Archive for 'Quick Sips'
Albariño: A wine to call our own?
By Mark Gauert City & Shore Magazine I know Florida produces wine, so please don’t write. I know some bottle tropical fruit here and call it “wine.” They ferment mangos and papayas and clementines, or whatever’s [...]
How to build an incredible wine cellar
By Eric Barton City & Shore Magazine There’s a little bump of a ridge that runs all the way from Miami to Georgia. It was a sand dune a few thousand years ago, when the Atlantic [...]
Luxury wine tastes at economy prices
By Bob Hosmon City & Shore Magazine When I started writing about wine (40 years ago this June), my readers mostly wanted to know how to avoid buying the “wrong” wine. They really didn’t want to [...]
Wine for lovers, and lower blood pressure?
By Bob Hosmon City & Shore Magazine While not everyone subscribes to the premise that consumption of red wine is why the French have lower rates of heart disease than some of their European neighbors (think [...]
New Year’s revelations in red, white, rosé
By Bob Hosmon City & Shore Magazine Lovers of pinot noir (and who isn’t?) should be impressed with the Olema Pinot Noir ($20). It’s a blend of 50 percent grapes from the Russian River Valley, 25 [...]
What to pour when year’s been very good
By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert City & Shore Magazine Ever wanted to treat yourself to an incredible wine, but not doing it because those wines are, by definition, expensive and sometimes very expensive? Well, the [...]
Blended red wines uncorking a comeback
By Bob Hosmon City & Shore Magazine In 1967 Neil Diamond recorded Red, Red Wine, a song extoling the virtues of drinking red wine as a way to forget one’s troubles. Who knew what grapes were [...]
Exploring a world of otherworldly wines
By Bob Hosmon City & Shore Magazine If your list begins and ends with wines from California – with maybe a red or white thrown in from Italy or France – it’s time for a new [...]
Good reasons to get to know prosecco
By Bob Hosmon City & Shore Magazine Once upon a time — but not that long ago — the best-known sparkling wine from Italy was Asti Spumante. Indeed, I can remember dinners in Little Italy where [...]
Editors’ picks: Cool, cool summer wines
By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert City & Shore Magazine The heat and humidity may be on, but don’t despair. All you need is some good food and special wines – particularly in shades of pale [...]
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- Irie Weekend 2017: Kevin Hart for art's sakeMiami Heat's DJ Irie hosts the charity-minded Irie Weekend 2017 June 29-July 2 with Kevin Hart, Future, T.I., Lil Yachty and others.
- Ticket alert: Shakira at the BB&T CenterShakira will bring music from her "El Dorado" album Jan. 11 to the BB&T Center in Sunrise.
The Go Guide
- Irie Weekend 2017: Kevin Hart for art's sakeMiami Heat's DJ Irie hosts the charity-minded Irie Weekend 2017 June 29-July 2 with Kevin Hart, Future, T.I., Lil Yachty and others.
- Ticket alert: Shakira at the BB&T CenterShakira will bring music from her "El Dorado" album Jan. 11 to the BB&T Center in Sunrise.
Shopping & Beauty
- Amazon expands one-hour delivery with new Prime Now hub in Wynwood in MiamiSouth Broward and Miami-Dade shoppers can expect grocery deliveries and other goods in a jiffy as Amazon opens a new Prime Now processing hub in the Wynwood Arts District on Wednesday. The new 50,000-square-foot facility will allow Amazon to expand one- and two-hour delivery of perishable foods...
- BOGO iced drinks at Starbucks through SundayTreat your best buddy to a free drink during Starbucks Chill Together event running through Sunday. July 2. Stop in at participating shops nationwide from 2 to 5 p.m. to get a free grande iced espresso with purchase of another. For a limited time, Starbucks has added fruity fraps to summer menus...
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- 'Bachelorette' recap: Two S. Florida suitors sent homeAnd then there was one suitor. From South Florida, at least. In the second episode of this week’s “The Bachelorette” in Norway, Rachel Lindsay sent several of her suitors home, including Fort Lauderdale attorney Josiah Daniel Graham and Miami sales manager Will Gaskins. However, Kendall chiropractor...
- Florida schools see big gains in letter grades this yearFlorida’s schools showed widespread improvement in the 2016- 2017 school year, according to school grade data released by the state Wednesday. Search our database to find out how your school fared. The percentage of schools that earned an “A” or a “B” rose from 46 percent to 57 percent and the...
- Kellogg Foundation to award about $24 million to fight racism in U.S.One of America's largest philanthropic foundations announced Wednesday that it will award about $24 million in grants to organizations in 13 cities and one state to help fight racism. The grants are part of a foundation program intended "to improve our ability as communities and as a country to...
