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 Haley Moore: Marchese di Gresy Barbaresco, Martinega

This week’s recommendation was offered by Haley Moore, sommelier at Spruce in San Francisco.  Haley made suggestions to pair with two dishes I chose from Spruce’s excellent menu: The Spruce sweetbreads with tagliatelle, foraged mushrooms, and brown butter, followed by grilled local albacore with corn fondue and braised chantrelles. “The sweetbreads are richly textured and [...]