It's Time for Wine: Hartwell Estate and Beringer Vineyards

By Monty and Sara Preiser Today we will feature two wineries that not only offer wines of note, but provide a wonderful experience to go along with the tasting. Both the experiences are vastly different (variety being the true spice of life), but in their own way quite special. Hartwell Estate Not every winery has [...]

Explore Georgia Wine Country During Winter Wine Highway Weekend

If you’ve never been to northern Georgia wine country, the Winter Wine Highway weekend is the perfect time to see what you’ve been missing! From Friday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 5th, you can explore the region’s nine participating wineries for one low price. Visitors 21 years and older can purchase a passport for $20, [...]

It's Time for Wine: Monsieur Boisset is Here to Stay

By Monty and Sara Preiser Every so often an individual who seems bigger than life appears on the scene. Unfortunately, they are often pains to watch, listen to, and be around. Yet, if they are affable, bright, creative, down-to-earth, erudite, and fun, then you have someone worth writing about.  Jean-Charles Boisset is such a man, [...]

An Interview with Georges Duboeuf’s Export Director for North America

Continued from Le Beaujolais Nouveau 2010 est Arrivé I had the opportunity to interview via telephone Yann Bourigault, George Duboeuf’s Export Director for North America.  Yann, who was in Chicago for the city’s arrival party, works closely with the winemaking team at Georges Duboeuf and numerous domaines and family partners. The Amateur Gastronomer: 2008 was [...]

Le Beaujolais Nouveau 2010 Est Arrive!

The Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived! With all the pomp and circumstance usually reserved for New Year’s Eve, Georges Duboeuf unveiled the 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau with celebrations around the world. Facing high expectations after last year’s exceptional vintage, the team at Georges Duboeuf is pleased with the 2010 vintage, which returns to bright red fruit flavors.  [...]

Holiday Rum Cocktails

Spice up your seasonal celebrations with some holiday-inspired rum cocktails! These recipes come from mixologists with Mount Gay Rum.  The distillery has been producing rum on Barbados since 1703, making it the oldest rum brand in the world. Each cocktail calls for Mount Gay Eclipse, a medium-bodied rum that has notes of ripe banana and [...]

A Preview of the 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau

For the article after the release of the Beaujolais Nouveau click here In accordance with French law, the 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau will be released at one minute past midnight on the third Thursday of November — that’s this Thursday, the 18th. Georges Duboeuf, who always unveils his Beaujolais Nouveau with festive events around the world, [...]

AG Pick: Domaine La Lorentine 2005

Châteauneuf-du-Pape may be the first place that comes to mind when you think of wine produced in the south of France, yet it is just one of more than ten appellations in the Southern Rhône wine region.  Domaine la Lorentine comes from Lirac, the appellation that shares its eastern border with Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Though close proximity [...]

It's Time for Wine: 2010 Harvest with Tallulah – A Journal

By Monty and Sara Preiser The fall Napa morning was still dark as we fumbled around for warm clothes, coffee (Sara only), and the car key (Monty’s job). We were running a bit late for not just our first actual dawn harvest, but a harvest involving grapes destined for our own brand new Chardonnay. Yes, [...]

A Gift for the Home Chef

Looking for a gift for that special home chef this holiday season?  Buy him or her a set of Felix Doolittle’s personalized recipe cards. Massachusetts-based artist Felix Fu’s whimsical watercolors are an AG favorite.  His designs adorn a variety of paper goods, stationery and labels, plus the previously featured chef’s medallions. The recipe cards come [...]