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Connect & ContactMelanie Young2022-07-31T10:13:30+00:00

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David's latest #roastchicken - a diversion from th

David's latest #roastchicken - a diversion from the norm - this one featured Japanese 7-spice and soy, with garlic cloves and lemon.
A #winner with #jasmine rice infused with sautéed shitakes.

The best inventions are those which solve everyday

The best inventions are those which solve everyday problems. For Greg Lambrecht that was how to preserve an open bottle of wine to enjoy later. It’s a common problem, and no one wants to toss a great bottle of unfinished wine. The natural response is to consume it the same night. But what about restaurants serving wines by glass?

And that’s how the first @coravin was born ten years ago.

Lambrecht is practicing physician and researcher with a master’s degree from M.I.T. He is a prolific inventor with more than 200 patents for breakthrough medical devices in surgery and orthopedics to help patients with conditions ranging from herniated discs to cardiac valve therapies.

He’s also a passionate wine drinker. When his pregnant wife couldn’t enjoy a glass of wine with him, Lambrecht’s inventor mind started humming. He spent eight years testing 15 different protypes for a preservation device that would extend the life of an open bottle of wine. He asked sommeliers around the country to test them out and provide feedback. After many trials and errors, the first Coravin was launched in July 2013.

The device was initially marketed to wine professionals and is used by restaurants and bars around the world. But remember, the initial solution “problem” started at home with that unfinished bottle of wine. Now, a decade later, Coravin has a system for home use.

We dined with Lambrecht at dinner at La Pavilion in New York and blind- tasted a selection of older and newer vintage wines all opened in different years as far back as 2004 and were asked to guess which had been preserved.

“Cora” is a shortened version of the Spanish word for “corazon” which translates to “heart.” It’s a fitting name for prolonging the “heartbeat” of wine for all to enjoy longer.

Hear our conversation with Greg Lambrecht on #TheConnectedTableLIVE Wednesday September 20, 2pm EST @W4CYRadio. Podcast @iHeartRadio. Check back here for link.

#wine #winepodcast #wineindustry #wineentrepreneur #drinkwine

A quick road trip to New Orleans this weekend. We

A quick road trip to New Orleans this weekend. We checked out @luvirestaurant to see what the buzz was about.

Scored a last-minute @resy at this tiny cottage restaurant uptown on Tchoupitoulous. It's Japanese/pan Asian and shareable dishes.

We tried

* Seared tuna.sashimi in smoked soy sauce

* Egg cloud soup with purple eggplant and dried shrimp

* Dan Dan noodles with ground.chicken

* Trio of black.sesame, green tea, and dragon fruit ice creams from @CreoleCreamery

We picked a terrific bottle of Dopff & Irion Cuvée Renée Dopf Pinot Blanc from Alsace. This is a lovely aromatic white wine with gooseberry, pear, and apply notes..just.12% ABV

Chef Hao Gong was working hard at the sushi counter. Next time, we will try the chef's choice trio of sushi tasting

Much has been written about Marilisa Allegrini and

Much has been written about Marilisa Allegrini and her entrepreneurial success as President and CEO of the Allegrini Group in Italy. She has been called “Lady Amarone” for her exuberant promotion of Italian wines. Marilisa represents the sixth generation of her family whose name has become synonymous with Valpolicella Classico wines.

We sat down with Allegrini over dinner at Villa Della Torre, a renaissance era architectural masterpiece she acquired in 2008 which serves at Allegrini Group's headquarters and hospitality center.

Over animated conversation and sublime wines, we learned we share a mutual passion for exotic travel and hiking and for stepping outside one’s comfort zone. She likes to cook pasta at home and sip white wine, notably Vermentino Solesole from Poggio al Tesoro, her estate in Bolgheri.

Under Marilisa’s stewardship, Allegrini Group established itself as the leading producer in Valpolicella Classico, whose labels have achieved international acclaim. The company has championed appassimento – the partial grape-drying process for which Valpolicella is known, that concentrates the grapes juices over time and helps deliver a more complex and voluptuous wine.

It could have been “enough” to focus solely on the family’s success in Valpolicella, but Marilisa decided to step outside her comfort zone. In 2002, she founded Poggio al Tesoro in Bolgheri, and in 2007, she acquired San Polo in Montalcino. After acquiring Villa Della Torre in 2008, she turned it into Allegrini Group’s international headquarters and hospitality center. Villa Della Torre hosts private events and cooking classes and has 10 rooms for overnight guests.

