This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start of summer, but produce -wise it’s still spring. This is the peak season for foods like asparagus, artichokes, scallions, lettuce, peas, garlic, and radishes. Nothing makes me happier after a long, cold...
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A Vegan Mapo Tofu Recipe To Die For
This blog post was inspired by my friend, colleague, and fellow wine professional and Dame, Joyce Lin. Also a New York resident, she was born and raised in Taiwan and through her company Sip with Joyce, she focuses on the concept of creating wonderful food and wine...
Choose Organic on Global Champagne Day
I know I’m not alone when I say that champagne is one of my favorite wines to drink, but it is also one of the categories that can be tricky if you’re looking for organic and vegan wines. It’s estimated that less than 10% of the entire Champagne region farms...
Pairing Wine with Movies
With colder and darker days creeping in and social gatherings still not advisable, I love curling up in the evening with a good movie and a nice glass of wine…Querciabella’s wines have such big personalities, I thought it would be fun to try and pair them with some of my favorite movies. My ideas are listed below. I hope they may inspire you to pick up one or a few of these bottles or to try your own combinations and have fun pairing wine with your favorite movies!
My favorite rosés this year
It would be quite impossible to include every rosé I love in one article, simply because there are more well-made wines in this category than ever before. For a wine lover like myself, this is really exciting. This year I set a new goal this of trying as many...
What’s Wine Got to Do With It?
Ever since I left the corporate world and my day job, I have gotten into the habit of asking myself the question “why do I do what I do?” on a regular basis. The reason I finally started working for myself was, after all, that I felt I needed a bigger purpose...
Gaga for Baga
I always champion for the underdog, and while I certainly enjoy my share of Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons, there is nothing that thrills me more when I have wonderful and surprising tasing experiences with grapes that are less popular. It's as if...
Sherry: Still a Wine Trying to Be Understood
To me, there’s no wine that screams or tastes like of ‘a sense of place’ more than sherry does. From the first sip, this fascinating with from the town of Jerez in the region of Andalusia, brings me back to Spain to a vibrant tapas bar of people who are enjoying...
Greek Rice Bowl with a Creamy Yogurt-Dill Dressing
I've had a love for Greek food ever since spending several summers in the Greek island of Skiathos during my teenage years. My sister worked and lived there for over a decade, and my niece and nephew are half Greek, so I guess you could say I have a close connection...
Wine Review: Vina Godeval Godello Cepas Vellas 2016
White wine might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Spain. This is the land of oak- heavy Riojas and high alcohol Garnacha, and of course there is Cava… but there are several interesting white varietals worth checking out that can produce...

Spring Socca Flatbread
This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start of summer, but produce -wise it’s still spring. This is the peak season for foods like asparagus, artichokes, scallions, lettuce, peas, garlic, and radishes. Nothing makes me happier after a long, cold...

A Vegan Mapo Tofu Recipe To Die For
This blog post was inspired by my friend, colleague, and fellow wine professional and Dame, Joyce Lin. Also a New York resident, she was born and raised in Taiwan and through her company Sip with Joyce, she focuses on the concept of creating wonderful food and wine...

Choose Organic on Global Champagne Day
I know I’m not alone when I say that champagne is one of my favorite wines to drink, but it is also one of the categories that can be tricky if you’re looking for organic and vegan wines. It’s estimated that less than 10% of the entire Champagne region farms...

Pairing Wine with Movies
With colder and darker days creeping in and social gatherings still not advisable, I love curling up in the evening with a good movie and a nice glass of wine…Querciabella’s wines have such big personalities, I thought it would be fun to try and pair them with some of my favorite movies. My ideas are listed below. I hope they may inspire you to pick up one or a few of these bottles or to try your own combinations and have fun pairing wine with your favorite movies!

My favorite rosés this year
It would be quite impossible to include every rosé I love in one article, simply because there are more well-made wines in this category than ever before. For a wine lover like myself, this is really exciting. This year I set a new goal this of trying as many...

What’s Wine Got to Do With It?
Ever since I left the corporate world and my day job, I have gotten into the habit of asking myself the question “why do I do what I do?” on a regular basis. The reason I finally started working for myself was, after all, that I felt I needed a bigger purpose...

Gaga for Baga
I always champion for the underdog, and while I certainly enjoy my share of Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons, there is nothing that thrills me more when I have wonderful and surprising tasing experiences with grapes that are less popular. It's as if...

Sherry: Still a Wine Trying to Be Understood
To me, there’s no wine that screams or tastes like of ‘a sense of place’ more than sherry does. From the first sip, this fascinating with from the town of Jerez in the region of Andalusia, brings me back to Spain to a vibrant tapas bar of people who are enjoying...

Greek Rice Bowl with a Creamy Yogurt-Dill Dressing
I've had a love for Greek food ever since spending several summers in the Greek island of Skiathos during my teenage years. My sister worked and lived there for over a decade, and my niece and nephew are half Greek, so I guess you could say I have a close connection...

Wine Review: Vina Godeval Godello Cepas Vellas 2016
White wine might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Spain. This is the land of oak- heavy Riojas and high alcohol Garnacha, and of course there is Cava… but there are several interesting white varietals worth checking out that can produce...