As summer activities go, berry picking is highly underrated. Mention it to people and you’re bound to get a few blank looks. “Why would I want to pick berries when I can buy them at the supermarket?” someone asked me. Well, because a) it’s nice … Read More →
One of the best moments from the movie Sideways: Paul Giamatti as Miles educating Thomas Haden Church in depth on the nuances of wine tasting. Haden Church, looking fairly clueless, sucks down his wine, and afterwards an incredulous Giamatti asks: “Are you chewing gum?!” The … Read More →
The weather’s getting cold and you’re looking for a relaxed, intimate spot to gather with friends or take a date. Where should you go? The answer: Pour Cafe and Wine Bar in Mt. Kisco. I recommend Pour to everyone because there’s nothing else like it … Read More →
Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits Knows How to Throw a Wine Tasting
When it comes to understanding wine, I’m less Paul Giamatti’s character in “Sideways” (“There’s just like the faintest soupcon of asparagus…”) and more Thomas Haden Church’s clueless gum-chewing dolt (“Tastes pretty good to me!”). My wine palate is shall we say, unrefined. I don’t pick … Read More →