By the end of the evening and animated conversation, we felt like we were old friends. Marilisa told us, “My father used say, “When you come to our property, you come with your last name, but when you leave, we are all Allegrini.”

Listen to our conversation with Marilisa Allegrini on The Connected Table LIVE! Wednesday, September 13, 2 p.m. EST.

#TheConnectedTableLive #podcast #Italianwines #womenwine #Valpolicella #Amarone #wine

This is how we savor the last days of summer. This

This is how we savor the last days of summer. This Rose Spritz works as an aperitif and an easy way to finish that bottle of rose.

Recipe is courtesy of @hellomontyonmain in Chattanooga's Southside neighborhood. Sip this spritz on the patio and stay for lunch or dinner.

Rose Spritz:

.5 oz Lillet Rosa
.5 oz Cocchi Rosa
Top off with Chic Barcelona Rose’
Orange Zest
Build in a Collins glass with ice

#spiritz #Chattanooga #dining

South Tyrol or Süditrol in Alto Adige is unlike a

South Tyrol or Süditrol in Alto Adige is unlike anywhere else in Italy. German and Austrian influences can be found in the food, architecture, and dialect. This orthernmost corner of Italy is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts and a cool-climate wine lover’s destination. Here, one will find sublime whites, notably Gewurztraminers, a signature variety of this area, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. Reds include Pinot Noir, Schiava, a light bodied red (known as Trollinger or Vernatsch in Germany), and Lagrein, a high acid wine with plum and earth notes.

Cantina Tramin is a historic wine cooperative founded in 1898 by Christian Schrott, a parish priest living in the commune of Termeno (Tramin) and a member of the Austrian parliament. At that time most local growers were families living the mountains who were struggling to sell their grapes profitably. Schrott believed creating a union would provide the growers a better foothold in business.

Today, Cantina Tramin consists of 168 family wineries and is regarded as one of the world’s most successful wine cooperatives. All vineyards are located on hills and mountain slopes. The valley floor is reserved for apple orchards, another important cash crop in this region. Seventy percent of production is white wine.

Technical Director Willi Stürz has overseen production at Cantine Tramin since 1992. Under his guidance, Cantina Tramin has become a benchmark for success among Italian wine cooperatives. The focus is quality over quantity. Cantina Tramin’s wines have obtained critical acclaim. Its Epokale Gewurtztraminer was the first Italian white wine to receive a 100-point score from The Wine Spectator, and its Nussbaumer Gewurtztraminer has received 20 consecutive Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri designations.

Learn more about this historic cooperative. Tune into The Connected Table LIVE Wednesday, September 6 at 2 p.m. EST @W4CYRadio and podcast to @iheartradio and more. Read out bog post at theconnectedtable (dot) com.

#AltoAdigewines #Italianwines #podcast #travel #wine #TheConnectedTableLive

Rural North Carolina,1991. The Mitchell family. A

Rural North Carolina,1991. The Mitchell family. A beloved father dies. A widowed wife struggles to save the family corner store. A grieving son steps in to help and turns to preparing barbecue - slow smoking a whole hog in a pit, the way his African American ancestors did as slaves cooking for their plantation owners.

Flash forward: Ed Mitchell is inducted into the Barbeque Hall of Fame in 2022 and finds fame as America's leading whole hog pitmaster. He's recognized for choosing pasture-raised pork over mass-produced. Television appearances follow. Hungry BBQ lovers flock to Mitchell’s Ribs, Chicken & B-B-Q in Wilson, N.C.

The Mitchell story and family recipes are documented in a new book, “Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque” (2003, HarperCollins Publishers) written with his son and partner, Ryan Mitchell. Now, there's "whole hog" and then there's the whole story of the Mitchells and North Carolina's savory- and not so- intertwined history of tobacco, barbeque and slavery. This book touches emotions on many levels, as do the recipes.

We applaud Ed and Ryan Mitchell for sharing their story so openly in this book and we look forward to a visit with Ryan Mitchell on #TheConnectedTableLive Wednesday, August 30, 2pm EST W4CY Radio Listen anytime iHeartRadio @Spotify or your preferred podcast channel.

#BBQ #cookbooks #wholehogcooking #foodculture #NorthCarolina #podcast #TheConnectedTableLive

Staycation.#Chattanooga #ScenicCity Also, a #Music

Staycation.#Chattanooga #ScenicCity
Also, a #MusicCity. We're at Grateful Dead night at @barrelhouse.ballroom.

