"What I Love Now" with Bill Spell from Spell Estate

Spirited Table proudly welcomes our newest Tastemakers in Residence, Bill & Tiki Spell and their Spell Estate winemaker, Andrew Berge. Bill and Tiki Spell celebrated their 2016 Greek Independence Day at the White House, April 2016.

Celebrations, Holidays, Food & Drink, Beer and WineCynthia SutterMay 20, 2016Spell Estate Wine, Bill & Tiki Spell, Andrew Berge, 2016 Greek Independence Day, White House Celebration, April 2016, Artful Living, What I Love Now, Spell Terra de Promissio Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013, Spell Alder Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013, Sonoma Coast, Mendocino County, Spell Wine ClubComment

Top Pair: A Weighty White to End the Meal

Lisa Elbert Tastemaker in Residence and STARCHEFS wine aficionado provides the perfect weighty white wine pairing to end the meal.

Food & Drink, Beer and WineCynthia SutterApril 15, 2016Lisa Elbert, Sommelier Arthur Hon, Chicago's Sepia, White Wines, STARCHEFS, starchefs.com, 2011 Domaine de l'Aigle a Deux Tetes, Jura, Chardonnay, Chef Andrew Zimmern, Berkshire pork loin and cheek, manilla clams, nettles, fava beansComment

Live on the Fringe

Lisa Elbert from STARCHEFS asked Sommelier Julie Dalton of Baltimore's Wit & Wisdom “What is 'esoteric' anymore?”

Food & Drink, Beer and WineCynthia SutterMarch 30, 2016Lisa Elbert, STARCHEFS, starchefs.com, Julie Dalton, Baltimore, Wit & Wisdom, Sommelier Brent Kroll, King of Lambrusco, Pinotage, 2014 S-Sigma Mellasat Vineyards, Paarl South Africa, 2012 Nerello Capuccio Nerello Mascalese Etna Ross0, Barone di Villagrande SicilyComment

Top Pair: Endive Salad and Silvaner

Lisa Elbert, Tastemaker in Residence and STARCHEFS writer and wine aficionado shares the perfect Sunday Supper with Endive-Radicchio Salad, Grapefruit, and Fourme d'Ambert paired with 2008 Odinstal '350 N.N.' Silvaner.

Celebrations, Parties, Food & Drink, Beer and WineCynthia SutterMarch 6, 2016Lisa Elbert, Fourme d'Ambert, 2008 Odinstal, Endive-Radicchio Salad, Silvaner, STARCHEFS, starchefs.com, Hein-Holden, Sunday SupperComment

What's in Your Back Pocket?

Sommelier James Lechner of Seattle's Stoneburner believes in value, versatility and giving the people what they want. Here are off the beaten path, with the texture they prefer, without breaking the bank wines for Valentines and everyday.

Dreaming of Rosé in January

Tastemaker in Residence, Lisa Elbert is Dreaming of Rosé in January and heirloom tomatoes. Her musings are straight from STARCHEFS!

Food & Drink, Celebrations, Travel Stories, Beer and WineCynthia SutterJanuary 27, 2016Lisa Elbert, STARCHEFS, starchefs.com, Caroline Hatchett, Heirloom tomatoes, Tomato season in Miami, Rose', Sommelier Daniel Toral, blistered heirloom tomatoes, Steve Matthiasson's 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon-Grenache-Syrah-CarignanComment

How to Select, Store, and Serve Wines

Today's TGIF Spirited Style on How to Select, Store, and Serve Wines is taken straight from Lydie J. Stassart's book, The Art of Hosting & Decorating.

It includes how to read the wine labels, how to purchase and store wines, facts about Champagne, bottle sizes, and how to cure a hangover.