Wine review: Concha Y Toro “Frontera / After Dark” Chardonnay (2018, Central Valley, Chile)

Crisp, light, and restorative. Flavor disappears quickly but leaves a modestly bright, clean mouth feel. Simple aromatic profile, nothing mysterious – just a decent foundation: Steel, citrus pith, and colorful Autumnal oak leaves that have just left the trees. Superb value as a secondary wine to bring along to a summer picnic, to serve to…

Wine Review: Bernard Latour and Fils Domaine de l’Espigouette Vieilles Vignes (Côtes du Rhône, 2016)

First, you enter a garden. And from there, you enter a florist. But then suddenly, all the flowers give way to a laundromat (of high-end distinction surely!), or perhaps a spa that caters to bridal parties, where the Bride-to-Be insisted that all her treatments should be scented with violets, lavender, and every other purple-hued flower…

Recipe: Tiramisu Custard Ice Cream (Italy / USA)

This recipe began as a happy accident.  I was making tiramisu and had some ingredients left over.  I threw everything into a bowl, along with an extra egg or two, then mixed and mixed.  After concluding that it was too liquidy to be of any immediate use, I tossed it into the freezer and went…