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Wine Cellar
What we
love about LaBelle Winery located in Amherst, New Hampshire
is that Winemaker Amy LaBelle, is crafting delectable, less
well-known wines, like her LaBelle Winery Petit Verdot. This bold,
red wine is richly succulent and redolent with black fruit, floral, violet,
and tobacco notes. It's gorgeous to drink on its own, and pairs well with
grilled steaks, bold food, and dark chocolate. We paired LaBelle Winery
Petit Verdot with Luxury Experience - Grilled Chicken with "PV"
Barbecue Sauce. We not only drank the wine, we also added some Petit
Verdot to our homemade barbecue sauce to bring out the flavors of the wine and
complement the food, and it was a perfect match. Cheers and Bon Appetit!
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Its wine
festival season in New York, and Luxury Experience was there to partake of the festivities during
the NYC Spring Crush Wine & Artisanal Food Festival presented
by Crush Wine Experiences. Held in the Grand Hall at St. Mary's in New York City's Lower East
Side, oenophiles gathered to experience wines from Argentina, France, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, and from the United States with wines from California and New
York state. Combined with artisanal tastings, it was a perfect Saturday evening
in New York City.
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Ninety Plus Cellars Lot 197
Prosecco Rosé DOC Extra Dry, Millesimato 2022 from Italy is bellissima to drink all summer long. This medium dry
sparkling wine combines Glera and Pinot Noir grapes that give it structure,
layers of nuanced flavors, its elegant rose color, and lively bubbles. If you
love Prosecco and Rosé wine, this elegant Prosecco Rosé is destined to become a
new summer favorite and is perfect to drink on its own or to pair with food. To
showcase its versatility, we created a Prosecco Rosé cocktail and used it in
our culinary recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Yogurt Cake. Saluti
and Mangia bene!
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Love white
wine but want to try something different? For summer we like to lighten up and
found LaBelle Winery Seyval Blanc made in Amherst, New Hampshire to not only be
delectable, but it also only has 12% alcohol. This crisp, semi-dry wine
pairs well with seafood, chicken, creamy pasta, or on its own. We paired it
with grilled shrimp with mango and green pepper, and it was delicious, and we
also used it in a wine-based cocktail, and it was also a hit. Cheers and Bon
Appetit!
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The 2023 USA Slow Wine Tour
at Eataly NYC
Downtown in New York City brought together Slow Wines
from around the world, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Italy, and
Mexico, and from California and Oregon in the United States. Produced by Colangelo
and Partners and presented at Eataly NYC Downtown, it was
a day of education and experiencing Slow Wines combined with excellent cuisine.
Salut et Mangia Bene!
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For the
past 140 years, Carmel Winery in Israel has
produced quality Kosher wines with layered nuances of flavors.
After experiencing and enjoying their Carmel Signature Single
Vineyards Volcano Merlot 2020, Evyatar Creek, Galilee, Israel we tried their Carmel
Appellation Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Galilee, Israel, which was also delicious and had aromatic notes of black fruit,
black cherries, cassis, and blackberries, that followed through on the palate
with balanced tannins and acidity. Imported by Royal
Wine Corp., this wine will be a welcome addition to our wine cellar.
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Now that Spring has arrived and
Summer will soon be here, our thoughts and palates start thinking about lower
alcohol wines to enjoy with friends. We found that Ottella Lugana DOC 2021 from the Lugana Region of Northern
Italy to be a very notable choice with only 12.5% alcohol, but with
layers of flavors. This is an elegant wine that is perfect to serve as an
aperitif or to pair with food. Ottella
Lugana DOC 2021 is imported by Vias
Imports, Ltd. Salud!
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We fell in
love with Carmel Signature Single
Vineyards Volcano Merlot 2020, from the Evyatar
Creek in Galilee, Israel since the first sip during Kosher Food
& Wine Experience 2023 in New York hosted by Royal
Wine Corp. Intrigued after speaking with the Chief Winemaker Yiftach Perets,
we later tried this wine at home where we could better appreciate this gorgeous
deep red wine with layered aromatics and dark fruit on the palate. Although
Kosher for Passover, this stunning wine would be a welcome addition to your
wine cellar and enjoyed at any time.
