There is a common phrase that appears in the popular press, in grant proposals and as a fund raising theme for several environmental groups: “the decline of the honey bee.” This is often referenced as a looming threat to the future of our food supply and typically blamed on pesticides. In fact honey bees in
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May is the Anderson Valley’s biggest wine month of the year, with Pinot Fest 2022 on the weekend of May 20-22 being held again in the Grand Tasting walkabout format with the addition of a VIP Bubble Lounge. In previous years, the accompanying Wine Auction was help at the event, but this year, you can
When the Spanish Civil War ended in 1939, many areas in Spain were plunged into an economic depression where even highly skilled professionals such as doctors would barely make ends meet, such as the Comenge family. Despite the family struggling after the war, today, they own a gorgeous winery called Bodegas Comenge in the highly-respected
Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection, is one of the hottest dining destinations in Los Cabos, with Executive Chef Yvan Mucharraz’s Comal on everyone’s hit list. The resort is venturing now into pan-Mediterranean cooking around the theme of grandmothers’ contributions to various cultural traditions, including Italian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Palestinian — and, of course,
With its thick, creamy texture, you may easily mistake skyr for yogurt. In reality, skyr is a cheese made from pasteurised skimmed milk, with no cream in it. Þorgrímur Einar Guðbjartsson from Erpsstaðir Creamery in Budardalur, Iceland takes us through the making process of this special cheese. His creamery was first devoted to making ice
Though April is the month officially designated for earth awareness, you can drink wines produced with environmental awareness all year ‘round. Here are a few to try this month and beyond. Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot Biologico 2018, Toscana IGT. A single-varietal wine from a top producer in Tuscany that will change your mind about Merlot (that
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s been a busy week on the food and agriculture beat: There was the House Agriculture Committee hearing featuring top meatpacking CEOs, Beyond Meat’s pop from McPlant fake news, and the first case in the U.S. of bird flu transferring to humans. The Colorado-based worker who
Topline The stock market rebounded sharply on Thursday, paring back some of its losses this week as investors cheered a host of strong first quarter earnings reports from the likes of Facebook-parent Meta, Qualcomm, McDonald’s and PayPal. Key Facts The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.9%, over 600 points, while the S&P 500 jumped 2.5%
While Oscar Wilde is perhaps best known for his embrace of excess, he once said of beauty: “Beauty is a form of Genius — is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in the dark waters
Kilolo Strobert has been in the wine industry for more than 15 years, working at the likes of wine shop Le Dû’s Wines, hotel Le Parker Meridien (now Thompson Central Park New York), Zagat and more. Her latest project takes her back to her roots, with the reopening of a Prospect Heights wine shop where
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Thirst can kill, and so can hunger when essential agriculture goes dry. At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian forces destroyed a concrete dam in southern Ukraine. Ukrainians had built the structure in 2014, after Russia illegally annexed Crimea, with the aim of blocking
Don’t have a beef with this recall. At least, don’t eat any of the ground beef that Lakeside Refrigerated Services is now recalling. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), this recall should consist of approximately 120,872 pounds of ground beef products. That’s enough beef to make around
Whether you’re looking for a luxurious gift or simply want to treat yourself to something special this Mother’s Day, champagne’s got you covered. You could celebrate with a glass of Spanish Cava or Italian Prosecco, of course, but why settle for less than France’s best, given the occasion? These days there is a champagne for
Insider’s Claudia Romeo traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland to meet with James Macsween, a third-generation haggis producer who has turned his grandfather’s butcher shop into one of the most successful haggis companies in the UK. Haggis is spiced meat encased in animal intestines with salt, spices, and a few other ingredients depending on the recipe. Macsween’s
Those wine drinkers who have enjoyed a wide range of fine wines worldwide may have only used the word “ethereal” when it has come to some of the most outstanding red Grand Cru of Burgundy such as Bonnes Mares or the even more elusive Romanée-Conti. And yes, the word ethereal may be defined as describing
Despite dire warnings earlier in the year that U.S. wine sales had decreased in 2021, the recently released Gomberg & Fredrikson report, based on government tax paid data, shows wine dollar sales up a surprising 16.8% in 2021 over 2020. Total wine sales, including domestic and imported wine were $78.4 billion, compared to the previous
Today’s Earth Day, first observed in the U.S. back in 1970 when approximately 20 million people took to the streets to protest against the oil spill in the Santa Barbara channel, and it has since evolved to become a global environmental movement. More than 50 years later, Earth Day has also become an opportunity for
Want to brush up on your biodynamics? Get the dirt on your dirt? Here’s a short reading list for Earth Month, with a focus on wines cultivated with care. Some are old, some new, but all are timeless in their themes of environmental stewardship Southern France biodynamic champion and winemaker Gérard Bertrand launches a new
Seriously? I grew up going to the Lower East Side of New York with my parents every Sunday for most of my childhood. It was Katz’s for a sandwich. Henri’s – just a couple of doors away for kosher deli and deli salads to bring home; occasionally Rappaport’s or Ratner’s for an all dairy meat-free
It’s easy being green, say these producers of sustainable and other earth-friendly wines. While April is devoted to all things earth friendly, the 22nd day of the month is designated as Earth Day, a global celebration of sustainability and planet consciousness. What better day to pop open a bottle of bubbly from a producer that’s