I’m a firm believer in “going green” all year — not just on Earth Day — and that includes keeping my wine collection stocked with plenty of eco-friendly wines.
To borrow a quote from Andrew Jay, my friend who runs the wine program at Encantado Resort and Spa, “A farmer working in harmony with the forces, rhythms and cycles of nature improves the quality of grapes he [or] she harvests.” Wines on Jay’s list adhere to three levels of Earth-conscious winemaking, including sustainability, organic production and biodynamic agriculture.
Sustainability, our first level, can be difficult to define. While there’s no… Continue reading
Florence Fabricant gives advice on the fine points of entertaining at home and eating in restaurants. Have a dining dilemma? Ask FloFab.[1]
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I was a guest at a dinner for eight. The host served fish. Horror of horrors, I took a bite and noticed that it had was definitely past its prime, and I believed it had definitely gone off. The sauce was pungent and spicy, though, and sufficiently masked the off-flavor for the rest of the guests, who tucked in with gusto. I pushed the thing around on my plate, hoping no one noticed. I was wracked with… Continue reading