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DR. VINO FEBRUARY 9, 2009 Moss-age in a bottle It’s been a long, cold 2009 here in the northeast. All the more reason to have a little winter garden. In a wine bottle. Last fall, I discovered and was immediately inspired by the work of Paula Hayes, an artist in the East Village. So I did my best to replicate her art using my own medium: wine. This also makes them better terrariums! | IMBIBE NEW YORK FEBRUARY 13, 2009 Pinot Noir Tasting with Snooth A couple of days ago, I received an email from Gregory Dal Piaz, the Community Manager of Snooth, extending an invitation to an event called “Open that bottle night&# along with blind tastings– the first of which was scheduled for Thursday night. And so, downtown I joined eight others for two hours of three flights [.]. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE FEBRUARY 13, 2009 Date Change: Shameless Self Promotion Update An official from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) contacted me recently to inform me that Sunday February 22nd, the date of my guest sommelier spot at Lelabar , happens to conflict with the showing of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. She wanted to know if I would consider changing the date of the Loire Reds tasting. | | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Mega double stuff oreo - impossible food wine pairing?!?
Last Friday, there was a sleepy little site called This is why you’re fat that welcomed eight visitors. Today, the site will have over one million visitors!! There are so many things on there that are impossible to pair with wine we should really have it as the sister site to our impossible food-wine pairings ! Or is it… impossible ? MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009 Online Wine Auction Prices Continue to Drop
Auction prices for premiere cru wines have dropped significantly since the beginning of 2009, but they have not reached 2004 levels. Post-1982 vintage Mouton Rothschild at auction at www.WineBid.com has dropped 10% in just the past five weeks. Some vintages have dropped more. The drop in opening bid prices for Latour has been inconsistent. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009  Friday Night Bubbles
NV Julien Frémont Cidre Pays d'Auge Brut par Nature , $12, Louis/Dressner Selections. The recession has officially hit Brooklynguy's blog folks - it just doesn't feel right to drink a bottle of Champagne every week - I need to be a bit more conservative with the family finances. I'll share them here as I find them. This is only 5.5% What about you.do MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Rubio San Polo Rubio Montalcino Rosso 2006 IGT
Aged for 10 to 12 months in oak casks, this pure Sangiovese from the hills around Montalcino, is a deep dark ruby wine displaying supple aromas of currants, chocolate and violets. While all the stars align on the nose, so do the flavors. combining in a complex mid-palate of ripe cherries and spices, with well structured tannins and a velvety finish. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Wine in NY food stores - food in NY wine stores? A 2,400 part series
Buying crudite and rosé at the same time might help New York solve its budgetary woes. Or so Governor Paterson thinks. That’s why he has proposed to allow food stores to sell wine, a subject we discussed the day the idea was floated. The deficit for next year alone is forecast to be $15 billion. MORE >>
- The Return to Terroir Tasting Panel: part two ALICE FEIRING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009
- NY Producers and Wine in Grocery Stores BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009
- Grocery store wine in NY State WINE TASTING GUY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009
- Would you, could you in a box? DR. VINO | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
- Alvaro Palacios Les Terraces Priorat 2005 Spain VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009
- Late Afternoon at Le Coulée: Part One ALICE FEIRING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009
- Decanting & “Wine imports on fire”?? WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009
- Some upcoming NYC wine events DR. VINO | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009
- Should NY Grocery Stores Sell Wine? BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009
- Paris Eat & Drink ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009
- 4th Flight of Sangiovese/Chianti Blind Tasting VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
- Parker, skis, drought, luxury - sipped and spit DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
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