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What New Year's fete would be complete without a fantastic bottle of bubbly?
Whether you opt for a simple Italian spumante or a sophisticated French champagne, a sparkler is a great addition to any meal with friends and family.
Champagnes are almost always made from one of three grape varieties - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier.
As the holidays near, you're probably stocking up on wine to serve at family gatherings, to give as hostess gifts and to cook with.
But don't forget about the versatility of a good brew.
Beer can pair beautifully with a wide array of dishes, and with nearly 13,000 labels of beer on the market, there's something for everyone.
Christopher Columbus brought the sugar cane plant to America not long after its discovery in Asia. Europeans soon discovered that it grew quite easily in the Caribbean and began to cultivate it so it could be sold throughout Europe. Numerous sugarcane plantations developed all over the islands.
To produce sugar, the cane is harvested and crushed to release the sap, which is then boiled in a multi-step process until sugar crystals are formed. The remaining liquid from this process is molasses. By the middle of the 17th century, plantation owners on the island of Barbados had discovered that when the molasses was mixed with water and placed in the hot tropical sun, it fermented into a spirit, creating the first rum.
A unique photographic exhibit, "Liquid Gold" by renowned French fashion photographer and artist Bettina Rheims, concludes its worldwide tour in Moscow in October.
"Liquid Gold" is a series of eleven large scale portraits that illuminate the allure of femininity and the embodiment of the "French Chic."
The Wines of Chablis is sponsoring the international tour; a perfect match, as Chablis is often referred to as "Liquid Gold."
As the theme of the exhibit, one key element of the mysterious "French Chic" is embodied in each photograph: Elegance, Magnificence, Sensuality, Desire, Bewitched, Reflection, Intensity, Dream, Pride, Amazon and Thirst.
Okay all you oenophiles, get ready to get your stomp on. This fall, City Winery is slated to open in SoHo, and Manhattanites will have the unique opportunity to stomp, ferment and bottle their own barrels of wine in the heart of the city.
City Winery is a 21,000-square-foot facility at 143 Varick Street that combines event space, a wine bar and a fully operational winery equipped to store 300 barrels.
If you're looking for a new organic libation to add to your repertoire, SakeOne is introducing this June the very first sakes ever to carry the USDA organic seal of approval: Momokawa Organic Nigori and Ginjo (Junmai).
Both varieties of sake will be branded under the Momokawa name and will be available in 750ML and 375ML bottles.
Who doesn't like chocolate? Or wine? Or better yet, both? Wine and chocolate can be the ultimate pairing, but selecting just the right combination can be a bit of a challenge.
Chocolate is a tough food to pair for several reasons. For starters, chocolates have high levels of tannins, the bitter taste imparted by the cacao bean. Also, different chocolates have varying degrees of sweetness.
So, how do you select the perfect match?
Follow this general rule of thumb: the stronger the chocolate, the bolder the wine. Chocolate tends to get "stronger" as the percentage of cacao increases.
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