Monthly Archives: June 2011
Orin Swift The Prisoner 2009 Review
June 30, 2011Grapes 51% Zinfandel, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Syrah, 7% Petite Sirah, 3% Charbono, 1% Grenache, 1% Malbec, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. Facts The label for The Prisoner was work of Spanish artist Francisco Goya. For the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Cabernet, California, Charbono, Grenache, Malbec, Napa, Orin Swift, Petite Sirah, syrah, The Prisoner, the prisoner wine, wine prisoner, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //Recipe for Stuffed Squid in Vernaccia Sauce by Adam Bartoy
June 30, 2011If you remember my article last week entitled A Sardinian Feast with Friends; well I actually had a couple of emails from people wishing to know how to make the Stuffed Squid in Vernanccia Sauce. Since it wasn’t my … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings, Recipes | Tagged Adam Bartoy, Recipe, Sardegna, Sardinia, Stuffed Squid in Vernaccia Sauce | Leave a comment //Borgogno Dolcetto d’Alba 2007 Paired with Flank Steak Spirals with Porcini and Red Wine Sauce
June 28, 2011How nice is it to get home to a meal sat on the table when you walk in from working all day!?!? Not that I ask for it very often, but if the Mrs is off, and I’ve been working … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Alba, Barolo, Borgogno, Dolcetto, Dolcetto d'Alba, Italian Wine, Italy, Langhe, Piedmont, wine | Leave a comment //Gary Vaynerchuk’s Daily Grape Feature – Parxet Titiana Brut Rose Pinot Noir Cava
June 27, 2011Wine: 2008 Parxet Titiana Brut Rose Pinot Noir Cava Grape: 100% Pinot Noir Score: 90 Points Price: $15 MSRP Gary’s explanation why: With the summer weather you’re going to want to drink something fresh and lively. Cavas are produced in … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Cava, Parxet, Parxet Titiana, Pinot Noir, Rose, Spain, Sparkling Wine | Leave a comment //Bring it on down to Liquorville!
June 26, 2011 Posted in Funny | Tagged Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Liquorville, SNL | Leave a comment //This Week In Wine – 6/25/11 – Chinese Wine, Perfume Shaped Bottles, and Bordeaux Crying Wolf.
June 25, 2011China’s wine industry topples Australia China’s wine production has now surpassed Australia’s wine industry as living standards improve in China. China’s restaurants were once dominated by beer and the local white spirit, Baijiu. But these days you are … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Bordeaux, Canada, China, Chinese Wine, Tampa wine festival | Leave a comment //Saracco Moscato d’Asti, from Piedmont, Italy
June 24, 2011Wine Saracco Moscato d’Asti Grape 100% Moscato Place Asti, Piedmont, Italy Price $16-17 average retail price
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Best Italian Wine, best Moscato d'Asti, Italy, Moscato, Moscato d'Asti, Muscat, Piedmont, Saracco, Saracco Moscato d'Asti | Leave a comment //Paso A Paso Verdejo – La Mancha, Spain
June 23, 2011Wine: Paso A Paso Grape: 100% Verdejo, Place: La Mancha, Spain Price: $8-$9
Posted in Reviews | Tagged best Spanish wine, Jorge Ordonez, La Mancha, Paso a Paso, Paso a Paso wine, Spain, Spanish white wine, Spanish wine, Verdejo | Leave a comment //A Sardinian Feast with Friends
June 21, 2011A couple of years go, the Mrs. and I jetted off to the small Italian island of Sardinia for the marriage of two of our best friends; Mr. Adam Bartoy and Miss Jacqueline Mariani. Jacq’s family is native to Sardinia, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Pairings | Tagged Cantine di Dolianova, Ichnusa, Mediterranean Mojito recipe, Monica di Sardegna, Monica grape, Pane Guttiau, Sardegna, Sardinia | 3 Comments //Creative Uses for Wine Corks
June 20, 2011I received the following email late last week: “Kris, my co-worker/best friend/BBQ Champion, Matt, has like 4,000 corks and needs some unique ideas about how to use them. Figured you might have some wisdom in this area. Let me know … Continue reading
Posted in Funny | Tagged Cork, Corks, Uses for Corks, Uses for Wine Bottle Corks, Uses for Wine Corks | 2 Comments //Gary Vaynerchuk’s Daily Grape Feature – Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2007
June 16, 2011Wine: 2007 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Grape: 100% Sangiovese Score: 91 Points Price: $25 MSRP Gary’s explanation why: For all you longtime Italian fans out there, you very well know that about 10 years ago, Tuscan wines were … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Daily Grape, Gary Vaynerchuk, Italy, Montepulciano, Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano | Leave a comment //Spy Valley New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Paired with Scallops with Grapefruit-Onion Salad
June 15, 2011You won’t find me posting too many reviews of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc <cough> they all taste <cough> the same <cough>! Wow! I’m sorry. I really need to get to a Doctor with that cough! So anyway, as I was … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | Tagged Marlborough, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc Food Pairing, Spy Valley, Spy Valley wine | 1 Comment //← Older posts
