Monthly Archives: June 2008
Volt’s Wine
As the hype toward Volt’s opening (which I have to admit I am buying into) reaches a crescendo I saw a brief blurb today that Volt has selected Aaron Schifferle as their sommelier. According to that Mr. Schifferle was most … Continue reading
Filed under Restaurant- misc., Wine
Luke’s Is Gone
Front page article in the FNP about the demise of both locations of Luke’s Pizza. Unfortunately I expect to see more of this before it gets better.
Filed under Food, Restaurant- misc.
Wine Movie: Bottle Shock
There is a new movie out with a wine focus. Its called Bottle Shock. It is the story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976. It is based (very loosely … Continue reading
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Riondo Prosecco Tasting
As mentioned previously Frederick Wine Househas regular free tastings. In their weekly email I just noticed that one of the wines they are pouring on Saturday June 21st is Riondo Prosecco. We’ve had this many times before and is consistently one of … Continue reading
More on Vendors
Rochelle, who writes an excellent blog Lots of Everything wrote a great comment to my last post. Since not everybody takes time to read the comments I thought I would post my response here. Rochelle, Thank you for taking the … Continue reading
Brunswick Farmer’s Market and Reflections on Vendors
Stopped by the Brunswick farmer’s market briefly on Sunday. Seemed like a light crowd. Had a different meat purveyor from Boonsboro, but their bacon etc. all had nitrates in it. Also their beef was grain finished. I was really in … Continue reading
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The Euro Effect
Was in the Spirit Shop today and noticed thatone of my favorites: Zardetto Prosecco was up to $13.99 a bottle. Wow. Its still at ten bucks in my head.
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Screw The Rules
Chardonnay with fish, pinot noir with turkey, cabernet sauvignon with steak. We’ve all seen the lists of rules for pairing food with wine. If you want to waste your time you can find whole books devoted to this subject. This … Continue reading
Trapiche Malbec Mendoza 2006
Argentinian Malbec has long been a go-to category when looking for values. Fortunately this remains so because unlike the Dollar’s problems with the Euro, South American exchange rates have not changed dramatically. So with that in mind I sampled a bottle … Continue reading
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Cook Through Blogging
I recently came across an article in the Wall Street Journal about an amazing phenomenon that I was unaware of. Its called cook through blogging, where a writer selects a cookbook and then works his way through every recipe in the book writing … Continue reading
Proof Has Reopened
They have rotated the counter ninety degrees and put some decor on the walls. Sandwiches, soups and salads on the menu. Still have a case of sweets and bread for sale.
Filed under Restaurant- misc., Stores
Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco
One of the best bottles of prosecco that I have ever tasted was a bottle of 2006 Nino Franco Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Primo Franco. It was given to me as a gift and what set it apart (besides its terrific … Continue reading
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Report on Brunswick Farmers Market
Went to the Brunswick Farmers Market this Sunday. There were about nine vendors there and a fair amount of people milling about. Starting a farmers market must be hard and this looked like an decent start. Had the usual: strawberries, … Continue reading