Category Archives: wine

Salivation Wednesdays @ConnectedTableLIVE Nov. 4

News from our show guests…… Congratulations to Chef Alon Shaya whose Shaya Restaurant in New Orleans was named Esquire Magazine‘s Restaurant of the Year. We look forward to having Shaya’s partner, John Besh, on our show soon. Cocktail Whisperer Warren Bobrow‘s 4th book “Cannabis Cocktails” is now in pre-sell.This is surely a first on this topic in the cocktail world. A tamarind gazed turkey by Chef Pierre Thiam […]
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Aurelio Montes: Chile’s Father & Son Winemaking Duo

Fascinated by the winemaking business at an early age, Aurelio Montes, Sr. has spent a lifetime raising the bar for Chilean wines. First as a winemaker at Undurraga, and then as founder of his own eponymous winery, Viña Montes, where with the release of his now legendary Montes Alpha M, he was the first to make […]
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Spain’s Most Prolific Winemaker: Alvaro Palacios: The Connected Table LIVE October 7

With a stable of properties spanning three of Spain’s most important winemaking regions, and his skills behind such wines as L’Ermita, Propiedad, and Descendientes de J Palacios, winemaker Alvaro Palacios is arguably that country’s greatest winemaker. L’Ermita alone, made from miniscule yields of old vine Garnacha coaxed from the inhospitably steeps slopes of Catalunya’s Priorat region, and […]
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He Tastes and Rates the World’s Top Wines- Wine Spectator’s Thomas Matthews

What’s it like to oversee one of the world’s most read wine magazines? How much wine can you taste in a week? Wine Spectator Executive Editor Thomas (Tom) Matthews has spent the better part of thirty years reporting on the wine industry. He joined the magazine in 1988 starting as a reporter in the London […]
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Thirsty for the Good Life- Leslie Sbrocco, Wine Expert

Television fans know NBC’s Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford love to drink good wine. And who do they turn to for expert advice? None other than Leslie Sbrocco, aka Thirsty Girl. Leslie regularly appears on NBC Today but also hosts her own Emmy Award-winning television show, “Check, Please! Bay Area” (PBS/KQED) in Northern California where […]
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Jacques Capsouto: A Successful Restaurateur Reinvents His Life at Age 68

Couples and families alike spent many memorable meals at Capsouto Frères, a gem of a restaurant in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood owned by Jacques Capsouto, his mother, Eva, and his two younger brothers, Albert and Samuel. Opened in the 1980s when Tribeca was still a “fringe” neighborhood, the restaurant survived three decades of New York City’s highs and lows, […]
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A Napa Wine Starr Joins The Connected Table Sept. 2

We met vintner Pam Starr through mutual friends and were instantly drawn to her engaging personality and highly pleasurable Bordeaux-style wines. Pam has been the co-owner, manager and winemaker of Crocker & Starr since its inception in 1997 when she helped resurrect the vineyards on the Crocker Estate in St. Helena and established a winery to […]
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Pinot Grigio Wines from Italy’s Barone Fini – The Connected Table LIVE!

Summer is the perfect time for exploring the lighter side of wines, but often people think that this means wines that are less expressive and flavorful. Pinot Grigio gets that bad wrap probably more than any other varietal offering. Enter Giovanni Bonmartini Fini, proprietor of Italy’s Barone Fini wines, a producer premium Pinot Grigio from […]
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The How of TAO- The Connected Table LIVE! May 20th

TAO: the process of nature by which all things change and which is to be followed for a life of harmony (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tao)  Tao (pronounced “dao”) means literally “the path” or “the way.” It is a universal principle that underlies everything from the creation of galaxies to the interaction of human beings. The workings of Tao are […]
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Sonoma Vintner Ted Seghesio- April 29-The Connected Table LIVE!

Fourth generation owner and winemaker Ted Seghesio will be our guest April 29th on on the Connected Table LIVE! 2pm ET www.W4cy.com and iHeart.com.   Founded in 1895, Seghesio Family Vineyards is one of Sonoma County’s most enduring legacies. Built from years of growing grapes for making bulk wines to be finished by others, Seghesio only started […]
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