Pink Bubbles: Comin’ In Hot
Brianne Cohen is the principal in a lifestyle brand and business based out of Los Angeles. She has been producing events and weddings for over 10 years in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Brianne regularly judges at the International Wine & Spirits Competition and the International Wine Challenge in London. She also completed the entire […]
Tillingham: English Wine Wonderland
Rye, England is an ancient seaside town flush with tales of smuggling and witchcraft. It’s exposed location on the south coast of England made it the first port of call for European intruders. I was arriving by train, but I was an intruder in my own right. As an American expat in London, I’ve spent […]
Somm Secrets – Decoding Blind Tasting
Blind tasting can really seem like magic, but it is a skill that anyone can harness. So if you are ready to pour yourself a couple of extra glasses following along as Sommelier Renée Sferrazza decodes blind tasting. Before We Get Into the Glass Think of a calm place. A place that makes you feel […]
Alsace Checks All The Boxes
Alsace is a region that checks all the boxes. It is a region that produces dry wines and sweet wines, sparkling wines and still wines, and while the majority is white wines, they also produce red wines and rosé sparkling wines, as well as small quantities of rosé and orange wines. The white wines are […]
The Wines and Foods of Northern France
Julia Child, that towering figure of French cuisine in America and around the world once said: “I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.” Compared to Italian cuisine, which has very few hard […]
Piemonte Italy’s Hidden Gem – Roero
When one thinks of the wines of Piemonte, Italy, Barolo and Barbaresco are likely at the top of the list. But I would like to tell you about Roero, a hidden gem of a wine region in Piemonte. Like its neighbors, Roero produces Barbera d’Alba, Birbèt, Bonarda, Favorita, and Moscato d’Asti, but the reigning stars of Roero […]
Wait… What? Old World vs. New World
The Monarch Wine staff is teeming with experts… and also Kevin Chesley. It’s no contest, he’s the Monarch Correspondent that knows the absolute least about vino – which makes him uniquely qualified for investigative reporting into the delicious language wine geniuses use that make us all say, “Wait… what?” Royalty or revolutionaries? Cowboys, or Queens? […]