The next time you’re wine shopping – possibly headed toward the same-old choices – do yourself a favor and make a detour to the Old World. Wines from these regions in France, Italy and Spain are easy drinking, versatile, delicious and won’t disappoint. Rhône Valley, France Considered one of the largest wine producing regions in the world, the Rhône Valley is divided into two distinct vinicultural areas that use different grapes and wine styles. The northern Rhône is known for single varietal wines and produces wines from only four grapes, one red and three whites. The red wines are made from S ..read more

Remember waterbeds? What was that about? If you or perhaps your parents slept on one, say back in the ’70s, chances are it came from Waterbed City. What also came from Waterbed City? CITY Furniture — which emerged from the South Florida waterbed brand in 1994 and, under the leadership of CEO Andrew Koenig, has developed into one of the top 20 furniture retailers in the country. Now, everything from the mattress on the bed to the decor on the wall are sold in the family-owned company’s 23 showrooms across the state — as well as via an interactive e-commerce site that gives shoppers an augmented ..read more

It’s showtime for a trio of South Florida artists who’ve dedicated their long careers to “The Daily Act of Art Making.” Under that marquee, concurrent solo exhibitions at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale showcase the works of Fort Lauderdale’s Matthew Carone, Miami’s Jaime Grant and Elizabeth Thompson, who passed away last year. Having studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Thompson produced mural-scaled canvases based on the Everglades and, as represented here, a surreal Movie Theater series of eerily empty outdoor movie theaters intruding upon tropical landscapes. The show runs ..read more

The 28th annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival will return to Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale 7:30-10:30 p.m. April 19, bringing culinary offerings from some of South Florida’s best-known restaurants as well as sips and samples curated by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, back for its second year as the exclusive festival wine and spirits provider. The festival is hosted by the American Lung Association, with proceeds going to support the organization’s lifesaving mission in Florida and beyond. “The Las Olas Wine and Food Festival combines the best of Broward’s food scene w ..read more

If you enjoy wine, you probably have at least one wine decanter around the house. If you’ve been using it more for display than anything else, here’s some information that might inspire you to incorporate it into your regular wine routine. Guidelines for using your decanters While there’s debate which is most important, there are two main reasons to decant: Decanting separates the wine from the sediment. Sediment naturally forms in wines during the fermentation process and as a wine ages. While it’s harmless, it adds an unpleasant bitter taste to the wine. The goal is to keep the sediment in t ..read more

Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is sitting behind home plate at the home of the Marlins, talking about home for City & Shore magazine’s home issue. He’s homeless. No. Of course he isn’t. But sort of. He’s got a place to live in South Florida. Asked where, he says just one word and kind of does a brow toss toward whatever direction it is from the ballpark’s home in Little Havana: “Brickell.” Brickell. Now there’s a place that used to be home. If by home you mean early 20th century mansions for folks like William and Mary Brickell who traded Cleveland, Ohio winters for Miami sunshine (d ..read more

April 7-21 The U.S. Open Polo Championship, the most prestigious polo tournament in the United States, which attracts fans and polo enthusiasts from around the world. Times and ticket prices vary, but all events are held at the National Polo Center, 3667 120th Ave. South, Wellington. 561-895-5052, nationalpolocenter.com. 13 The Pineapple Jam, benefiting the education and historic preservation programs of the Historic Stranahan House Museum. The event is a tropical celebration at Broward County’s oldest home that includes an open bar, live music, great food and a raffle. 7 p.m. at 335 SE Sixth ..read more

Sitting behind home plate in loanDepot park, Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is talking about home – and baseball – for this magazine’s home issue. Home is where Lindsey and Brody and Presley – wife, son, daughter – are in California while Skip resides in Miami and makes his living trying to get ballplayers home at loanDepot park. Talk even for 15 minutes with Schumaker, though, and you get the impression that managing baseball is an avocation of sorts, while managing lives is the real game. They are lessons he learned from his late father, Wayne Schumaker, who passed away last month just ..read more

Joey Heatherton, Andy Warhol, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Sharon Tate — merely a trickle of the celebrities captured by the celebrated lens of Ellen Graham. For over six decades, as a photographer for Vanity Fair, Time and other magazines, Graham’s portraits shared a candid quality textured by the intimacy of black-and-white. A newly opened exhibition at the Norton Museum of Art, “Ellen Graham: Unscripted,” showcases her remarkable ability to disarm and unmask her famous subjects. Incorporating several of Graham’s gifts to the Norton, the exhibition runs through June 16. Norton.org   &nbs ..read more

Over the past four decades South Floridians have been flocking to SunFest, called “the world’s largest waterfront arts and music celebration.” Can you imagine a 10-day Sunfest? Oh don’t freak out, you who try to navigate downtown West Palm Beach this time each year. And local artists, hold off salivating. It’s not coming. They tried that already. In fact, for the very first one, some 40 years ago in 1983. And for all the fun at the time, it was such a financial fiasco it took three years to get out of the red. So ended that experiment. This year’s three-day festival, a 40th anniversary celebra ..read more