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December 21, 2022

Negronis and Pasta, A Lesson On Pairing Italian Cocktails with Italian Food

December 21, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Negronis and Pasta, A Lesson On Pairing Italian Cocktails with Italian Food

Like wine, cocktails and liqueurs are an integral part of Italian culture. Why not have them at your dining table?

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December 21, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 2 Comments
Sunday Suppers, Dining Out
Italian Food, Italian cocktails, Italian spirits, Italian vermouth, cocktails with dinner, Lucciola restaurant, Valentino Longo bartender, Chef Michele Casadei Massari, negroni, negroni cocktail, Luxardo, Meletti Bitter Rosso, Cocchi Torino Rosso
December 20, 2022

Seven Fish Dishes for Your Holiday Feast

December 20, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Seven Fish Dishes for Your Holiday Feast

Seven favorite fish dishes for December 24th or any day of the year.

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December 20, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Wine of the Week, Sunday Suppers
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Feast of the seven fishes, La Vigilia, La Vigilia di Natale, Catholic tradition, Italian immigrants, fish dishes, Christmas eve fish recipes, seafood recipes, Sweet and Spicy Salmon, Sesame Crusted Tuna, Paella Recipe, Codfish recipe, Spicy garlic and lemon shrimp recipe
December 19, 2022

A Wine Worth Knowing: Fatalone Primitivo Riserva 2019

December 19, 2022/ Lisa Denning
A Wine Worth Knowing: Fatalone Primitivo Riserva 2019

A lively expression of Puglia’s unique environment.

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December 06, 2022

Holiday Wine Gifts: Three Books, Three Bottles

December 06, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Holiday Wine Gifts: Three Books, Three Bottles

Give your favorite wine lovers the gift of tasting and turning — pages, that is!

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December 06, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 1 Comment
Gifts For Wine Lovers, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The One Chef, The Wine Bible, Karen MacNeil, Wine gifts, wine books, Chateau Pichon Baron, Bordeaux wine, Malbec Mon Amour, Laura Catena, Alejandro Vigil, Catena Malbec 2019, Anyone Can Taste Wine (You Just Need This Book), Cees van Casteren, Donnafugata Sursur Grillo, Sicilia DOC
December 02, 2022

Ten Top Italian Restaurants in New York City

December 02, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Ten Top Italian Restaurants in New York City

New Yorkers and visitors alike can’t get enough of these ten amazing Italian restaurants

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December 02, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Dining Out
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Italian Restaurants, New York City Restaurants, Brooklyn Roots, Maialino (vicino), Rezdora nyc, Rubirosa nyc, L'Artusi nyc, Don Angie nyc, Emilio's Ballato nyc, Forsythia nyc, Lilia nyc, Bamonte's nyc
November 17, 2022

Raise a Glass to The 2022 Beaujolais Nouveau

November 17, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Raise a  Glass to The 2022 Beaujolais Nouveau

It’s that time of year again.

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November 17, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 3 Comments
Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Beaujolais Nouvea, Georges Duboeuf, Georges Duboeuf rose, Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages Nouveau, French wine
November 11, 2022

Thanksgiving Wine Selection: Cannonau from Sardinia

November 11, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Thanksgiving Wine Selection: Cannonau from Sardinia

A red wine from the magnificent island of Sardinia.

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November 11, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 1 Comment
Wine of the Week, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sardinia wine, Cannonau, Antonella Corda Cantonaux di Sardegna, Antonella Corda winery
November 05, 2022

Thanksgiving Wine: Sweet, Sassy, and Sensational

November 05, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Thanksgiving Wine: Sweet, Sassy, and Sensational

Not your average white Port!

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November 05, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 1 Comment
Wine of the Week, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Kopke white Port 20 year old, white port, dessert wine
November 05, 2022

The Best Gift for a Traveling Wine Lover: VinGardeValise Piccolo

November 05, 2022/ Lisa Denning
The Best Gift for a Traveling Wine Lover: VinGardeValise Piccolo

With the holiday season just around the corner, here’s a gift your favorite traveling wine enthusiast will use over and over again.

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November 05, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 2 Comments
Travel
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, VinGardeValise, wine suitcase, holiday gift idea, VinGardeValisePiccolo, holiday gift
November 03, 2022

Thanksgiving Wine Selection #3: Italian Bubbles

November 03, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Thanksgiving Wine Selection #3: Italian Bubbles

There is a lot of very average, mass-produced Prosecco out there, but not this one.

