Archive for 'Quick Sips'
Home wine storage ideas, off the beaten rack
By Bob Hosmon Unless you’re a serious wine collector who purchases numerous expensive bottles and waits years for them to age, you don’t need to keep your wines in a refrigerated professional-grade storage unit. Keep in [...]
Uncorking wines you’ll love at first sip
By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert When it comes to wine, many consumers tend to stick with one or two reds and one or two whites they like and leave it at that. If that’s you, [...]
The story behind the Palm Beach Wine Auction
When Ted Mandes was nine-years-old, he went on a school field trip to hear a concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy. For the young Mandes it was a come-to-culture experience, one that would [...]
Wines to give when year’s been very good
Wines to give – even to yourself – when the year’s been very, very good By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert If 2014 was a good year for you – and we hope it was [...]
Wines that pair with Thanksgiving flavors
Bob Hosmon November officially marks the beginning of another “season” in South Florida, so it’s time to start thinking about special occasion wines. First up is Thanksgiving, and my favorite choices for that family feast are [...]
Five wines to toast Hispanic Heritage month
By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert October is part of Hispanic Heritage Month, and our favorite way to celebrate is with well-made wines from Latin America. The Grey Single Block Carménère from Chile’s Maipo Valley ($24). [...]
A toast to the vintners who make the wine
By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert John Hilliard and Christine Bruce, who maintain a home in South Florida, in 2001 bought property in the famed Sta. Rita Hills of California and immersed themselves in everything “wine”— [...]
The best champagne you probably don’t know
By Mark Gauert This being the 225th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, our thoughts turn, naturally, to champagne. But not just any champagne this momentous year, mes amis, and not one of the usual [...]
White wines to pair with warm-weather foods
By Bob Hosmon and Mark Gauert The 2013 Root: 1 Sauvignon Blanc ($12) is produced from grapes grown in the justifiably famous Casablanca Valley of Chile. I’ve never had a bad wine from Casablanca, and Root: [...]
Overheard at American Fine Wine Competition
The seventh annual American Fine Wine Competition, an invitational blind judging in South Florida, continues to gain prestige in the national wine community. We asked some of the 27 judges, and winning wine makers from among [...]
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- James Beard recognizes two local chefsTwo South Florida chefs are among the semifinalists announced for Best Chef in the South by the James Beard Foundation .
- Take home a bottle of ROK:BRGR's bourbon barbecue sauceFour years after opening its first location downtown Fort Lauderdale, ROK:BRGR is now bottling and selling its own bourbon barbecue sauce.
The Go Guide
- Madonna to open Rebel Heart tour in MiamiTickets go on sale March 9 for concert at AmericanAirlines Arena.Not only will Madonna include a South Florida stop on her 35-city international “Rebel Heart” tour, as if it were ever in doubt, but the all-important tour-opening concert will be here Aug. 29 at Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena.
- Weekend preview: Coffee walk, beer talk13 things to do in South Florida this weekend and beyond ...This is a great weekend for a walk, because no matter what the weather, it's not snowing. So when the FAT Village Art Walk rolls around on Saturday night, we’ll widen its sphere of influence with a stroll over to Argyle Coffee Roasters, which […]
Shopping & Beauty
- Free ice cream with book donation at Hoffman's Chocolate Shops for Dr. Seuss's birthdayGet a free ice cream cone by donating a children's book at Hoffman's Chocolate.
- Olive Garden: Buy one entree, take one home freeBuy one entree at Olive Garden and get a second to take home free
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- Two ballet performances raise money for charitiesTwo dance company's - the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida and the Boca Ballet Theatre - have upcoming performances that raise money for local charities.
- Art Jewelry Sale at Norton Museum in West Palm BeachYou can the buy the art.
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- Cop caught in video slap of homeless man says he feared being grabbedA Fort Lauderdale police officer caught on cellphone video slapping a homeless man across the face said he struck the fallen man in order to "distract [him] and keep him from grabbing me."
- Spiraling pension costs may send Hollywood over financial cliff, experts warnOut-of-control pension costs will endanger Hollywood's bottom line for years to come unless City Hall embraces drastic reform, financial experts warned Monday.
