As I was tidying some papers, I came across a menu from Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, where I took my partner for a birthday dinner a couple of months ago. Following are my impressions from the evening, my first at JKWB. We entered the...

in the quantity of food. All the exhibitors offering food had large crowds and there was little organization. There was more wine and spirits than you could possibly take part in during the course of one day. Those Champagne...

snob....I love the Ciroc as it seems smoother than just about anything except my “straight from Russia - can't read anything on the bottle” vodka.

Moscato tastes very much like White Zinfandel, only "smoother", you can get Moscato in a “still” wine, or as a “bubbly” (at least I can locally in California). The Mrs. and I consider ourselves "wine...

I am getting married in a couple of weeks, and looking for a gift idea for my groom. Someone suggested getting one of these: http://tinyurl.com/2mk99z and a nice bottle of wine (or champagne? I know it doesn’t require the...

pricier than I would spend for everyday. For the Beaujolais drinker, a good red burgundy. Things that are like Beaujolais but are not include Fleury, Brouilly, and Julienas (I may be wrong on the last one). A good wine store will...

-Jackson’s 2000 Vintners Reserve Chardonnay. This is one of the few (maybe only) white wines I really liked from first taste. For meats I usually pick out whatever Merlot I’ve never tried. I seem to favor Merlots over...

course. The Chino Wayne’s checked out of the Silverado that morning and delivered themselves to the Napa Valley Wine Train depot in plenty of time for a pre-departure wine tasting at 10:45 A.M. The pre-departure wine...

I love wine and don’t mind spending on a great bottle. But who doesn’t love a great bargain wine. My recent $15 find which I really enjoy is the 2004 Marques Casa de Concha, Chili, Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes of dried...

that when I don’t like a wine the first night, I usually like it better the second night. To me, there’s less of that reflexive need to pucker, less aftertaste, and the wine is smoother. Do other people feel this way?...

Lovers of the Argentine wine now have a stronger tipple.

a nice accompanyment. The bean soup was workmanlike and the risotto was just ok except for the wonderful grilled shrimp that accompanied it. Chocolate mousse was fine but could have been smoother. Wine list was atrocious but the...

Went Friday night – the waiters are very nice, the “Nolitella” was very good (smoother and darker than the commercial product), and the wine pairings were outstanding. They also have tea pairings in case you...

: Pearl, Junmai Ginjo Nigori". Just tasted this but feel it tastes a little sour(?); therefore, I would like a recommendation for something softer/smoother & slightly sweeter. Hope this makes sense, thanks!

It’s here. Ingersoll Wine and Spirits, Beer Crazy, have it now. Hy Vee on Grand in WDM will be getting it this week. This is the first regular offering from Sierra Nevada since they opened the brewery. They are calling it an...