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Go to http://skl.sh/ZO8OGV to get your tickets!! Use Code for 10% off: TUMBLR10 Do you enjoy Indian cuisine? Do you like New York? Do you drink wine? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, this class is for you! We have expanded this class to include more wine and more food pairings! This time we tackle Indian fare with New York wines. You heard me right, we have an expert Chef in Indian cuisine which will be a terrific pairing with the cool climate wines of the Finger Lakes.  We will cover topics such as: Going to or hosting a party? What type of wine should you bring/have? How to order off a restaurant wine list How to hold a wine glass How to identify what you like (or don’t) about wine Tips to pair your wine and food You’ll be able to ask anything about wine and get helpful tips to pick the perfect wine to go with any situation.  We will taste at least four great value wines from  New York featuring the Finger Lakes (think wines like Riesling) that you can enjoy all summer. In addition, Chef Mahima will prepare, present and provide three perfectly paired noshes of Indian fare. All food will be natutslly gluten free as well!!! With these nuggets of knowledge, you’ll be in the coolest wine-nerd in the room! 
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Go to http://skl.sh/ZO8OGV to get your tickets!!

Use Code for 10% off: TUMBLR10

Do you enjoy Indian cuisine? Do you like New York? Do you drink wine? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, this class is for you!

We have expanded this class to include more wine and more food pairings! This time we tackle Indian fare with New York wines. You heard me right, we have an expert Chef in Indian cuisine which will be a terrific pairing with the cool climate wines of the Finger Lakes. 

We will cover topics such as:

  • Going to or hosting a party? What type of wine should you bring/have?
  • How to order off a restaurant wine list
  • How to hold a wine glass
  • How to identify what you like (or don’t) about wine
  • Tips to pair your wine and food

You’ll be able to ask anything about wine and get helpful tips to pick the perfect wine to go with any situation. 

We will taste at least four great value wines from  New York featuring the Finger Lakes (think wines like Riesling) that you can enjoy all summer. In addition, Chef Mahima will prepare, present and provide three perfectly paired noshes of Indian fare. All food will be natutslly gluten free as well!!!

With these nuggets of knowledge, you’ll be in the coolest wine-nerd in the room! 

40 Under 40: America's Tastemakers

While I am just barely too old to make this list (wink), I am inspired that there are so many youngins doing great wine work out there. Especially Matt Stamp, a tireless leader of the Court of Master Sommelier community, Joe Campanale of several wonderful NYC restaurants and a blind tasting class colleague and Laura Maniec, owner of Corkbuzz and a tremendously wonderful wine mentor, educator and person.

I wanna be like all of you when I grow up! : )

While I can never seem to take a regular photo…I always have a great time doing wine dinners. This one was with Chef Melissa Gellert (seen in the blur) for a birthday celebration. It was a lovely night and I think we hit the pairings pretty spot on! My personal favorite was the Salmon Ceviche and the Dr. Franks Grüner Veltliner…or maybe the Crispy Chicken and the Angeline Pinot Noir…I can’t decide! : ) NV Charles Ellner Brut Rosé Pinot Noir and Chardonnay France Paired with: Herbed Polenta “Fries” with Muhamarra (Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip)   2011 Dr. Konstantin Frank Grüner Veltliner New York Paired with: Salmon Ceviche with Micro Greens and asparagus  2011  Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Germany Paired with: Lentil and Rhubarb Curry, Cucumber Lime Raita, Cumin Naan   2011 Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir California Paired with: Crispy Pressed Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Aleppo pepper marinade 2011 Scrapona Moscato d’Asti Italy   2005 Kopke LBV Porto Portugal   2010 Antech Blanquette de Limoux France Paired with: Chocolate Coconut Truffles with Mint and cheese with fruit   Check out Chef Melissa at www.facebook.com/chefmelissagellert
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While I can never seem to take a regular photo…I always have a great time doing wine dinners. This one was with Chef Melissa Gellert (seen in the blur) for a birthday celebration. It was a lovely night and I think we hit the pairings pretty spot on! My personal favorite was the Salmon Ceviche and the Dr. Franks Grüner Veltliner…or maybe the Crispy Chicken and the Angeline Pinot Noir…I can’t decide! : ) NV Charles Ellner Brut Rosé Pinot Noir and Chardonnay France Paired with: Herbed Polenta “Fries” with Muhamarra (Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip)   2011 Dr. Konstantin Frank Grüner Veltliner New York Paired with: Salmon Ceviche with Micro Greens and asparagus  2011  Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Germany Paired with: Lentil and Rhubarb Curry, Cucumber Lime Raita, Cumin Naan   2011 Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir California Paired with: Crispy Pressed Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Aleppo pepper marinade 2011 Scrapona Moscato d’Asti Italy   2005 Kopke LBV Porto Portugal   2010 Antech Blanquette de Limoux France Paired with: Chocolate Coconut Truffles with Mint and cheese with fruit   Check out Chef Melissa at www.facebook.com/chefmelissagellert
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While I can never seem to take a regular photo…I always have a great time doing wine dinners. This one was with Chef Melissa Gellert (seen in the blur) for a birthday celebration. It was a lovely night and I think we hit the pairings pretty spot on! My personal favorite was the Salmon Ceviche and the Dr. Franks Grüner Veltliner…or maybe the Crispy Chicken and the Angeline Pinot Noir…I can’t decide! : )

