In the courtyard with the Grand Pyramid in background Michaelangelo sculpture More beautiful sculpture
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Paul in the Jardin des Tulieres with the Eiffel Tower in the Background Sunday afternoon traffic on the Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe in background Shannon contemplates Parisian Haute Couture Finally, a sunny day! Too bad it was our last…
Andrea Immer Robinson is one of my personal idols, so I take her food and wine pairing recommendations seriously. One of the pairings she raves about in her book, Great Tastes Made Simple, is Madeira with Chocolate. I have also heard her strongly encourage this pairing at both the appearances I have seen her make [...]
I.S.O. the world’s best chocolate
Published by November 26th, 2006 in General and Wine & Food. 1 CommentNow that winter is near, it’s getting to be prime chocolate time.?Ǭ† Chocolate is a wonderful food all on its own, but is wonderful with fortified wine as a little after-dinner snack.?Ǭ† In the spirit of winter, my next several articles will be on chocolate and wine. Over the past several months, I have discovered [...]
In case those of you outside the area were wondering, here are the results for the 3 election races that had candidates endorsed by this blog: Hillary Clinton won a resounding victory for U.S. Senator from NY. 67% of the vote! Eric Massa conceded to Republican Randy Kuhl one week after the election. It was [...]
Last month, I paid a visit to the quaint yet elegant tasting room of Ravines Wine Cellars. Ravines is a boutique Finger Lakes winery run by husband and wife team Morton and Lisa Hallgren. Morton trained as a winemaker in France and was head winemaker at Dr. Frank’s for several years. Lisa is a gourmet [...]
Bad Service Alert
Published by November 15th, 2006 in General, New York Wine and Wine & Food. 0 CommentsI like to believe that although I think about wine most of the day each day, I’m not a wine snob. But certain, shall we say, wine faux pas, really irk me from time to time. A business colleague and I had lunch a few weeks ago at Edgar’s Restaurant in the Belhurst Castle in [...]
PS Brock Endorses Clinton, Massa, Martini in ’06 Election
Published by November 6th, 2006 in General and New York Wine. 0 CommentsAnyone running for office in New York shouldn’t shy away from photo ops with New York wine. Earlier in the year, the staff of the NYWCC had a long, back-and-forth discussion about an impending visit by Governor George Pataki. Should his speech be in the beautiful, well-appointed tasting room, or in the more staid demonstration [...]
Politics and Wine
Published by November 6th, 2006 in General, New York Wine and Other Wine. 0 CommentsIn the NYWCC tasting room, we featured Hermann J. Wiemer dry Riesling 2005, Finger Lakes, during the month of October as part of our Gold Medal Month. The wine won the coveted Governor’s Cup, best overall NY wine in the New York Wine & Food Classic Competition. One of our tasting room visitors asked me [...]
Nearly everyone who has ever done a wine tour of the Finger Lakes has stopped at Hazlitt on the East side of Seneca Lake. It’s Red Cat and other sweet wines are legendary, along with their college bar-like atmosphere. My very first memory of wine tasting was going to Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards with my parents. [...]
