Wine

Once an aspiring tennis pro and classical guitarist, Felipe Tosso eventually found his true creative calling at the Viña Ventisquero winery nestled in the coastal hills of Chile’s Maipo Valley. There he makes world-class wines from grapes cultivated along the slopes and valleys that lie with the winery’s vineyards in Maipo, Colchagua, Casablanca, and Leyda valleys. Felipe … [Read more...] about A Taste of Argentina with Viña Ventisquero Winemaker Felipe Tosso

Georgia-born winemaker Suzanne Phifer Pavitt explained that she won’t tolerate bad food or bad wine, as my husband Chris Prawdzik and I sipped her excellent Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc over lunch at D.C.’s District Line. Growing up Baptist in rural Georgia, she appreciated the high quality of locally grown food from a young age. But wine? Not so much. Fortunately, as an … [Read more...] about Wine for Your Next Date Night

Summer wine drinkers often focus on refreshing dry, crisp white wines, but there’s no reason why refreshment can’t be sweet. So if you want a new experience, why not try some of Hungary’s most glorious Tokaji? These wines bear the same name of the region with the addition of the letter “i” at the end–Tokaji–which translates as “from Tokaj.” The region produces both dry and … [Read more...] about Sweet Summer Refreshment with Tokaji