Ellen Bhang

May 30, 2024 | blog.resy.com | Ellen Bhang

Discover restaurants to love. The Hit List The Hit List For all your restaurant recommendation needs, look no further than the Resy Hit List, our monthly list of 10 spots that should be on your radar right now.

Dec 26, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Ellen Bhang

Traditional method Crémant from Jura and Bourgogne.Ellen BhangWe live in a golden age of affordable sparkling wines. From pét-nat to Prosecco, to lip-smacking bottles of Txakoli, Cava, and Lambrusco, there has never been a better time for bubbles on a budget. Such a myriad of options is something to celebrate. Who doesn’t love choice?

Dec 5, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Ellen Bhang

The New French Wine: Redefining the World's Greatest Wine Culture" by Jon Bonné.Jon BonnéThe year’s most essential wine book is a handsome heavyweight. Weighing in at a robust 8 pounds, the two-volume set — sleekly packaged in a royal blue slipcase — makes an ideal present for the wine lover in your life. Don’t sleep on gifting it to yourself. “The New French Wine: Redefining the World’s Greatest Wine Culture,” is as incisive as it is comprehensive.

Nov 21, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Ellen Bhang

Black-owned wine brands make the season bright.Ellen BhangThe latest installment of a groundbreaking study about Black wine entrepreneurs shines a light on progress made — and promises yet to be realized — toward fostering a more inclusive wine industry. “This has become a passion for me,” says the report’s author, Monique Bell, PhD, commenting on the recent publication of “Terroir Noir: 2023 Study of Black Wine Entrepreneurs” available at www.moniquebell.com/.

Oct 3, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Ellen Bhang

Boston has long been home to visionaries shaking up the status quo. So it should come as no surprise that three local wine industry leaders — TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of South End wine shop Urban Grape, and Alicia Towns Franken, executive director of nonprofit Wine Unify — are at the forefront of making change. They’re championing initiatives that are fostering a more diverse generation of wine professionals, many of whom are already making an impact beyond the Bay State.