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November 02, 2022

Thanksgiving Wine Selection #2: Pinot Noir From Burgundy

November 02, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Thanksgiving Wine Selection #2: Pinot Noir From Burgundy

This is “Day Two” in my series of Thanksgiving wine recommendations—read on, because it’s a great one!

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November 02, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 1 Comment
Wine of the Week, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Burgundy Pinot Noir, Grape Collective, Domaine du Cellier aux Moines, Domaine du Cellier aux Moines Givry Premier Cru, Philippe Pascal, Givry 1er Cru
November 01, 2022

Thanksgiving Wine Selection: Montecillo Rioja Gran Reserva 2011

November 01, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Thanksgiving Wine Selection: Montecillo Rioja Gran Reserva 2011

For the lead-up to Thanksgiving, I will be posting one wine each day that would be a great choice with the turkey dinner, or whatever you choose to eat that day.

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November 01, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 3 Comments
Wine of the Week, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Thanksgiving wine, Montecillo Rioja Gran Reserva 2011
October 27, 2022

Seeing the Potential of Chile's Fine Wines Through Viña Sena and Viñedos Chadwick

October 27, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Seeing the Potential of Chile's Fine Wines Through Viña Sena and Viñedos Chadwick

“I think Seña and Chadwick have significantly helped in realizing this dream of getting recognition for Chile wines.”

— Eduardo Chadwick on his award-winning wines.

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October 27, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Vina Sena, Vinedo Chadwick, Chile wine, Chilean wine, Aconcagua Valley, Maipo Valley, Eduardo Chadwick, Errazuriz winery, The Berlin Tasting, Steven Spurrier
October 16, 2022

Sicily, Day 7, in 100 Words or Less

October 16, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 7, in 100 Words or Less

An amazing hiking adventure.

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October 16, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 2 Comments
Travel
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Mount Etna, Volcano, Sicily Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Site, hiking Mount Etna
October 15, 2022

Sicily, Day 6: Grillo in 300 Words or Less

October 15, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 6: Grillo in 300 Words or Less

A delicious Sicilian white wine to be on the lookout for.

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October 15, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 2 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Grillo white wine, Wines of Sicily, Sicilia DOC wine
October 14, 2022

Sicily, Day 4: Ragusa in 200 Words or Less

October 14, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 4: Ragusa in 200 Words or Less

The lovely Ragusa.

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Travel, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Ragusa Sicily, Sicilia DOC wine, Baroque architecture, Ragusa Ibla, Italian village, Duomo di San Giorgio, Ibla in Suite, mascheroni
October 13, 2022

Sicily, Day 3: Palermo's Catacombs in 300 Words or Less

October 13, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 3: Palermo's Catacombs in 300 Words or Less

Creepy alert: a visit to the catacombs of Palermo.

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October 13, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Travel
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicilia Italy, Sicilia DOC, Palermo Italy, Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Capuchin monastery, burial grounds
October 12, 2022

Sicily, Day 2: Palermo, in 200 Words or Less

October 12, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 2: Palermo, in 200 Words or Less

Sensory overload on Day 2 of my Sicilian adventure.

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October 12, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 2 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicilia DOC, Sicilian wine, Sicily Italy, Palermo
October 11, 2022

Sicily, Day 1: The Secrets of The Cloister, in 200 Words or Less

October 11, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 1: The Secrets of The Cloister, in 200 Words or Less

Come along with me on a 10-day adventure through Sicily, beginning in Palermo and ending in Taormina.

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October 11, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 4 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicily, Sicily Italy, Sicilia DOC, Sicilian Wine, Wines of Sicily, Cannolo, Cannoli, I Segreti del Chiostro, Santa Caterina monastery, Monastero di Santa Caterina D'Alessandria
October 09, 2022

Today's Taste: Two M. Chapoutier Rhône Valley Whites

October 09, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Today's Taste: Two M. Chapoutier Rhône Valley Whites

Impressive white wines from one of the Rhône Valley’s leading wineries.

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October 09, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 4 Comments
Today's Taste (Reviews), Wine of the Week, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, M. Chapoutier winery, Rhone Valley, Rhone white wine, Cotes du Rhone, Grape Collective, Biodynamic wine, M. Chapoutier Belleruche Blanc, M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers Blanc, Michel Chapoutier
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