Wine Cellars as Art
While wine cellars continue to be a popular addition to any wine connoisseur’s home, many homeowners are choosing to turn their wines...
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Tracey Serebin
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Health is the New Wealth Gets Explored at Epicurean Hotel
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The first wealth is health.” Today that couldn’t be truer — two years after a global pandemic, health...
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Gina Lyons
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Tasting Champagne 'Rare' 2008 with Regis Camus for his Last Tasting
It was emotional, yet an incredible start to the week as I tasted Champagne Rare 2008 with Regis Camus, for his last tasting as Chef de...
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Gina Lyons
- Feb 5
- 4 min
50 Shades of Pink for this Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day or whatever you want to celebrate this month, you deserve nothing less than the little luxury of rosé...
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Gina Lyons
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
Champagne Taittinger- The Perfect Toast for the Holidays
The most common question I get this time of year is “What is the best Champagne to buy for the Holiday Season?”. This is often referred...
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Tracey Serebin
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Fete du Vin by Cru Cellars
“Bordeaux Fête le Vin”, is one of the largest wine festivals in the world, a biannual event that has taken place in Bordeaux since 1998....
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Tracey Serebin
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Total Wine Expands ~ Beer, Bourbon & Beaujolais
Our region is home to 98 Craft Breweries between Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties and the new Total Wine Store in Wesley Chapel made...
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Tracey Serebin
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Cru Cellars Opens in Marina Pointe at Westshore
As Midtown, WaterStreet and Wesley Chapel areas are opening new restaurants, hotels, retail locations and housing, the Tampa Area is...
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Tracey Serebin
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Wine Cellars & Wine Rooms are now Glamorous Instagram Posts
The Luxury Real Estate Market in Tampa has been on fire since the pandemic caused an exodus of people out of the Northern States and...
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Tracey Serebin
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Bastille Day at 10 & 10 Enoteca
On Wednesday July 14th, without realizing it was France's Bastille Day, I wandered into a new Wine Bar on a rainy afternoon and...
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Tracey Serebin
- Jun 2, 2021
- 5 min
Wine Dinners Are Back! The welcome return of in-person culinary events
Virtual wine tastings got us through the past year, but nothing beats the in-person version — especially if you get to enjoy the wine in...
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Tracey Serebin
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Epicurean Theatre Opens Again
If you are an Oenophile or a Foodie, the best experiences are Wine & Food Festivals, Wine Dinners, Wine Tastings and Epicurean events....
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Tracey Serebin
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
Perfect combinations: Wine and food pairing events at Sea Salt
Knowing that The Great Outdoors was the theme of duPont REGISTRY Tampa Bay’s Spring 2021 issue I wanted to interview a sommelier at a...
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Tracey Serebin
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Adobe Road: Virtual wine tastings that will set hearts racing
As Food and Wine reported last year, wineries have found a way to introduce their products to wine aficionados while still maintaining...
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Tracey Serebin
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
Taste the Wines, Meet the Winemakers at Del Frisco’s
One recent Friday afternoon I stopped by Del Frisco’s Grille on Boy Scout Boulevard in Tampa to chat with Bar Manager and Sommelier Matt...
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Tracey Serebin
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Spanish wines shine at Orlando’s Capa
When I read that Wine Enthusiast had named Capa one of the Top 100 wine restaurants in the U.S., I decided it was time to pick up my pal...
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Tracey Serebin
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Meat Market Tampa launches its exclusive 100-Points Wine Selection
Meat Market is launching its 100-Points Wine Selection, a very select list of 20 bottles rated 100 points each by industry experts and...
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Tracey Serebin
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
A trans-Atlantic wine experience at Olivia
Chef Chris Ponte’s Olivia Restaurant in South Tampa has extraordinary food, which is no surprise considering his culinary pedigree. But...
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Tracey Serebin
- Feb 26, 2020
- 4 min
Raising the Bar at Élevage
Shortly after the Epicurean Hotel made changes to its Élevage Restaurant’s leadership team last November, I had the pleasure of meeting...
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