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Join us for another episode of our Fall “Wet Your Whistle” series on Wednesday, October 8th at noon when we broadcast LIVE from Moet Hennessey’s NYC headquarters!

None other than Jordan Bushell, the brilliant national mixologist for the finest cognac in the world, Hennessy, will be mixing unbelievable cocktails for us in person and proving just how good these concoctions are!  Get ready as we will be exploring not only the way in which Hennessy is made, but the art through which it is crafted.  Accept the challenge of learning how to make some of Hennessy’s most difficult cocktails, like the Game Changer.  We might even talk about the mystery behind Hennessy’s wild rabbit.  Curious?

Tune in Wednesday, October 8th, and we will give you the full scoop!  #neverstop #neversettle

The Event Jeannie’s Fall “Wet Your Whistle” Series with Lady Tanqueray!

Stay tuned for another episode of our Fall “Wet Your Whistle” series on Wednesday, October 1st at noon. We are taking it up a notch with special guest star Rachel Ford - affectionately known as Lady Tanqueray.  Together we will explore the 180-year-old identifiable style of this remarkable gin! Don’t miss out as we will be discussing everything from a James Bond martini to great twists on classic cocktails. Why wouldn’t you want to learn about the brand, where legend has it, was the first drink in the White House after prohibition?!

So join us Wednesday and we will show you how to Tanqueray!

Fall “Wet Your Whistle” series continues with the world’s foremost cocktail Guru, Brian Van Flandern

September 23rd us at noon as we continue our Fall “Wet Your Whistle” series!   Master Mixologist Brian Van Flandern, founder of Creative Cocktail Consultants, creator of the world’s first cognac summit and spirts super geek is back to tell us how to really mix a drink.  We will learn what’s new and hip in the cocktail world and maybe we will even tell you a little bit about what Brian’s working on now!

Join at noon on Wednesday to learn how to add more spirit to your mixed drinks!

Fall “Wet Your Whistle” series continues with Madeira, Sherry and Brandy!

September 10th join us at noon as we continue our Fall “Wet Your Whistle” series!  At the conclusion of the September 3rd episode we touched on Madeira and Sherry.  Wednesday, with the help of our wine and food expert extraordinaire, Charles Curtis, MW, we will delve even deeper into the production and fine taste of these two exquisite types of wines.  Naturally, the conversation will drift toward Brandy, and it will come as no surprise why it’s referred to as an “eaux-de-vie”; Cognac, Armagnac, pairings with food, all will be discussed.

So raise your glass at noon on Wednesday, 9/10, as Jeannie and Charles discuss what exactly you should be filling it with!

The Event Jeannie’s Fall “Wet Your Whistle” Series kicks off with Sweet Wines, Port, Madeira & Sherry!

Following on our summer series of wines and champagne, we are taking it up a notch and talking about grown up drinks!  Seguing from our summer wine series with a chat about sweet and dessert wines we will move into a discussion about Port, Madeira & Sherry.  Charles Curtis, our resident “anything that can be imbibed” expert will explain the process of how each is made, what the aging process means (so you know what you are buying when you purchase a Colheita versus a Tawny) and when one should really be serving and drinking Sherry!

 Jeannie will be live at noon on September 3rd, with Charles as we figure out what to serve after the meal is over and the night is just beginning!

Everyone always wonders how Rose champagne and wine is made; we will tell you at noon on August 20th as we discuss Rose wines from all over the world with Charles Curtis, our resident alcohol guru!  Marsannay you say?  That’s on the list, as is Lancer’s, Mateus, Pinotage and of course, Brad and Angelina’s very own rose wine!  We will talk about the underlying grapes of rose, how it’s created, what’s good, what’s not and what you should be drinking in the final weeks of summer.

 Jeannie will be live at noon on August 20th, with Charles as he actually uses the phrase “G spot” during our discussion on Rose wines; yes, “G spot”……

The Event Jeannie’s summer “Wet Your Whistle” Series continues with French Reds

French wine production dates back to the 6th century BC and on the assumption that most of us don’t have time to figure out what’s been happening over the past 1500 years, we invited Charles Curtis to sum up the most salient points about French Red Wine.  And since Charles just finished a book entitled the “Original Grands Crus of Burgundy” – it’s hard to imagine that even the most experienced wine connoisseur won’t learn something too!

 Jeannie will be live at noon on August 13th, with Charles as we examine Red wines and grapes comprehensively from Cabernet Franc to Syrah!

The Event Jeannie’s summer “Wet Your Whistle” Series continues with Old World Red Wines

We started the discussion with Italian red wines last week when Charles Curtis highlighted the three most prominent grape varietals: Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, and Aglianico.  But there was so much more – so this week we will pick up where we left off and go through the rest of Italy and then hit Europe as a whole, saving French & Spanish reds for later. 

 Jeannie will be live at noon on August 6th with Charles as we examine red wines and grapes comprehensively from Piemonte to Croatia!

Did you know that Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world by volume?  Or that there are more than one million vineyards cultivated a year? Or that Italy is the 5th largest wine consuming nation in the world?  That information you can get from Wikipedia but our wine connoisseur, Charles Curtis, founder of Wine Alpha will tell you the stuff that Wikipedia can’t; what to drink, what to buy and why.

 Jeannie will be live at noon on July 30th with Charles as we examine Italian wines and grapes comprehensively from Barbera to Sangiovese.

The “Wet Your Whistle” Series continues with MICHAEL MADRIGALE, HEAD SOMMELIER at Bar Boulud!

We can’t imagine anyone better than Michael Madrigale, Head Sommelier at Bar Boulud and overseer of the wines at Epicerie and Boulud Sud to talk us through how to intelligently buy wines in a restaurant.  A Food & Wine 2012 “Top Sommelier” title holder, Michael is well positioned to guide us on how to order wines properly, what to consider, what to ask and most importantly, what NOT to do.  In particular, the restaurant’s emphasis on Rhone Valley and Burgundy wines will allow us to relate specific examples of Michael’s wisdom in a narrower band to make the discussion far more applicable in a restaurant setting generally or specifically at one of the Boulud restaurants.

Join us live at noon on July 23rd as we continue our Wet Your Whistle series, and give you something tangible to show off with the next time you pick up the wine list at a restaurant!