Classic Wines

Something I have always wanted to do is design a cocktail list with all of the different ingredients that can be found around the island and I finally did it. Sheldon, my bar manager, and I recently started some vodka and rum infusions for our cocktail... read more

First off I would like to apologize; it's been weeks since I last wrote to tell you about the restaurant. Since we opened in August it has been crazy not only in the restaurant but behind the scenes as well. The past months I have doubled the amount of... read more

I still remember my first trip the grocery store when I first arrived on the island. There were so many different fruits and vegetables that I had never seen or heard of before. The first thing I saw that interested me the most was this huge green leaf... read more

For me one of the best parts about the restaurant industry is having the opportunity to work with a talented chef. Most of all my closest friends throughout the years have been chefs because they have the same passion for food that I have for wine. Lea... read more

When I first moved to Grenada seven months ago I immediately started accessing the restaurants and their wine programs to see what I had to work with. Let's just say that moving from Washington, DC to Grenada was not an easy thing to do when you love f... read more

One of the most important variables in the success of a restaurant is location, location, location. Yeah, I know it's a cliché, but it's a truth that rings clear no matter where you are in the world. For Grenada it is especially important to be ... read more

This week I started a new consulting project that will take the dining scene in Grenada to the next level. I recently joined forces with my friend Gary Birkett and we are opening Verandah, a new restaurant located in the Mount Cinnamon Resort which ove... read more

This summer my girlfriend was fortunate enough to leave the island for a month to visit her family in California while I remained in Grenada to finish a consulting project. The bonus to all of this was that this was the perfect opportunity to restock o... read more

Soave is one of the most complicated and misunderstood white wines found in the Veneto region. When speaking about Soave, some of you may think about the dull and flat wines from Bolla or some of you may recall a crisp, dry, and refreshing wine that a ... read more

The region of Veneto is located between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige (west) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (east) and borders Austria to the north and the Po River to the south. The region contains 3 DOCG, 25 DOC, and 10 IGT wine appellations that tog... read more

For the next series of articles I have migrated into the northeast section of Italy, also referred to as the Venezie or Tre Venezie. The area contains three major regions: Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Friuli-Venezie Giulia. Because of the melting p... read more

Before I wrap up my studies of the important wines of Piedmont, I have to tell you about two more areas that produce some great white wines that should not be missed. One is a forgotten classic and the other has recently started to get a little press. ... read more

Out of all the wines that are produced in northwest Italy, none have a greater reputation than the "Wine of Kings and King of Wines" - the Barolo. No other wine in the world has fully expressed the power and elegance of the Nebbiolo grape like Barolo h... read more

In the next two articles I will take the two most popular wines made in Piedmont--Barbaresco and Barolo--and explain the defining differences in both. Though both wines are made in Piedmont and are made solely from the Nebbiolo grape, there are distinc... read more

Although the Piedmont may be famous for the great wines of Barolo and Barbaresco, there are two well kept secrets that are itching to get out. I am referring to the two DOCG wines of Gattinara and Ghemme which are located in the northern area of Piedmo... read more

Barbera is Italy's third most cultivated grape variety after Sangiovese and Montepulciano and is known for producing complex, fruity wines with high acidity and low tannins. It is known as the "people's wine" in Piedmont being deeply rooted in the regi... read more

Dolcetto is an early ripening red grape variety grown throughout Piedmont that produces wines with flavors of sweet berries and delicate hints of almonds. The wine is considered to be one of Italy's best quaffing wines. The term "quaffing wine" is used... read more

For the first installment into the wines of Piedmont I wanted to start with a dessert-before-dinner approach and save the serious wines for later. For those of you who are entering the summer season this will allow you to get a head start on transition... read more

When I first started my studies of the wine regions of Italy back in February, I began on the areas that I needed to learn about the most and worked my way up the peninsula so that I could finish up with the northern regions. Today I have officially ar... read more

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano was among the first wines in Italy to receive DOCG status in the 1980s and is considered one of the great wines of Tuscany. It is produced in the township of Montepulciano outside the city of Florence and should not to be c... read more