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| | | WINE TASTING GUY NOVEMBER 16, 2009 go work out, old vine wine & turkey talk You know, writing and maintaining a blog is a lot like going to the gym. Once you lose momentum, it can be real hard to motivate to get going again. Speaking of which, I have got to get my growing ass back into a gym. Sure my surgically repaired wrist has been a convenient excuse, [.]. | IMBIBE NEW YORK NOVEMBER 19, 2009 The Garden Wine Bar As we entered The Garden Wine Bar at NYC’s Four Seasons Hotel, Caitlin and I chuckled, wondering how she managed to score an invite to this inaugural event. Grabbing a glass of bubbly and a few nibbles of cheese, we stood at a table where I was happy to be her date. It’s a lovely [.]. | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009  Donald St. Pierre: wine’s gateway to China?
Donald St. Pierre, an American and a prominent importer of wine to China, receives an extensive profile in the current issue of the New Yorker. Here’s a taste of the early days: When the St. Pierres began importing wine, after buying a Hong Kong shelf company called Asia Solutions Corporation, the also created a product of their own. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009  What to Eat and Drink when you Cannot Drink Wine
Last week, for the first time in several years, I was really sick. didn't have a drop of wine for five days. Sounds crazy, but it's true. Imagine not drinking wine for five whole days! You'd have to be in prison, or shipwrecked, or completely knocked out with the flu. My cold was bad enough so that I didn't even miss wine, actually. Great Ph? MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009  Sanfords Restaurant
Revisiting the neighborhood where I grew up never ceases to amaze me. When I left Astoria over 30 years ago there was a coffee shop on Broadway called Sanford's Cafeteria that back then was already there for over 55 years and a mainstay of the neighborhood. So it was great to see a CBS TV review of the new and improved Sanfords Restaurant. MORE >> -
IMBIBE NEW YORK | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009 Around the World in 80 Sips
On Friday, Jenn–producer extraordinaire– and I arrived at 583 Park Avenue, an awesome space for which I–in my DM’s and black skinny jeans–felt awkwardly underdressed. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009 Cameron Hughes Lot 147 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
My tasting notes from the Snooth Blind Cab Tasting last week for this Cameron Hughes were not extensive, but it was my favorite out of the third flight: Aromas of Chocolate along with a barnyard earthiness showing a slightly vegetal palate with hints of ripe tomato. alcohol MORE >>
- Department of Greenwashing: Ceci La Luna lambrusco DR. VINO | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009
- Why Wine: Joeshico Wine Review; Lamoreaux Landing Dry Riesling, 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009
- Millerton, New York. Tasting Event Saturday ALICE FEIRING | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009
- Wine education: Italy and US compared [pictures] DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009
- Beyond Thunderdome: on Gary Vee’s Wine Library TV DR. VINO | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009
- Macari Vineyards Dos Aguas 2007 VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
- Map of route we took on Day 5 of bike trip thru Tuscany 2006 VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009
- Been Doon For the Liquid Memories (Saved by the Wild Bunch and Real Wine) ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009
- Cameron Hughes Lot 138 Santa Barbara Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009
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