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Pinot Noir
fans are in for a treat with 90 Plus Cellars Reserve Series
2020 Pinot Noir Lot 75 Russian River Valley from Sonoma County, California. Part of the 90
Plus Cellars Reserve Series, this Pinot Noir is big and bold, a powerhouse of
flavor with dark cherries on the nose and on the palate, and 14.5% alcohol.
Delectable to drink on its own, this gorgeous wine will steal the show when
paired with food. We created a pairing menu, Luxury Experience - Roast
Pork with Cherry Sauce, which features the wine in the sauce to pick up
its layered nuances. Cheers and Bon Appetit!
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It was a
fun-filled Saturday afternoon of wine tasting and wine
education in the Hudson Valley at the gorgeous Revel
32 in Poughkeepsie, New York for the 1st Annual Queen City International Wine
Festival. Built in 1845, expanded in 1895, and renovated in 2019, Revel 32 has
rich architectural details that complement the contemporary appointments.
Produced by Revel 32 and 1915 Wine Cellar with a wine seminar
by renowned wine expert Kevin
Zraly, the 1st Annual Queen City
International Wine Festival was a perfect afternoon of tasting, learning, and
mingling in the Hudson Valley.
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Wine
education is always fun especially when the
seminar is given by wine educator and award-winning author Kevin
Zraly. Held as part of the 1st Annual Queen City International Wine
Festival at Revel
32 in Poughkeepsie, New York, the wine seminar provided participants with the ability to learn to
appreciate and look at wines in a new way. As the class involved tasting four
wines, it was the perfect combination of learning while experiencing. Cheers!
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The Kosher Food & Wine Experience
(KFWE) 2023 held at Chelsea Piers Pier Sixty in New York City
was a sold-out event that took guests' palates on a tasty journey around the
world without the need for a passport with exceptional kosher wines
from Argentina, Australia, France, Israel,
Italy, New Zealand, Spain, South
Africa, and the United States. Produced by Royal
Wine Corp. and celebrating
its 17th anniversary (after a three-year hiatus), KFWE attracted
almost 3,000 guests. Distilleries were also well represented, and there was a
plethora of delicious food to enjoy throughout the evening, which Luxury
Experience happily did!
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Vintage Cru at the Mohegan
Sun - Sun Wine & Food Fest 2023
in Uncasville, Connecticut was a celebration of wine and spirits excellence
and provided wine and spirits lovers with the
opportunity to taste a well-curated offering of 145 wines and spirits. It was a
fantastic bon vivant late afternoon of experiencing exceptional wine and
spirits hosted by Celebrity Chefs Rocco DiSpirito and Christian
Petroni with oysters, shrimp, pairing
cheeses, and live piano music by John Lomartra.
Cheers!
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Drinking
prosecco always reminds us of fabulous times spent in Italy where we celebrated
the end of each day with an aperitivo and small bites before venturing
out for dinner later in the evening. While we may not be hopping on a plane to
Italy as often as we would like, drinking Ninety Plus Cellars Lot 50 Brut Prosecco DOC from Veneto, Italy brings back those memories each time
we raise a flute glass and toast, Saluti!
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While Makasi
Wine made in the San Francisco Bay area of California
may be a newcomer to the wine market, (the brand launched in April 2022), Winemaker
Danny Sullivan has been making wines for over 10 years for private
label clients, family, and friends. Now the rest of us get to enjoy these
stellar wines from the boutique Makasi label, produced and bottled by Treasure
Island Wines in San Francisco, California. We loved the M-19CH-SLV-CNV,
shorthand for Makasi 2019 Chardonnay Siletto Valley Cienga Valley,
as this stunning, non-buttery Chardonnay was aged to perfection
for 14-months in neutral French oak barrels and stainless-steel tanks. Cheers!
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Since 1905,
Ottella wines from Lugana, Italy have been winning awards. Their Ottella Le
Creete Lugana DOC 2021 received
92 points from Wine Spectator and is a crisp, white wine with luscious
pineapple and grapefruit notes on the nose, and intense minerality from the
white clay of the terroir. This is a wonderful wine to enjoy on its own or to
pair with a variety of food. We paired it with pasta as well as with seafood,
and the wine was delicious. Ottella Le Creete Lugana DOC 2021 is
imported by Vias Imports, Ltd. Salud!
