As if choreographed, Jesus Calderon periodically rotates bottles of sparkling wine a quarter of a turn while simultaneously titling them until they’re upside down. This dance is one Calderon has done ...
A new bar focusing on the delightful effervescence of sparkling wines opens this evening in a small subterranean space on MacDougal Street. Ravi DeRossi, the restaurateur who's been opening places ...
A hunk of yeasty, chewy bread smeared with creamy butter and sprinkled with flakes of sea salt — these flavors perfectly echo the qualities of fine Champagne so revered by lovers of the lees-aged ...
Greetings. Today, I share the story of Mr. Ramon Viera – aka “The Riddler of Schramsberg” from friend of the vine and wine writer Rhoda Stewart of Napa. As you enter the arched and ...
To "riddle" a Champagne bottle is to turn it daily to remove sediment and make it crystal clear. And for the rarest bottles, only the human touch will do. Pablo Lopez, Champagne riddler and cellarman ...