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Jura Wines, Comté, and the Definition of Success
Vincent Van Gogh believed that most of his 800 or so paintings were failures (an assessment shared by most of the art world at the time). Today, even “minor” Van Gogh pieces are prized by museums and...
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Re-Inventing the Family Farm
In any boutique wine shop, including the Formaggio Wine Corner, our shop-within-a-shop, you will frequently hear the sales staff speak of “family-owned” vineyards. While this term serves most obviously...
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Are all wine vines related?
90-year-old Grenache Vines The vine that produces wine grapes is native to only one place on earth—the Caucasus mountain range, an area that today is comprised of parts of Georgia, Armenia, and eastern...
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Rosé All Day – What’s the Deal with Our Favorite Pink Wine?
A wide range of rose wine hues from Bergerac, The Rheingau, Irouleguy, The Loire Valley, and Liguria. Pink wine: we’re crazy about it. Whether it’s a French “rosé,” an Italian “rosato,” or a Spanish...
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Q & A with Richard Kzirian
Richard Kzirian of Violette Wine Cellars Violette Wine Cellars is the importer, distributor, and retailer for natural and biodynamic wine where Richard Kzirian, long time friend of Ihsan and Valerie...
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A Wine Quiz from Stephen
Over the summer, Chris Kimball and Stephen Meuse recorded their final radio spots for America’s Test Kitchen, in which they discussed wine. Starting soon, they can be heard under Kimball’s new brand,...
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Jean-Paul Dubost’s Extraordinary Beaujolais-Villages
We’ve described it as natural, happy, delicious and (yes) perfect. Why? Because in the 2015 vintage this hits all the pleasure points: bright, juicy fruit, just-right acidity, plush tannins and a scoop...
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Wine Weekenders: Wine to Grab & Go & Give
Headed for the Cape, Islands, mountains or beach house this weekend? We’ve got just the thing to bring along: a Wine Weekender “suitcase” from Formaggio Kitchen. This sturdy, lightweight, reusable and...
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A Brine Time was had by All: Choosing the Right Wine for Seafood
Judging from the questions I field every day in the wine corner here at Formaggio Kitchen Cambridge, food and wine pairing continues to be a major cause of uncertainty and, frankly, anxiety.My sense is...
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Why We Love Beaujolais for the Holidays and You Should, Too
2015 Domaine Thillardon Chenas, 2016 Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais You don’t have to know a lot about wine to enjoy it, but misconceptions can get in the way of widening our experience. Some I regularly...
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