By Robert Giorgione on September 3, 2012
As it’s the first Monday of the month, it’s time for my regular blog post – an article entitled“An Interview with…”. This may be a fellow sommelier, a chef, restaurateur, winemaker, blogger or person from within the wine and hospitality industry. It will enable you to catch a glimpse from ‘behind the scenes’ into someone’s [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on June 14, 2012
Tasting Italian wines can be rather like walking through a minefield. In other words, sometimes it pays to expect the unexpected. First up, there are a myriad of complicated laws to get your head around and a whole plethora of indigenous and local grape varieties to get to grips with. In addition, together with a [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on May 20, 2012
Allegedly, there’s a vicious rumour going around that Riesling wines do not work well with food. Either people think that they are too sweet or they believe that Riesling is too light to stand up to food. This of course is absolute rubbish and I would like to dispel this myth once and for all. [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on March 22, 2012
Before we get started, I would just like to make a couple of important points. To quote a famous ‘celebrity masterchef’ – “Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this!” So, I think we may know to whom I am referring? To paraphrase that same ‘celebrity masterchef’ – “Food and restaurant critics can make or break any [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Restaurant Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Videos, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Chef, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Gal Zohar, Gemma Bell, Honami Matsumoto, Nopi, Ottolenghi, Restaurant Reviews, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Videos, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Yotam Ottolenghi, You Tube |
By Robert Giorgione on December 22, 2011
Have I got a real treat in store for you this time, my dear readers and followers! Please don’t say that I don’t spoil you. It is with great pleasure that I bring you an interview with a top sommelier. Gal Zohar has previously headed up the wine buying and was head sommelier of a [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on March 13, 2011
The first thing which came into my mind when I heard about Nopi, was what on earth is it. Was it a type of exotic fruit or vegetable, of which I was not familar? Or perhaps a type of Middle Eastern flat bread, similar to pide? Nope, Nopi meant neither. I even looked it up on [...]
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