2012 NYIWC Video Recap
Check out this great recap featuring comments from buyers, judges, wine makers and the event coordinator, Adam Levy as they talk about what makes the NYIWC so special compared to other wine judging competitions! “It’s important that we taste everything…
NYIWC will be at ProWein in Dusseldorf
The New York International Wine Competition will be exhibiting for the first time at ProWein in Dusseldorf March 24-26th. ProWein is one of the largest and most respected trade to trade wine and spirits expo in the world with over 3900 exhibitors….
NYIWC Press Release 2013
THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION ANNOUNCES 2013 RESULTS This Year’s Wine Competition Once Again Sets Unparalleled Standards and Uncovers the World’s Best Wines June 22, 2013, New York, NY- In its third year, the New York International Wine Competition…
Alcohol Professor Talks Turkey for Thanksgiving
William Schragis has got you covered for outside of the box wine pairings for your Thanksgiving feast this year. He suggests taking a break from the usual choices in favor of American wines. After all, Thanksgiving is an American holiday…
2013 New York International Wine Competition Winners
All other non vinifera red varietal late harvest wines not listed- 6.1% and above residual sugar Bronze Pearmund Late Harvest Traminette 2011 All other non vinifera red varietal late harvest wines not listed -6.1% and above residual sugar Silver Coyote…
The health benefits of Vinotherapy- do the claims have merit?
Over on our blog, The Alcohol Professor, Becca Yeamans-Irwin investigates the extraordinary case of Amar’e Stoudemire’s medicinal red wine soaks. The New York Knicks player swears by the therapeutic benefits of soaking in a hot bath filled with red wine…
Kosher Wines That Don’t Compromise
During the Jewish high holiday season The Alcohol Professor, and writer William Schragis, has come to expect certain questions: What makes a wine kosher? What are the distinctions between Mevushal kosher and regular kosher? And, most importantly: What brands of…
The Alcohol Professor Sweetens Things Up in England
There is no doubt that sweet wines have made a complete comeback. The younger crowd has embraced them and shaken off the perceptions that they are syrupy sweet 70’s no-no’s. Rieslings, Roses and Muscatos are making themselves right at home…
Changing Your Mind About Sweet Wine
A lot of folks have reservations about sweet wine. If you’re one of them, let Madeline Blasberg change your mind. What better way to finish a nice meal than a small glass of rich port, or to add contrast to…
Sagrantino: Brings Italy to you this summer
Amanda Schuster reports on The Alcohol Professor that the days when chilling a red was sacrilege may be gone. When it’s swelteringly hot and you are stuck in the city, you might be tired of an all white palette with the occasional…
Elegant Chardonnay From the South of France
The range of terroir in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in Southern France shape the winemaking philosophy of the region and Robin Goldsmith tells us about two visionary winemakers of the region over at The Alchohol Professor. Laurent Delaunay and Nerida Abbott…
Vinho do Brasil? Wake up the Brazilian in you
Soccer season is around the corner, which definitely reminds Robin Goldsmith of Brazil, which was home to the most recent World Cup. She takes us through a journey of the long history of Brazilian winemaking over on our sister blog,…