Drinking alcohol shrinks the brain People who enjoy more than two glasses of wine a day are at greater risk of suffering memory problems in old age than non drinkers, a new study shows. Muslims do not drink alcohol. Thank Allah for Prophet Muhammad who saved...
You probably have heard about caipirinha, carnaval, football, and rain forest as Brazilian icons, you may also have heard about a very developed airplane industry or a boosting oil production as great Brazilian...
In a cosy private dining room downstairs at Bar Boulud a few steps from Lincoln Center, a dozen food and wine afficionados including yours truly were treated to a leisurely lunch in the gracious company of Adolfo Folonarin CEO of Ruffino who besides his long family tradition...
As the late great Ian Dury sang "reasons to be cheerful" with the news that drinking red wine seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer. This though is no excuse for overdoing it though as excess alcohol use -...
This is exactly the kind of study I love to hear about: veggies, fish, olive oil and wine are some of the key ingredients to healthy living. While the Mediterranean diet has long been examined for its...
Imagine turning the faucet on in your kitchen and instead of water, wine comes flowing.This is what happened recently in Italy to the happy residents of Marino during the local Grape Festival.Some called it a 'miracolo' (miracle). Well it was not quite so, more like a...
I never tasted any of the Taltarni wines nor remember noticing them. What piqued my curiosity at first was How to Pour Sparkling Wine with Loïc Le Calvez (on Chow) or should I say the Britanny link of the story. With a name like Loïc Le Calvez, the senior winemaker of...
"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...
In case you're wondering you can't - shop on a Sunday. Not normally that is. Many of the big stores are closed, apart from some "home improvement" places, gardening centres and a chain of supermarkets (but only...
If there was such a thing as Wine Olympics, handball player turned winemaker, David Fayet might get a spot in the competition.A week ago, I was eager to find a red wine to compliment my pâté and cheese. Upon spotting this Mas Du Fadan 'Rouge' (2006), I thought, well it is a...
Way before I was invited to attend their 'Fall Portfolio Tasting' (on Monday, September 8) what put Jenny Lefcourt and François Ecot of 'Jenny & Francois Selections' on my radar was Wine's Odd Couple 'Urban Vintage' an intriguing portrait by Peter Hellman (NY Sun,...
The local markets are the center of life in Italian towns and villages. Usually the markets are located in the heart of the village.
A multi-sensorial experience that you cannot miss as it offers the opportunity to...
Get your suitcase, your sun hat and your bottle opener. Yes, that’s right your bottle opener. This February, Rome’s annual wine festival is returning. All those wines you’ve tried and loved, and all those...