For those who have followed me waxing poetic about the joys of Prosecco over the years here is an opportunity to try a great producer for free. I saw that Frederick Wine House is pouring Riondo Prosecco Saturday, December 12th from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. as part of their complimentary tasting. This is one of the Proseccos we consistently go [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Wine’
November 24, 2009
Odds and Ends
Just received word that the magazine Edible Chesapeake is ceasing publication. That’s sad as I always looked for it at the Common Market and enjoyed reading it. From the release:
I will no longer be publishing Edible Chesapeake magazine. The decision is the result of much reflection on how best to balance the needs of my family and [...]
November 17, 2009
Beaujolais Nouveau (Again)
I know I run the risk of devolving into a repetitive bore since I have commented on this subject before, but it just dawned on me that the 19th is the third Thursday of the month. Yes that means Beaujolais Nouveau time is upon us again. Honestly I’m not sure I’m even going to buy a [...]
October 30, 2009
Heard on The Grapevine
Heard on the grapevine that the Frederick Wine House one of my favorite, ok let’s be honest, my favorite wine store in Frederick County will be relocating. They are going to move to a location in the new shopping center off Route 26. This will be the same location as where the Wegmans is going in. Construction [...]
October 20, 2009
Odds and Ends
Black Ankle Vineyards is having a lot going on over the next month. Winemaker for a day on October 24th, a Sunday evening pasta & wine dinner on November 15 and most intruiging to me: “Leafstone vs. The World” on November 8th. From their website:
We have asked 7 of the best wine merchants in Maryland to recommend [...]
October 14, 2009
Broadbent’s Revenge
Loyal reader(s?) may remember my review of the book The Billionaire’s Vinegar. As a follow up to the story I saw that the venerable British wine critic Micheal Broadbent settled his libel and defamation suit against Random House, the publisher of the book. The book was less than flattering to Mr. Broadbent. The amount of the monetary [...]
October 12, 2009
In A Wine Slump
As you know wine is a passion of mine and I really enjoy finding wines that excite me and letting you know about them. I have been really eager to add some more wine reviews up here, but lately all of the wines I’ve tried I really can’t recommend for one reason or another. Generally I only [...]
October 9, 2009
A Worthy Organization
With the legislative session just around the corner here is an organization worthy of a look by readers of this blog: Marylanders For Better Beer and Wine Laws. As most of you know it is illegal to directly ship wine to an individual in Maryland. Ridiculous and crazy I know and something I have railed [...]
October 6, 2009
Black Ankle Vineyards
After all this time I finally got a chance to visit Black Ankle Vineyards. They have been open for about a year if I recall correctly and on my list of places to visit since I heard of their opening. So one recent weekend Mrs. Fred and I along with my brother and sister in law headed [...]
June 28, 2009
Reflections of a Wine Merchant
I just finished reading Neil Rosenthal’s book Reflections of a Wine Merchant (from FCPL). Mr. Rosenthal is a thirty year plus veteran of the wine importing business, dealing mainly in European wines and especially fine Burgundies. The book was so-so. I almost put it down which is very unusual for me. Unless you are a hard-core [...]