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After the
excitement of the November and December holidays, there is always a bit of a
slide into the January doldrums and the need for a bit of decadence to ease
into the new year. Riserva wines are always special, and we found
that the Il Grigio Da San Felice Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2019 from the San Felice Estate in Siena, Italy
was especially so and just what we needed with its tradition of excellence.
This intense, deep ruby red Tuscan wine is richly
aromatic with layers nuances of ripe red berries on the nose and the palate with
lush tannins and balanced acidity. Il Grigio Da San Felice Chianti Classico Riserva
DOCG 2019 is imported from Italy to the United States by Total Beverage Solution. Saluti!
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Looking for
something different to serve your guests? We recently "discovered" Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa
Sanlúcar de Barrameda and loved how this extra dry sherry
paired with "tapas" making it perfect for easy holiday or anytime entertaining.
While new to us, Bodegas Lustau was founded in Spain in 1896 where
they continue the tradition of crafting world-class, award-winning sherry
expressions. Salud!
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I attended
a wonderful Ottella Italian wine luncheon at the restaurant
Il Fiorista in New York City to have a better appreciation of these outstanding wines from
the Lugana region of Northern Italy. Mariano
Sansone, Wine Consultant at Vias Imports, Ltd. gave an interesting presentation on the history of Ottella
founded in 1905 and the four wines that paired exceptionally well with Chef
Rae Kramer's exciting cuisine. Mangia bene et saluti!
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On November
17, 2022, we attended the 31st Edition of Benvenuto Brunello,
the Benvenuto Brunello Anteprima 2022: Tasting the future: Brunello 2018
and Riserva 2017. Held at The Metropolitan Pavilion in New
York City, the unveiling of these incredibly exquisite
future wines also occurred simultaneously in London, Toronto,
and Los Angeles, making it an international grand-scale event
with 68 wineries presenting their wines. Saluti!
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Michele Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera d'Asti DOCG 2020 is a delectable red wine made from 100% Berbera
grapes from the Piedmont region of Italy. This award-winning
vineyard consistently receives high point ratings and their Michele
Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera d'Asti DOCG 2020 is a delectable and versatile wine
that pairs well with a variety of cuisine including Pasta with tomato dishes,
pizza, Livorno-style fish, and white meat. The wine is imported from Italy to
the United States by Kobrand Corporation. Cheers!
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Summer and juicy steaks and the burgers on the grill,
rich tomato-based dishes, and cheeses pair
especially well with Luigi Bosca De Sangre Cabernet Franc 2018. We loved the depth and complexity of this dry red wine
with its deep purple color with dark fruit and spices notes, and lusciously
lingering finish. With 14.4% alcohol, Luigi Bosca De Sangre Cabernet Franc 2018
is a rich, bold and powerhouse of a wine perfect to drink now or cellar for a
few years...that is if you can wait that long. Cheers!
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It is Summer
and if you want to lighten up on your alcohol choices without sacrificing taste,
Poema Pura Cava,
a Brut-style Cava, made from certified organic grapes
from the Penedès region of Spain is perfect. With
only 11.5% alcohol, lively bubbles, and lovely mineral, citrus,
and floral notes, this Cava may become your new favorite beverage to pair with tapas,
seafood, charcuterie, or serve as an aperitif.
Imported from Spain by Kobrand Corporation. Cheers!
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It was a
spectacular evening of wine and food at the kosher
restaurant, Wolf & Lamb Steakhouse located at 16 East 48th Street in Manhattan,
New York learning about the
excellent kosher wines from Barkan Winery in Israel
presented by Barkan's Master of Wine and Head Winemaker Ido Lewinsohn.
Paired with Wolf & Lamb Steakhouse's delicious food, the one-night special
event dinner was a night to remember.
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City Winery Montgomery Mills Riesling 2019 is a dry, crisp white wine with lovely citrus, floral,
and mineral notes made in the Hudson Valley, in Montgomery,
New York. Made from Uvas Blancas grapes from the Finger Lakes, this
delectable wine has a lower alcohol level of 12.5% and is a perfect summertime
wine to drink on its own or pair with food.
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Warm
weather, steaks on the grill, and Trapiche Gran Medalla Malbec 2019 are the perfect combination. This dark purple, big, and bold
red made from 100% malbec grapes, with 14.5% alcohol, pairs
exceptionally well with grilled steaks and does Mendoza, Argentina
proud. Created to celebrate Bodega Trapiche's 125th anniversary, they
selected the best grapes from the Uco Valley to commemorate their heritage for
their Medalla wines. Cheers!
