March 2007 - Posts

• Paris Hilton to be new face of Bordeaux

  American heiress Paris Hilton will be the new face of Bordeaux wines, decanter.com can reveal. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2007, 04:01 PM by Decanter News

• A Cook’s Tour of Milan

  Not as charming as Florence, as grand as Rome or as romantic as Venice, Milan is often overlooked by travelers. But in its restaurants and markets, the city offers a valuable tutorial in Italy’s culinary history. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 01:07 PM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• Good Eating | Brooklyn Museum: Places at the Table

  Where to eat after you view “The Dinner Party,” a new at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 10:31 AM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• Food: The Way We Eat: New York Noodletown

  Decades after their moment, sesame noodles finally get a proper recipe. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 09:19 AM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• True-Life Tales: The Bounty

  God doesn’t necessarily help those who help themselves to persimmons. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 09:19 AM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• Bringing Back the Sunday Dinner

  At least one day a week, the family meal is being revived as a ritual. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 09:14 AM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• Hot Dog Menu Draws a $250 Foie Gras Fine

  A restaurant owner received Chicago’s first fine under an April 2006 ordinance that is the first in the country to ban the sale of foie gras. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 08:44 AM by NYT > Dining and Wine

• St-Emilion classification suspended

  The 2006 St-Emilion classification has been temporarily suspended by an administrative tribunal in Bordeaux citing ‘serious doubt' over the legality of the classification process. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 07:13 AM by Decanter News

• Burgundy prices post healthy rise at Hospices sale

  Prices of red and white Burgundy increased by 12% at last weekend's Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges auction, held in Dijon. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2007, 02:30 AM by Decanter News

• Wine industry must do more to attract youth: Vinexpo survey

  The wine industry could lose a generation of customers if it doesn't get better at capturing the attention of younger drinkers, according to a survey commissioned by Vinexpo. Read More... Posted Mar 29 2007, 10:07 AM by Decanter News

• Ribera del Duero awaits appellation upgrade

  Spain's Ribera del Duero region is set to receive upgraded status to Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) in 2008. Read More... Posted Mar 29 2007, 07:32 AM by Decanter News

• English producer premiers vineyard insurance scheme

  Top English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber has become the first estate to adopt a specialist insurance policy covering its wine ‘from grape to glass'. Read More... Posted Mar 29 2007, 06:37 AM by Decanter News

• Bordeaux trials natural cork

  Europe's first major trial of a natural cork closure which claims to stop cork taint in wine, got underway this week in Bordeaux. Read More... Posted Mar 28 2007, 09:15 AM by Decanter News

• Cheap Bordeaux on rise in Australia

  Bordeaux's exports of cheap wine to Australia are increasing massively - but still making little impact on the country's wine-buying habits. Read More... Posted Mar 28 2007, 03:05 AM by Decanter News

• For a Sweeter Passover, Old and New Sephardic Delights

  Holiday ideas from Ana Benarroch de Bensadón, whose book, “Dulce lo Vivas” contains Sephardic dessert recipes from Morocco and Spain. Read More... Posted Mar 27 2007, 01:56 PM by NYT > Dining and Wine