Richard Vayda instructs a Wine Essentials class.

Holiday Wines from Around the World

Fortunately, this six-session survey of the world’s bounty of grapes – covering 60+ wines – offers some great holiday selections. Due to availability, the wines change regularly, but following are

wine tasting during a recreational wine class with professional sommelier

Sip Like a Sommelier this Holiday Season

The recommended wine for holiday turkey seems to always be Beaujolais, a wine region in eastern France. Like liquid cranberry sauce, wines from Beaujolais exhibit tart strawberry and other fruity

recreational wine course

Uncorked: What Makes a Wine “Good”?

Before delving into a more detailed look, first we have to recognize that one’s sense of taste is quite personal and subjective. Likewise, context — when, where and with whom we taste a wine — plays a

suzane goin

Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs: Suzanne Goin

The featured speakers are noted foodservice business leaders from all corners of the industry – winemakers, bakers, chefs, distillers, restaurateurs, bar owners, cheesemongers and more – who are

Daniel J Daou at ICE

Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs: Daniel J. Daou of Daou Vineyard and Winery

On a recent Thursday, ICE students, guests and staff learned about this process as part of ICE's ongoing Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs series, where guest speakers from all walks of the food and

Harold Dieterle

Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs: Top Chef Harold Dieterle

During ICE's ongoing Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs lecture series, ICE students, instructors and guests were fortunate enough to hear Top Chef winner and highly-regarded restaurateur, Harold

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