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We spent a
perfect Sunday afternoon at City Winery experiencing MADE Hudson Valley Spring 2022
presented by edible Hudson Valley + City Winery Hudson
Valley in Montgomery, New York. Our day began with a VIP Wine Tasting and
Food Pairing, followed by a private wine cellar tour,
sampling delectable products from the curated artisan vendors,
and listening to live music.
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The Argentine
consulate and Wines of Argentina hosted Malbec World Day 2022 in New
York with more than 40 wines presented to
celebrate the most renowned and revered of Argentina's wines. It was a magical
evening of wine tasting, traditional Argentine dancing,
and learning more about the impressive expressions of Argentina's famed Malbec
wine.
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The
Medici family-owned winery has been making high-quality Lambrusco wines
since 1890 and their Medici Ermete Concerto Organic Reggiano Lambrusco
is the world's first single vineyard vintage Lambrusco. Interesting to note
is that the Medici family has been farmed sustainably for decades, and their
Concerto is now farmed organically. Their Medici Ermete Concerto Organic Reggiano
Lambrusco DOC 2020 is a delicious,
dry red semi-sparkling wine at natural fermentation that is "green certified"
and has achieved 93 points from the Sommelier Journal. Need we say more?
Cheers!
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We spent a perfect Friday
afternoon in the Award-Winning Crystal Springs Wine Cellar
taking a Wine Tasting class with Wine Director and
Sommelier Suzanne Wagner. As the Wine Director and Sommelier Suzanne Wagner
is responsible for the Wine Spectator Grand Award-Winning Wine Cellar
which houses an impressive collection of 45,000 bottles of wine with a value of
approximately $10 million USD.
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Benvenuto
Brunello 2022 held in late February 2022 in New York City
was a celebration of the "2022 Release of New Vintages" - Brunello di
Montalcino 2017, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016, and
Rosso di Montalcino 2020. Fifty-three wineries presented an
impressive selection of 156 wines available for tasting. During an informative
(and very tasty) 3-hour presentation, we learned more about the nuances of what
makes Montalcino such a special wine region.
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Chateau de Berne, Romance Rose 2020, Provence, France
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Inspiration, Chateau de Berne, Cotes de Provence, 2020
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Hampton Water Rose 2020
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Vento Di Mare Pinot Grigio Organic Wine 2019
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Vento Di Mare Nero d’Avola Organic Wine
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Vara Garnacha 2018
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Vara Viura 2018
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Vara Tempranillo 2018 Espanol
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VARA Silverhead Brut Cava
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Memorable Kosher Wine Dinner at The Fulton by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, NY, USA
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Castelgiocondo Brunello 2008
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La Gioiosa Et Amorosa Prosecco D.O.C. Treviso
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Malbec World Day in New York
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Fisher Vineyards Tasting Supper at Blantyre, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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The American Ports - Red, White, and Blue
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Beaux Freres Vineyard and Winery Fall Tasting Supper at Blantyre, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Harvesting the Grapes at Gouveia Vineyards, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
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Discovering the Bucks County Wine Trail, Pennsylvania, USA
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Regione Veneto - Prosecco, Soave, Amarone, and Late Harvest Wines
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Brunello di Montalcino Vintage 2004 - From Italy with Love
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Modern Wine Collection on the Auction Block
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Rocca Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2004 Syrah
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Carmenere Tasting Seminar
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Domaine Zweifel - The Art of Making Swiss Wine
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Lattenberg Rauschling 2005
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Christie's Auction - Wines from 1870 - 2002
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Marques de Tomares Gran Reserva 1996
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Marques de Tomares Crianza Rioja 2001
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Valdelapinta Verdejo Rueda 2004
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Finest and Rarest Wines Auction at Christie's
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Winespeak – The Language of the Grape
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New York (Wine) Cocktail Party
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Marsala Wine Tasting in Sicily
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Wine Tastings to Benefit City Harvest
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Great Wines from Chile - Altair Vineyards
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Discovery Wines Store NYC
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1955 Bordeaux Wine Tasting
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Wine Tasting at Bovey Castle
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Chianti Classico Tasting in Tuscany
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