From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines ... Read more

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Bancone is a pasta restaurant – just don’t call it Italian

A new restaurant below the imposing walls of the Bank of England is serving pasta – just don’t call this Italian food. I’m told the rare breed beef and marrowbone pasta is a British dish. Is a restaurant Italian because they serve pasta? As any City worker will know, Bancone’s silken threads are kneaded in the [...]

Unique Wines of Piemonte

Nestled at the foot of the Alps in northwestern Italy, Piedmont—Piemonte in Italian, meaning “at the foot of the mountains”—is one of the country’s most complex and storied wine regions. Bordered by the Alps to the north and west and the Apennines to the south, its dramatic landscape creates a mosaic of mesoclimates that have ... Read more

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More than a tasting

Why diners are increasingly combining wine tasting and dining into a single social occasion. The most memorable outings are often the ones that are never rushed. A wine tasting that turns into lunch. An afternoon that stretches into early evening. A long-overdue catch-up with friends around the table. Increasingly, consumers are seeking experiences that combine [...]

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The Gentleman’s recovery ritual: Father’s day at Cape Grace

Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, celebrates the man or father figure in everyone’s life with The Gentleman’s Recovery Ritual, available throughout June at Fairmont Spa at Cape Grace. The ritual opens with a 60-minute massage that releases tension from the back, neck, shoulders and scalp, including compression boots therapy to revive tired legs and [...]

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LEARNING ABOUT WINE: Albariño Across Rías Baixas

Albariño Across Rías Baixas Albariño is often introduced as a single Galician white wine: crisp, aromatic, coastal, and useful at the table. That description leaves out the local differences that shape the grape. Rías Baixas is divided into five subzones, and those subzones do not behave alike. Val do Salnés, O Rosal, Condado do Tea, ... Read more

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