A good general rule (of wine tasting) is to state that the bouquet is better than the taste, and vice versa.
Stephen Potter – One-upsmanship (1952)
Dear ELV,
After tasting the 1996 Oddero Barolo at Carnevino, I decided I needed more. For fun, I read a review of one release, and came across this gem:
Continue reading “Letter of the Week – How (Not) To Taste Wine”
Gastronomy has been the joy of all peoples through the ages. It produces beauty and wit and goes hand in hand with goodness of heart and a consideration of others. – Charles Pierre Monselet
For years, the wine and food societies in Las Vegas have been the domain of the giant hotels and the booze wholesalers/distributors who love them.
In what is the last big foodie event of the season, Emeril Lagasse’s Carnivale du Vin kicked off last night at Lagasse Stadium at The Palazzo with a panoply of epicurean professionals hobnobbing amongst themselves whilst a few friends and fortunate media (like ELV and his staff) mixed amongst them like kids in a kandy store.