We continue our @mastersofwine series on The Conn

We continue our @mastersofwine series on The Connected Table LIVE! with a visit to the South of France for a conversation with @elizabeth.gabaymw We've had the pleasure of spending time with Liz in #Sicily on two different wine trips. Most recently in May, Liz led master classes on both Sicilian rosé and sparkling wines.

Liz is the author of two books on rosé wines. The first, published in 2018 is 'Rosé: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution', a global overview of the history and styles of rosé. The second, published in July 2022 and written with her son and co-collaborator, bengabaybernheim, is ‘Rosés of Southern France’ – a handbook highlighting the terroir, traditions and regional diversity of the rosés of southern France. Liz also produces her own rosé in Slovakia called Sen working with winemaker, Vladimir Magula.

Liz and Ben both join us August 23, 2pm EST on #TheConnectedTableLIVE @W4CY Radio We'll share a link post show. You can listen anytime on iHeartRadio or your preferred podcast channel and stream all our shows on our website www.theconnectedtable.com

#roséwine #rosé #wine #mastersofwine #podcast #theconnectedtablelive #winetravel

Who hasn’t dreamed of staying in a castle in Ita

Who hasn’t dreamed of staying in a castle in Italy?

A highlight of our visit to Abruzzo in June 2023 was a visit and tasting at Castello di Semivicoli, a restored 17th century baronial estate owned by the Masciarelli Wines family. Masciarelli and the Castello should be on the itinerary for any wine lover planning a visit to Abruzzo which is located on Italy’s eastern coast, bordered by the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea.

Gianni Masciarelli founded his namesake winery in 1981 with 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) near the family home, Villa Gemma, in San Martino sulla Marrucina (Chieti province). Still in his 20s, Masciarelli drew upon his experience working vineyards in Burgundy and Champagne where he gained an appreciation for producing elegant wines with long aging potential.

Throughout his life, Masciarelli worked to elevate the image of Abruzzo wines. He introduced several developments such as converting vineyards to the Guyot training system and using French barrels for aging. He implemented sustainable farming practices, hand harvesting and reducing yields. He also introduced the first screw cap to Abruzzo.

Masciarelli remains the only producer in Abruzzo making estate-grown wines from all four provinces: Chieti, Pescara, Teramo and l’Aquila. Total production today is close to 2.5 million bottles with 22 labels.

We visited the modern facility built in 2020 which sits across the street from Villa Gemma. Two striking characteristics of this new winery are its starlit underground cellar (see photo) and a commanding view of the Grand Sasso Mountains – the highest peaks in the boot of Italy and part of the Apennine Mountaines.

Sadly, Gianni suddenly passed away in 2008. His wife, Marina Cvetić, and eldest daughter, Miriam Lee Masciarelli, continue his work. During our visit, we tasted selections of new releases. Read more: theconnectedtable (dot) com.

https://theconnectedtable.com/a-visit-to-masciarelli-winery-and-castello-di-semivicoli-in-abruzzo/

The devastating news from Maui brings us so much s

The devastating news from Maui brings us so much sorrow. We have spent every other year in Maui since 2003, and Lahaina is a special community. We have had the pleasure of interviewing several Maui restaurant owners and chefs and pray for them and their families.

Many of our favorite restaurants have been destroyed. And while we have faith that the owners can rebuild, what cannot be replaced are the lives lost. Still, we know the locals are resilient and The Aloha Spirit will prevail despite these dark times. We will be back to continue to support Maui for the future.

Here is an aggregate list where you can find ways to provide help.

https://www.helpmauifire.com/

Author Matt Moore's latest book, "Butcher on the B

Author Matt Moore's latest book, "Butcher on the Block" (William Morrrow) cuts close to the heart for him. Matt's grandfather, Abraham Samuel Dennis, owned family-run Dennis Food Store in Valdosta, Georgia, where Matt recalls Abe's butchering skills and family dishes.

Throughout this engaging book are stories of families in the butchering business from San Francisco's Simon and Eric Cheung, Hing Lung Company to The Deluca Family at Vincent's Meat Market in The Bronx to Amaury Noirclere and Christophe Gaultier at Maison Maillard in Antibes, France. One of our favorites is Tommie Kelly who is in charge of the butcher department at the local Kroger in Nashville where Matt is a regular. We should all know our shopkeepers and butchers by name.

Tune in to our conversation with Matt Moore, author, chef, airplane pilot and fellow Tennessean- #TheConnectedTableLive Wednesday, August 16, 2pm EST @W4CYRadio. Podcast @iHeartRadio and 35+ podcast channels.

#meat #cooking #cookbooks #butchering #podcast #TheConnectedTableLive

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