News and Events for Nantucket Island
• by Jenny Benzie – Advanced Sommelier and Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • School’s out, summer is here, and it’s time to have some fun. This is the time when you say Goodbye to All That and make your way to your favorite island destination. There are numerous […]
by Carri Wroblewski BRIX Wine Shop My career in the wine business started with a six-pack of Miller Lite. Studying at Indiana University, I was a journalism major with a focus on magazine publishing. During the fall semester of my junior year, just as we came back from summer break, […]
by Leah Mojer The history of culinary tradition would be lost without books. Within the pages of so many, there are countless treasured recipes, memoirs, lectures, rules, mother sauces. The written word is our best window into the world of food, whether it be Escoffier’s Ma Cuisine or simply a […]
by Jenny Benzie – Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, – Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits Forget about St. Tropez and St. Barts. We have it all here on Nantucket right now, including the same dry rosés you were sipping on in those other locales. Rosé wines come in […]
• by Carri Wroblewski | BRIX Wine Shop • The other day Mike, the “wine guy” from Nantucket Vineyards, got me thinking. He popped by with a selection of wines. It’s been years since I’ve tasted them. Not knowing what to expect or not expecting much, he poured me a […]
• by Leah Mojer • I don’t know what has possessed me this spring to delve so deep in the DIY methods of food preparation. Maybe it’s the damp cold spring we are having that is keeping me plenty busy indoors or the recent excursion to western mass for the […]
• by Jenny Benzie | Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, | Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • Nantucket is a special place, and sometimes we have our own rules that do not apply to other locales. No, you still can’t drink and drive here. You still have to […]
• by Leah Mojer • Memorial Day Weekend is the most glorious and anticipated of all weekends here on Nantucket as it is in many places in New England. It is the official kick-off to Summer, the best season, and boy do we celebrate. Between the Figawi Boat Race & […]
• by Carri Wroblewski | BRIX Wine Shop • I’ll admit it. I have a slight obsession with grills. I own four…because you never know which one you might need. The big wood burning grill for Sunday afternoons when your party of two turns into a party of ten. The […]
