Monthly Archives: September 2008
Odds & Ends II- Wine Tasting Course
Got an email that the Frederick Wine House is offering a wine tasting course. Here are the particulars: NEW! Wine Education Class October 14. Register Today. $20/person Fundamentals of Wine Tasting When: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Time: 7:30 pm – … Continue reading
Odds and Ends- A Good Volt Review
Lizfrog over at Frederick Maryland Online has a review of her experience at Volt. Interestingly in the comments it indcates that Tom Sietsema’s review of the restaurant is going to be in the 10/5 Washington Post magazine.
Filed under Food, Restaurant- misc.
Family Get Together
If you will allow me a little self indulgence I’d like to tell you about last weekend. We had a family (the Italian-descended side) get together in New Jersey. Before the party the wine geeks rendezvoued at the Wine Library and … Continue reading
Filed under Booze, The Good Life, Wine
Collalbrigo Prosecco
Had a fantastic prosecco this past weekend. It was Collalbrigo Brut Prosecco Spumante NV. I picked it up at mecca (aka the Wine Library. See video on top of page at right) and just loved it. Best of all it … Continue reading
Pizza Wine…Finally
Sorry guys. I didn’t mean to take so long on this topic, but I have been incredibly busy lately so the posting has fallen off. The wine that I found as a casual, everyday ‘pizza wine’ is the 2006 Gnarly Head Old Vines … Continue reading
Filed under Wine