Paz Levinson: | Wine Fascinations

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Léon Mazzella

Paz Levinson:
Wine Fascinations

Paz, the sole female sommelier of a three-star in France, has been blessing the Pic group with her extraordinary nose and palate since March 2018.

Sipping two centuries from a glass

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Guillaume Crouzet

Sipping two centuries from a glass

Bladnoch is Scotland’s oldest private distillery. After operating for the past 200 years in the Lowlands in the south, it nearly disappeared – until a young Australian entrepreneur, David Prior, fell in love with it and decided to give it new life.

The delicious quest | to find the oldest sweet wines in Europe

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Guillaume Crouzet

The delicious quest
to find the oldest sweet wines in Europe

Trockenbeerenauslese or Ruster Ausbruch, their names may be unpronounceable but their taste is unforgettable. These sweet wines, from vineyards in eastern Austria, are mentioned in historic texts dating back to 1525. Half a century before the Tokaji wines of neighboring Hungary.

3 Questions with one of America’s|best-known master sommeliers

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Carlton McCoy

3 Questions with one of America’s
best-known master sommeliers

A well-known name in the wine world, Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy explains why the “who” matters more than the “when” when it comes to uncorking certain wines, and shares his thoughts on the rise of bio-dynamic viticulture and why you shouldn’t bother with trends.

Contributors

Amber Gibson Tourism columnist Forbes USA

Amber Gibson
Tourism columnist Forbes USA

Léon Mazzella French author about wine

Léon Mazzella
French author about wine

Guillaume Crouzet French lifestyle chronicler

Guillaume Crouzet
French lifestyle chronicler

Andrea & Francesco Travel and lifestyle influencers

Andrea & Francesco
Travel and lifestyle influencers

Annick Weber Travel & lifestyle writer from Luxembourg

Annick Weber
Travel & lifestyle writer from Luxembourg

Arturo Bamboo Berlin-based silver halide photographers

Arturo Bamboo
Berlin-based silver halide photographers

Bill Prince Deputy Editor of British GQ Magazine

Bill Prince
Deputy Editor of British GQ Magazine

Clerkenwell Boy Anonymous food & travel Instagrammer

Clerkenwell Boy
Anonymous food & travel Instagrammer

Cyril Foiret Founder of Trendland website

Cyril Foiret
Founder of Trendland website

Céline Marks French blogger & photographer

Céline Marks
French blogger & photographer

Danielle Demetriou Japan-related journalist for UK publications

Danielle Demetriou
Japan-related journalist for UK publications

David Coggins Writer and editor for US publications

David Coggins
Writer and editor for US publications

Eric Wolfinger Food photographer & film director

Eric Wolfinger
Food photographer & film director

Eugénio Mailler Slow Food member

Eugénio Mailler
Slow Food member

François Simon Gastronomic journalist and author

François Simon
Gastronomic journalist and author

Giulia Mulè Founder of the blog Mondomulia

Giulia Mulè
Founder of the blog Mondomulia

Guillaume Long Gastronomic blogger & illustrator

Guillaume Long
Gastronomic blogger & illustrator

Hannah Elliott Bloomberg News journalist

Hannah Elliott
Bloomberg News journalist

Jackie Caradonio Travel editor of Robb Report

Jackie Caradonio
Travel editor of Robb Report

Jane Knight Travel editor at the Times

Jane Knight
Travel editor at the Times

Jean Godfrey-June Beauty director at Goop

Jean Godfrey-June
Beauty director at Goop

Joann Pai Canadian food & travel photographer

Joann Pai
Canadian food & travel photographer

Kerry Pieri Harper's Bazaar's digital fashion director

Kerry Pieri
Harper's Bazaar's digital fashion director

Kim Levy Journalist about the culture of taste

Kim Levy
Journalist about the culture of taste

Kristin Tice Studeman Contributing editor at Wmagazine.com, Vogue.com

Kristin Tice Studeman
Contributing editor at Wmagazine.com, Vogue.com

Lauren Wells American Instagram influencer

Lauren Wells
American Instagram influencer

Lili Barbery Coulon Founder of beauty & lifestyle blog

Lili Barbery Coulon
Founder of beauty & lifestyle blog

Lindsey Tramuta Food and travel writer

Lindsey Tramuta
Food and travel writer

Ludovic Bischoff Travel journalist for Les Echos Week-end

Ludovic Bischoff
Travel journalist for Les Echos Week-end

Nancy Novogrod Consultant on luxury projects

Nancy Novogrod
Consultant on luxury projects

Patrick Janelle Food and fashion influencer

Patrick Janelle
Food and fashion influencer

Pierre Hivernat Founder of the online magazine Alimentation Générale

Pierre Hivernat
Founder of the online magazine Alimentation Générale

Marissa Cox Founder of lifestyle blog "Rue Rodier"

Marissa Cox
Founder of lifestyle blog "Rue Rodier"

Rooksana Hossenally Travel & lifestyle journalist

Rooksana Hossenally
Travel & lifestyle journalist

Rosa Park Co-founder of Cereal Magazine

Rosa Park
Co-founder of Cereal Magazine

Spencer Bailey Editor about architecture & design

Spencer Bailey
Editor about architecture & design

Tarajia Morrell Founder of cooking blog The Lovage

Tarajia Morrell
Founder of cooking blog The Lovage

Xavier Mauduit History author France Inter Radio, Arte TV

Xavier Mauduit
History author France Inter Radio, Arte TV

VuTheara Kham Photographer & popular Instagrammer

VuTheara Kham
Photographer & popular Instagrammer

Tamlin Wightman Travel writer and photographer

Tamlin Wightman
Travel writer and photographer

Sophie Cornibert Co-founder of Fulgurances

Sophie Cornibert
Co-founder of Fulgurances

Stan Parish Editor-in-chief of The Future of Everything

Stan Parish
Editor-in-chief of The Future of Everything

Between terroir and modernity!

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Sylvain Ouchikh

Between terroir and modernity!

The sommelier Kevin Piedoie proposes refreshing pairings that bring out the beauty of local products.

A message in a Bottle !

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Sylvain Ouchikh

A message in a Bottle !

An hour's drive from Biarritz, Martin Berasategui, the Spanish Basque chef - three Michelin stars, meets with his young staff in the open kitchen of his restaurant in Lasarte-Oria, an autonomous community of the Basque Country.

Tealands spirit

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Tamlin Wightman

Tealands spirit

Making up the Tealands in the East are China, Sri Lanka and India, the ancient lands that gave birth to tea as we know it.

The secret life of tea

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Tamlin Wightman

The secret life of tea

As much as there are the oenologists, whiskey connoisseurs, gin enthusiasts and health juice fanatics, there too are the tea devotees. Discover more about this special plant on a trail through the tealands.

“Garçon! Hold the Hooch!”

Cuisine Ask the sommelier Tamlin Wightman

“Garçon! Hold the Hooch!”

The leisurely act of drinking should by no means be withheld from someone simply because they do not “drink”. In fact, the act is being wholly revolutionized precisely because of these individuals.

Cocktail hour with Darry Chan

Cuisine Ask the sommelier François Simon

Cocktail hour with Darry Chan

Famous French journalist François Simon interviews the imaginative and highly knowledgeable Darryl Chan, the mixologist of The Surrey in New York’s Bar Pleiades.