Tag Archives: Wine
2008 Tapena Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
Regular readers know what a fan I am of good rose wines. They are the duct tape of the wine world: with their unmatched versatility you can use them in all sorts of situations: sipping on the patio, paired with barbeque … Continue reading
Dibon Brut Reserve
The youngest Fredling is very musical. He loves to sing. The other night we had all been listening to REM. He went around and around the house belting out “It’s the end of the world as we know it.” Unfortunately that’s all he knew of … Continue reading
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Frederick Wine Festival
Just a reminder that the Toast to Frederick Wine Festival will be this weekend. There is some more information here but not a whole lot. I’d like to know who will be there and how many vendors etc. I suppose the usual … Continue reading
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My Favorite Grape
Well not really since that would be like picking my favorite child. I love them all in their own unique way. However I was on Cellar Tracker the other night running some reports and something interesting popped up. For those of you … Continue reading
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More Free Bubbly!
Now as you know this writer very much believes that sparkling wines are appropriate all year round but in the spirit of the season the Frederick Wine House is having a free New Years Eve Champagne tasting from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. … Continue reading
Prosecco for Free
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 … Continue reading
Some News
Frederick Maryland Online (longtime resident on the links list to the right)has scooped me on some news but I thought I would pass it on. First there is a new restaurant called Magoo’s Pub and Eatery locating at the place where … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to all! My favorite holiday since its about food, drink, family and gratitude. Dinner for 12 at stately Fred Manor: Appetizers: Cheese Plate & assorted munchies To drink: assorted bubblies: La Marca Prosecco, Soligo Prosecco and Conde … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
2008 Estampa Rose
Now that warmer weather is upon us I usually turn to those lighter summer wines. Top of my list are rosé wines. Rosé wines have been making resurgence in recent years and if you seek out some good ones you’ll know why. These … Continue reading
Washington DC International Wine & Food Expo
Just noticed that the 10th annual Washington DC Wine & Food Expo is coming February 14th and 15th. Anyone ever been? I haven’t and am wondering if it is worth it. I like the fact that wine comes first in … Continue reading
Best Wine Store in Frederick County?
The other day I had about thirty minutes to kill in Urbana, so I went into the Urbana Liquors to check it out. I had never been there before, and to be blunt it didn’t impress me. Sometimes when you walk … Continue reading
Ahead of the Curve
A bit of tooting my own Fred horn, but loyal readers heard about it here first. In today’s food section of the WashPo guess what wine is listed as “excellent” and “a good value?” Why the one right below this post … Continue reading
Deck the Halls with Cremant d’Alsace
Saturday was putting up the Christmas tree day. Nothing but a real tree will do in the Fred household, so after a wonderful time of cutting down the tree in the falling snow and bringing it back home I … Continue reading
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Linganore Cellars
There was another nice article in today’s Frederick News Post about Linganore Winecellars. They must be paying them or something. Ostensibly it was about pairing the right wine with food, but all of the wines featured were from Linganore Winecellars. Honestly … Continue reading
Beaujolais Nouveau is nearly upon us
My general thoughts on Beaujolais can be found in my post here last year on the subject. In anticipation (is that really the right word?) of the Beaujolais Nouveau release date I have been reading I’ll Drink To That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who … Continue reading
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An Interesting Wine Label
The French are usually pretty stuffy about their wine labels. By and large they have not succumbed to the cute creature/ quaint name mania that the Aussies seem particularly susceptible to (Red Bicyclette excepted). However, I came across and interesting label … Continue reading
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Yes I am a wine geek.
I keep a copy of this cartoon to ground me everytime I start geeking about nuances of cedar and leather.
Three Books That Should Be On Every Wine Lover’s Shelf- Part I
Those of you that read this blog regularly know that I am a big fan of the library. However there are some books you just have to own. There are three such books that have been invaluble to me in … Continue reading