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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE AUGUST 12, 2010 Birth Year Wines I've been thinking a little bit about birth year wines lately. I'm going to be 40 years old not too long from now (absurd, as I still like to think of myself as a 27 year old) and I hope to find a special bottle from 1971 to share with friends on my birthday. What do you do, though, if your birth year was a bad vintage? Pierre Gonon St. | | IMBIBE NEW YORK AUGUST 13, 2010 Beaujolais Village vs. Cru Beaujolais The other week, I was asked to participate in a TasteLive event with the folks at Discover Beaujolais, and so I asked Ellen to join me. The theme of the evening was Beaujolais Village vs. Cru Beaujolais, but my four bottles of wine got tied up at UPS in the Bronx, and so, instead, Ellen, [.]. | | | | | | | | |
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VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010  Sables d'Azure Rose 2009
From Cotes de Provence, in France, this Rose is loaded with flowery aromas, waves of grapefruit, apricot and orange peel, with flavors of cherries and roses. 11 at Beech Street Liquors of Long Beach MORE >> -
IMBIBE NEW YORK | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010 Keeping Wine Chill in the Summer–NYC
We’ve notched a lot nicks on our outdoor drinking belts this summer, and so, there have been a variety of solutions that attempted to circumvent both the watchful eyes of security and the blistering heat. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010  Fregola and Clams, Stolen from Lupa
The other night a friend and I unexpectedly wound up at Lupa for a light late night dinner. We ordered a few little things to start, Romano beans with ricotta (good), house cured tongue (ridiculously delicious), and clams with Fregola and basil. We then had the best Spaghetti alla Carbonara that I've ever eaten. Onions? garlic? Neither? MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2010  COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG 2007 VQPRD, Sicilia
The first time I tried this super intriguing Sicilian red was a few years back at In Vino with proprietor and East Village Wine Geek, Keith Beaver. finally got hold of a bottle for about $31 at Pop's in Island Park, Long Island- and as last time, it didn't disappoint. love this wine! MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010  What would it take for a sommelier to pull a JetBlue jumper exit?
This week’s big story is the dramatic, emergency-slide resignation of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater. Working in a restaurant is also a high-pressure situation (though fortunately, there’s not TSA screening for diners). He now runs his own wine shop, Le Dû’s Wines , in the West Village.) See all the replies after the jump! MORE >>
- The Champagne of White Zinfandels? DR. VINO | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
- Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
- Social Media & Millennials A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
- Cepas de Familia Gimenez Riili Merlot 2004 Mendoza Argentina VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
- Imbibing idiots, seeds, cartel, AOCs – sipped & spit DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2010
- Stoney Lonesome Estates, Reserve White Merlot 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
- Pierre Overnoy and the 18- year -old Ouille ALICE FEIRING | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
- Chatting With: Nicolas Miller of Bien Nacido A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
- Covey Run dry Riesling 2007 Columbia Valley Washington VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010
- Time For Updating - New Links Page WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
- This Week's Press Release ALICE FEIRING | FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
- Live in Manhattan? Like wine? Would you like to be part of a focus group? A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010
- A Couple More New Vintages BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010
- Belated Valentini ALICE FEIRING | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
- The Overnoy Fete ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2010
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