On Tuesday October 29 the Comité Champagne hosted a Champagne tasting at the beautiful Ivy Room in Chicago. Guests had a chance to taste over 100 champagnes from 36 Champagne Producers. The event had two goals. The first was to celebrate Champagne [...]

I can’t remember my first crush, or my first kiss, however the moment I sipped the Bordeaux wine that transformed me from wine novice to connoisseur is forever etched in my mind. My love affair with wines began in the winter of [...]

In the hit movie Sideways, actor Thomas Haden Church’s character Miles, a wine snob belts out “I’m not drinking any f**@%# merlot,” and the audience bursts into laughter.  A third of the audience recognized themselves in this statement and affirmed, [...]

Ever wondered how wine is made? Here's a great YouTube video that breaks it down!

The Check Please! Farm to Table event was awesome! Great foods and wine, beer and spirits. I had a great time covering the event for The Chicago Defender,  Click here to  Read the article !