Anthony Giglio 
Hosting “Pinot Talks” Two weeks ago, I flew out to LA to host a blind tasting of 12 Pinot Noir-based wines with a group of 40 sommeliers, wine buyers, and other members of the trade. The tasting was hosted by Kosta Browne Winery, renowned for great Pinot Noirs from Sonoma County, California. The goals, stated … Read more
Natural Wines I’ve been tasting a lot of wines promoted as “natural,” how about you? I would bet that unless you’re in the industry (like me), and unless you’re under 35 (I am not), you probably haven’t. I bet you’ll be hearing more and more about the general concept as it weeds its way slowly, … Read more
Tasting Wine on Sicily’s Mount Etna I’m just back from leading my 10th wine tour of Sicily with my partners at Authentic Italy and Essence of Sicily. While we tasted our way from Palermo to Catania, stopping along the way at Planeta Foresteria Resort and Regaleali/Tasca d’Almerita, the culmination of the trip was Mount Etna, … Read more
Drink Sweet to Beat the Heat I’m just back from speaking at my 22nd Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the annual culinary festival that is widely considered to be the best in show anywhere. While I’m certainly biased because I’m a contributing editor to Food & Wine magazine and have been to dozens of other … Read more
Bordeaux the World Over The impact that this iconic French wine region has had on grape growing and blending has touched practically every corner of the winemaking planet. At a recent Master Class featuring the wines of “The Spire Collection” that I hosted at a swanky resort called, Windsor Florida, near Vero Beach, I found … Read more
A weekend of (mostly) blind tastings empowers most wine drinkers to trust their palates.
California Wines Just Keep Getting Better Apparently, we drank more wine last year from the Golden State than ever before. You all know how this happens, right? You go online to search for, say, a statistic on consumption of California wines in the U.S., and before you know it, you’ve slipped quickly down the internet … Read more
Getting to Know Greek Wines Though Greece has been making wine longer than (probably) everyone else, they still remain pretty mysterious to most Americans. Greek wines have always seemed as mysterious to me as Greek culture. You can’t blame me for my naïveté, really, once I tell you about one of my first sweethearts during … Read more
Riesling Now. Really. At a sweltering outdoor party this past weekend I watched, somewhat covertly, as 50 or so guests reached into a huge cooler-on-wheels, plunged their hands into the ice-water bath, and selected bottles of white wine that appealed to them. As the guy who selected, deposited and restocked most of those bottles throughout … Read more
Beautifully Balanced Summer Cocktails Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been asked to host cocktail-making demonstrations You may not know this but I’ve written several books on cocktails, including five volumes of the Mr. Boston Bartender’s Guide (collaborating with renowned barman, Jim Meehan). The very first book I ever wrote, however, was a “ghost … Read more
