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Mike DeSimone

Mike DeSimone
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Mike DeSimone

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers. They are the Entertaining and Lifestyle Editors at Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Their articles and photographs have appeared in Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, and Saveur. They are the authors of The Fire Island Cookbook, the Port wine chapter in The Ultimate Wine Companion, the South African Whisky chapter in Barrels and Drams, and Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide (October 2012). The duo regularly host wine tastings and educational seminars around the world. They are members of the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association,... Read full bio

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Summer Menus from The Fire Island Cookbook will be released on August 21, 2012 in eBook
Aug 21, 2012
Summer Menus from The Fire Island Cookbook is now available in eBook
Aug 21, 2012
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Chapter 1 from The Fire Island Cookbook
Jun 20, 2012
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Apr 29, 2012
The Fire Island Cookbook will be released on April 17, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 17, 2012
The Fire Island Cookbook is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 17, 2012

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 20, 2012
...he visits 300 important chateaux in the region and profiles the properties. "Wines of the Southern Hemisphere" by Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen (Sterling Epicure, Oct. 2012, $24.95) This is the first comprehensive book to focus on this blossoming...
Star Chefs, December 18, 2012
...ideally, making a profit at that. by Emily Bell Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide By Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Sterling Epicure October 2012 New World wine isn’t hemisphere-specific. There are exciting regions...
Ehotelier.com, December 16, 2012
...a bona fide, in-the-trenches soldier of hospitality and, ideally, making a profit at that. by Emily Bell By Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Sterling Epicure October 2012 New World wine isn't hemisphere-specific. There are exciting regions opening...
Austin Chronicle, December 6, 2012
...KATE THORNBERRY BY MELANIE HAUPT BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD Wines of the Southern Hemi­sphere: The Complete Guide by Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen (Sterling Epicure, 592 pp., $24.95) Wine writers usually split the universe into New World/Old World...
Lakeland Ledger, December 5, 2012
...Jesus' first miracle). Examining much newer vinous regions, "Wines of the Southern Hemisphere" ($24.95, Sterling Epicure) finds Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen surveying vineyards and vintners on three continents (Africa, Australia and South America) in...
Huffington Post, November 30, 2012
...The World Wine Guys, Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, have done something nobody has ever done before: They've written a book dedicated 100 percent to "Wines of the Southern Hemisphere." Earning them the...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 21, 2012
...Jesus' first miracle). Examining much newer vinous regions, "Wines of the Southern Hemisphere" ($24.95, Sterling Epicure) finds Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen surveying vineyards and vintners on three continents (Africa, Australia and South America) in...
Wine Enthusiast, May 28, 2013
...s so often evoked by lazy summer days. Entertaining outdoors is the focus of Lifestyle and Entertaining Editors Mike DeSimone’s and Jeff Jenssen’s Fourth of July-focused article. Taking tips from three trendsetting locavore notables in Texas, New...
Huffington Post, May 10, 2013
...Burgundy is the oldest continuously producing wine region in the world, but time is not standing still in its historic vineyards and chateaus. We have been visiting Burgundy for fifteen years, and although wine has been made here since the first century...
Huffington Post, January 14, 2013
...cellars to those seeking to learn more about the delicious nectar (and other wines) from the north. Follow Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen on Twitter: www.twitter.com/worldwineguys...
Modern Drummer, January 10, 2013
...it, and learn from it. A couple of days ago, I happened upon an MD Concepts article by Mike DeSimone from November 2006. The article’s title was “Who Took the Roll Out Of Rock?”, with the subtitle “Putting The Swing Back.” DeSimone didn’t...
Equities.com, January 7, 2013
...firm that operates across North America took strides in both directions when it acquired Blackwell Consolidation owned by Mike DeSimone in a deal closed Dec. 31 and announced Friday. In addition to the 31-acre Blackwell yard, recently developed rail...
Medford Mail Tribune, January 7, 2013
...firm that operates across North America took strides in both directions when it acquired Blackwell Consolidation owned by Mike DeSimone in a deal closed Dec. 31 and announced Friday. In addition to the 31-acre Blackwell yard, recently developed rail...
Chicago Daily Herald, December 20, 2012
...a Domaine de Bernier Chardonnay from the Loire Valley in France that can be found for under $10. Mike DeSimone, coauthor with Jeff Jenssens of the recently published Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide, thinks Old World when picking...