dining
- Mancini Modern Italian in Fort Lauderdale hosts weekly mozzarella-making classStarting May 29 and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., chef Claudio Sandri of Mancini Modern Italian (401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 754-200-8602, ManciniLasOlas.com ) will offer an interactive mozzarella making class and wine pairing. […]
- Three-chef dinner Monday at Tongue & Cheek Miami BeachJamie DeRosa, chef/owner of the new Tongue & Cheek in South Beach, hosts Chicago chef Brandon Baltzley and Miami’s Jeremiah Bullfrog, Monday, May 20 for a special seven-course dinner. […]
fashion & Style
- "Venus and Serena" doc opens and EleVen debuts in SoFloAaaahhh, Serena and Venus Williams . […]
- On stage: theater for kids, by kids and about kids.For students, summertime can mean throwing down the books and taking up the stage. […]
Shopping & Beauty
- Walmart Neighborhood Market opening in Deerfield BeachThe first Walmart Neighborhood Market in Deerfield Beach is opening on Friday. […]
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Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- Car strikes, kills man in wheelchairA man in a wheelchair was hit by a car early Wednesday, then died after hours of surgery at Broward Health Medical Center, Lauderhill Police said. […]
- Woman coerced man to withdraw more than $35,000, so she could steal it, authorities sayA woman is accused of driving an elderly man to multiple banks and coercing him to withdraw more than $35,000, all so she could steal the funds, according to a Broward County judge. […]
- Traffic warnings issued for weekend beach bash in Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale is presenting its annual Memorial Day weekend beach bash, but getting to and leaving from the sand may be a hassle. […]
