by Eve Bushman | Sep 27, 2011 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
The Blood of the Vine by Eve Bushman As a wine writer, one of the benefits – and there are many – is receiving unsolicited wine for review. Frankly, it usually comes to me. This time, however, my wine was sent to my esteemed editors at élite magazine and they...
by Eve Bushman | Jul 13, 2011 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Making Good Decisions on Wine by Eve Bushman Some of my friends have learned to just smile when I wax on about my belief that enjoying wine is a spiritual pursuit. It’s just that those that take the time to think about the color, aroma and taste of their wine, if...
by Eve Bushman | May 24, 2011 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Hot Summer Calls for Cooled-Off Wine by Eve Bushman In the heat of the day, a wine-themed cocktail works for several reasons: Some concoctions lower the alcohol percentage, taste lighter, use summer fruits and are a good way to use left-over wine. Today’s article is...
by Eve Bushman | Mar 24, 2011 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Elite Wine Reviews Eve’s Wine 101 Make it Sweet élite by Eve Bushman When I was told during a recent meeting of élite editors that a column on dessert wine was suggested, my snobbier side retaliated at the idea. I’ve had a few sweet wines at classes so that I could,...
by Eve Bushman | Jan 24, 2011 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Elite Wine Reviews Eve’s Wine 101 The Benefits of Moderate Drinking by Eve Bushman Most would agree that while countless studies have been done showing that drinking red wine has its benefits – that is only the case when done in moderation. Keeping that in mind, in...
by robert.gardner | Nov 20, 2010 | December/January, Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Elite Wine Reviews Eve’s Wine 101 It’s All About the Bubbly! by Eve Bushman It’s that time of the year when you can’t find a good California Champagne. Want to know why? Because there is no such thing as a California Champagne. We haven’t been allowed to use the...
by robert.gardner | Sep 23, 2010 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine, October/November |
Elite Wine Reviews Eve’s Wine 101 Thankful for Wine by Eve Bushman Taking a break from wine reviews, this edition of Eve’s Wine 101 will cover the basics of selecting and serving wine for your holidays based on some of the questions you have sent me. The holidays are...
by robert.gardner | Jul 21, 2010 | August/September, Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Elite Wine Reviews Eve’s Wine 101 Wine Tasting with Friends by Eve Bushman Mitch Cosentino, of Cosentino Winery in Napa Valley, was in town for the weekend. I’d met and interviewed him before, the last time when he provided all of the wine to the Art & Wine Gala...
by robert.gardner | May 17, 2010 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine, June/July |
Elite Wine Reviews Eve’s Wine 101 Tasting with Old Friends by Eve Bushman One of my wine groups, of which there are many, hadn’t been able to swing a tasting (drat a nine month pregnancy) for nearly a year. When we finally got together I wasn’t the only hormonal...
by élite Magazine | Mar 29, 2010 | April/May, Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Elite Wine Reviews – Eve’s Wine 101 by Eve Bushman Today we wine 101ers get to taste and describe. When I use a word like “soft” think smooth or gentle on your palate, “tight” means I think the wine needs to aerate, or breathe, with decanting, while “tannic”...
by élite Magazine | Jan 20, 2010 | Eve's Wine 101, February/March, Food & Wine |
Editor’s Note: Our first issue for 2010 debuts local wine 101 writer Eve Bushman. If you have met Eve you would recall her 5’10” frame, mane of blond hair, and a broad smile eclipsed only by her vivacious personality. Her trademark introduction would have been: ‘Hi,...
