Domaine Sigalas

Dining
February 14, 2013
Go West, Young Man
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Blogs
February 7, 2013
Top 10 Wine Lists in Houston
It's exciting to run across a well-priced favorite on a restaurant's wine list, or to discover something new as you dig through its pages. But there's more to making a world-class wine list than just stocking a cellar with Cakebreads and Chardonnays. To spotlight the best wine lists in Houston, we ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2012
The Perfect Sushi Wine?
Even though we're still more likely to reach for sake or beer when searching for a beverage pair with Japanese cuisine, we increasingly look to wine these days to quench the thirst that comes in the wake of the marine and umami flavors of both classic and innovative Japanese cooking. And while we ha ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
Wine of the Week: The Aegean Sea in a Glass
The first time I tasted Thalassitis by the Gaia winery (Santorini, Greece), it was poured for me by the "best sommelier in the world 2008," Aldo Sohm, at Le Bernardin in New York City in 2010. Aldo paired the wine with raw sea urchin: The "saltiness" and intense acidity of this wine, he noted, was ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
Odd Pair: Chicken Tacos and a White Wine from Santorini, Greece
This week found me in Greece, where I had a chance to taste at one of my favorite European wineries, Sigalas (pronounced see-GAH-lahs) on the island of Santorini. A number of grapes are grown on the island, mostly white, as well as a few reds. But the variety that dominates the jaw-droppi ... More >>