Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc after dinner. Let it SNOW !

Agree with most you say except the closeouts & discounts, where I for one have found marvelous buys over the years. I could provide many examples, but one recent find at Beverages was Clos du Bois Sauv Blanc closed out at $2...

was a nicely executed almond ice cream (in a quenelle), which was presented on top of crushed small pieces of chocolate. This part of the dessert was paired with a Banyuls Rimage Domaine du Mas Blanc, Dr Parce 2002. The wine had...

Three words, guys. U. NI. BROU. I go to FO’s for a Fin du Monde and a basket of sweet potato fries. But what I love best is just enjoying the bustle... few places I’ve been in L.A. (granted, I don’t get out a...

of chickpeas and olives on a bed of lettuce. Dessert was fresh cherries. Wine was Clos des Fées’s 2005 Les Sorcières, an easy-drinking red blend (carignan, grenache and mourvèdre reportedly) from the Côtes du Roussillon...

. I never had the time to study the reds, but did manage to find one of my favorites, a “demi-sec” Vouvray (a French predecessor of California’s Chenin Blanc) at a low-for-FL price of $28—though I’d...

's to buy a $10 bottle of Perrin Cotes du Rhone just to save a few bucks with the corkage? My suggestion would be, tell the waiter or wine person your story: I don’t drink that much but I do enjoy some wine with the meal....