NV

Charles Ellner Brut Rosé

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

France

Paired with: Herbed Polenta “Fries” with Muhamarra (Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip)

 

2011

Dr. Konstantin Frank

Grüner Veltliner

New York

Paired with: Salmon Ceviche with Micro Greens and asparagus 

2011 

Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten

Riesling Kabinett

Germany

Paired with: Lentil and Rhubarb Curry, Cucumber Lime Raita, Cumin Naan

 

2011

Angeline Reserve

Pinot Noir

California

Paired with: Crispy Pressed Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Aleppo pepper marinade

2011

Scrapona

Moscato d’Asti

Italy

 

2005

Kopke LBV Porto

Portugal

 

2010

Antech

Blanquette de Limoux

France

Paired with: Chocolate Coconut Truffles with Mint and cheese with fruit

 

Check out Chef Melissa at www.facebook.com/chefmelissagellert

Loved this Italian rose of Nebbiolo from Parusso. I’ve never had a rose of this variety usually in Barolo, so it was extra nerdy and fun. Gorgeous rich dark pink color and with a striking about of bold fruit that will pair with pretty much anything. I had it by itself and it was delightful. Tis the season for Rosato! 
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Loved this Italian rose of Nebbiolo from Parusso. I’ve never had a rose of this variety usually in Barolo, so it was extra nerdy and fun.

Gorgeous rich dark pink color and with a striking about of bold fruit that will pair with pretty much anything. I had it by itself and it was delightful.

Tis the season for Rosato! 

Red Wine Bunch: Yet Another Reason to Drink Red Wine

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Did you know that red wine polyphenols improve sugar metabolism? a recent study shows that red wine polyphenols improve insulin resistance which may help protect your heart.

However, moderation is the key. The study participants only drank 30 grams of red wine (which is approximately one glass a…

As a diabetic and red wine drinker…this is super duper!

Sommelier, Jake Young helped us pick out this gem of a Napa blend for our terrific steaks at Insignia in Smithtown , NY. 2008 Rocket Science is a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a touch of Tannat and Petit Verdot. This dark inky black and blue fruited wine was perfectly suited for our carnivore meal.
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Sommelier, Jake Young helped us pick out this gem of a Napa blend for our terrific steaks at Insignia in Smithtown , NY.

2008 Rocket Science is a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a touch of Tannat and Petit Verdot. This dark inky black and blue fruited wine was perfectly suited for our carnivore meal.

I saw this article on Sunday Morning about product flops, like New Coke and the Segway, but in the footage there was a flash of a product called Wine and Dine DInner.  I had to find out what this was… A company called Heublein Spirits, the maker of A1 Steak sauce, put its Wine and Dine dinners on sale in the mid 1970s for about a buck. Buyers thought they were getting a dinner along with a perfectly paired wine to sip. However, the wine was there to be used in the sauce (Macaroni with Chablis sauce in this case), and if the consumer didn’t read the directions and poured the wine in a glass to sip, it was cooking wine…with salt added. Blech. Today no one would be brave enough to actually sell a food and wine pairing like this…but should they?
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I saw this article on Sunday Morning about product flops, like New Coke and the Segway, but in the footage there was a flash of a product called Wine and Dine DInner.  I had to find out what this was…

A company called Heublein Spirits, the maker of A1 Steak sauce, put its Wine and Dine dinners on sale in the mid 1970s for about a buck. Buyers thought they were getting a dinner along with a perfectly paired wine to sip. 

However, the wine was there to be used in the sauce (Macaroni with Chablis sauce in this case), and if the consumer didn’t read the directions and poured the wine in a glass to sip, it was cooking wine…with salt added. Blech.

Today no one would be brave enough to actually sell a food and wine pairing like this…but should they?

(Source: cbsnews.com)

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