Article from “The Telegraph” View Article By: Adam Sommers September 18, 2016 When Pittsburgh was ranked the best US city for foodies by the respected Zagat restaurant guide last year, many were surprised. Not so in the USA, where the city in the heart of Pennsylvania once known as Steel City has become not just a culinary and micro brewery…
Wine Headache? Chances Are It’s Not the Sulfites Since the government insisted that wine labels include a “Contains Sulfites” warning, folks have been blaming the compound for their wine headaches. Very likely, finds Lettie Teague, the cause is something else By Lettie Teague THE LATE SENATOR Strom Thurmond was famous—some might say infamous—for a good many things, including a marathon…
R Wine Cellar Mt. Lebanon Magazine Written by Anne Lutz Zacharias View Article The entire Russell Family has pitched in to make R Wine Cellar Urban Winery in the Strip District a success. Above: Parents Kathy and Steve with Connor, Fiona, Margaret and Thomas. Their next goal is to get their wines in restaurants. Visit R Wine Cellar Urban Winery…
A family-owned winemaker joins the Strip District’s mix “We wanted to be in the middle of things.” View Article The City Paper By Hal B. Klein A new urban winemaker is fermenting in Pittsburgh: Located in the heart of the Strip District, Steve Russell’s R Wine Cellar has joined the ranks of local vintners Engine House Winery and Carlo’s Garage…
Tartaric Crystals in Wine: the “Wine Diamonds” of Quality By Stephan Schindler Submitted On January 26, 2006 View Article Have you ever come across what appear to be white flakes floating in your bottle of wine? Did you assume that this snow-globe appearance somehow meant the wine was flawed or ruined? What you had most likely seen are tartaric crystals,…
