Pinot Grigio and the End of Summer

The end of summer is such a sad time. Okay, there’s football and cooler weather (break out the red wine!) and sundry other pleasures. But the waning daylight and loss of warm sunny days means that light, refreshing, brisk white wines will lose some of their appeal. So, quick, let’s drink them up while the [...]

Sommelier Angela Luciano: Ceretto Zonchera Barolo

This week’s pick comes from Angela Luciano, sommelier at Prima in Walnut Creek, California.  I asked Angela to suggest a wine to pair with 2 items I selected from Prima’s menu.  I would start with a porcini mushroom risotto and then proceed to a pan-roasted California white sea bass with artichokes, fresh fava and cranberry [...]