Celebrity Booze

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A DC sommelier proves that the two are not mutually exclusive.

Maynard James Keenan of Tool pursues his love of “beautiful red juice.”

In Los Angeles, the radio station 103.1 does Wino Wednesdays, in which a local sommelier or wine maker brings in three bottles and they discuss them. This morning they had Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer from the bands Tool...

things it is quite another matter ), but Home does not do it particularly badly. For an example of “badly” I can direct you to Cascade on Blithedale in Mill Valley, where only the very reasonable wine list (viz. a...

Any good tail suggestions with Swedish Punsch? I’m kinda going crazy over Waldorfs right now, but would like to try a couple new ones. Also made a couple Bohannons (from Deep Ellum’s Casey Keenan).

I don’t know if Waitrose branches in the south stock it, but if you see Maynard's buy it quick. Maynards has a small farm shop in Shropshire and normally just cure it & sell from there, but my local Waitrose (in the North...

My two favorites are Keenan (CA) and Owen Roe (WA). I had a 2005 Owen Roe Rosa Mystica Cab Franc Saturday night and it was fantastic.

Bite me Maynard! I had to cover up my tomato and pepper plants last night. It got down to 33.6! Weird!

is featured in last week’s free weekly, City Pages. Dara the reviewer won one two James Beard awards for food writing. Of course, you should take it with a grain of salt. ;-)...

My local favorite after work is the Publick House in Maynard. Small local draft list, good bottle selection, Concord, Harpoon, Sam, Oiklsner Urquel, etc. and some interesting specials in addition to there reguklar menu. I had...

Village like that...Sonny’s does some things okay but it is really hit or miss and hardly ever consistent. The Dogwood does pretty good pizza(ask for it well done and be sure to tell them no fresh tomatoes) James' Gate can be...

James's Gate, JP.

and Science of Wine* (with James Halliday; I prefer the more descriptive title of the previous edition The Vintner’s Art) and, if you enjoy his writing, Wine: a Life Uncorked (sometimes referred to as his autobiography but...

Which fish markets have you tried. I suggest: Captain Mardens , wellesley Quarterdeck, Maynard Wulf’s, Brookline