Wine (and Spirits) Journalism

I became interested in wine only after living in Rome and coming to love the taste of Castelli Romani white with Spaghetti Carbonara and Valpolicella with Bistecca Pizzaiola. Back in the States, I sought out wine and food experiences and venues to write about them. I wrote wine columns for Patriot Ledger, The Tab, Middlesex News, and Boston Herald; thumbnail wine, food and restaurant reviews for The Boston Phoenix. Datelines on my wine and food articles include Napa, Santa Fe, US; Melbourne and Victoria, AU; Wellington and Marlborough, NZ; Perugia, Rome, Bassano del Grappa IT, Chablis, Alsace FR; Rioja, SP, Mendoza AR. A short list of feature articles follows:

Beverage Business: Angostura Bitters, Irish Porter, Irish Whiskey, New Zealand wines, Piedmont Wines and Dining, Rioja wines and dining, Umbria wines, Veneto wines and Grappa, Victoria (Australia) wines, Mezcal (Mexico), Malbec (Mendoza), Mezcal (Oaxaca, Mexico).

Middlesex News: Rome’s Restaurants, Wine Touring in Alsace and Burgundy.

Caribbean Beat (BWIA Airways Magazine): Rums

Boston Sunday Herald Magazine: Prosciutto

Since 2000, I've written monthly Profiles in Beverage Business showcasing Massachusetts and worldwide professionals in the flourishing beverage and food industries (chefs, sommeliers, salespeople, winemakers).

Soon after I began to write about wine, I realized I didn’t really enjoy wine in a vacuum, that is, without appropriate foods. So a few friends and I formed the Boston Barolo Club, which still has only a handful of members and a modest but deep cellar. We meet quarterly and enjoy quiet meals at each others homes. Email me for menus.

ln 1990, I organized an informal Italian wine/dine club (out of wine classes at Boston Center for Adult Education) and began hosting low-key dinners in Boston area restaurants. AGLIO (Italian for "garlic") is an acronym for Amici Gastronomici Leali all Italia ed all Oenologia (loosely, "Foodie Friends Loyal To Italy and Wine.") AGLIO dinners have been held at dozens of  restaurants, mostly Italian. Favorite venues have been Buoniconti, Davide, Dali, Maurizio, Newbury College, Bricco, Elephant Walk. Email me about future AGLIO dinners.

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Fred Bouchard
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Belmont MA 02478 USA
617-484-6692
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