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review for opus
Had a Very Good Red Snapper on chard Romaine in kumquat sauce last night that was very good try pairing it with the verdejo martinsancho yum!! Great for before a show at the wiltern and the manager allison is sweet and...
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Wine with Cuban food?
, Spanish Verdejo, or Malvasia. Actually, Bonny Doon’s Ca del Solo Malvasia would be awesome. Link: http://tarandviolets.typepad.com/the_wine_offensive
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Really good Ceiba experience
the liquid I based my own hot chocolate recipe on. Mine is good, but theirs is better. With crunchy dough to dunk. They win. Our wine was a Verdejo, from Rueda, Spain – not what I would have chosen- which is good cause...
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Seeking Advice for Inexpensive Whites
Suggest Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Riesling '07 and Naia (Verdejo from Rueda, Spain)...any vintage. Delicious, and both under $15 each.
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Great evening at Anneke Jans
have some delicious coffee....french press left at the table and all. Oh, and for drinks DC had a pomegranete tail(I wasn’t crazy about it) and I had a glass of a tasty verdejo and then we both had a glass of a nice sav...
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Laiola, Umami
, we literally had the best table and got seated right away. We decided to order a glass of wine each which is really a carafe( glass and a half) and they were great about us tasting. Myself and my friend ended up with a glass...
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Toro Last Night....
tamate that had the right amount of olive oil, salt and garlic. As always, the food was delicious! We also drank the rose' cava and the verdejo (at $5 per glass) both of which I love. Now to the service. I purposely avoided going...
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Picco and Picco Pizzeria
I went for a bite at Picco tonight with my friend and we sat at the bar. Tasted a few whites and ulitmately decided on a great verdejo 2004. We shared everything and had asked both the sommelier and the bartender their opinions...
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The venerable Yong Su San (long)
. The scallops were buttery and delicious. I chose the 2002 Con Class Verdejo (Rueda) to go with these dishes. A nice friendly version of Verdejo with a touch of Sauvignon Blanc thrown in for good measure. This wine was both...
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Tusk n' Rattle, Shelburne Falls
/apple/cashew/cream sauce special on the menu, too, which the DH meant to order. So, a goof on both their parts, and he didn’t ask for a replacement. He said it was very tasty, grilled well without being dry, and good spice...
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Birthday treats (Campanile, Cobras & Matadors, Sticky Toffee Pudding)
trailer, or following in Lisa ling’s footsteps, and so on), but with excellent food. (Still no corkage on bottles purchased next door: we had a delightful Martinsancho Verdejo 2001 that’s earned Parker raves for $9...
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Mochica double report (long)
as good a match as the Nosis Verdejo Rueda that I brought the second time. I find the flavor profile of Verdejo to be close to Sauvignon Blanc, so I’m sure that would be a good match too. Link:...
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Tgiving wine selection help please!
on Thanksgiving over the years, and in recent years we have focused upon one specific label, Naia: http://www.tintoyblanco.com.au/wine/naia-verdejo-2007/ (The preceding is an Australian site, so be not daunted by the price listed...
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Cafe Grounded (Guilford, CT) mini-review
, tax and tip. Since it’s BYOB (how long can they survive without the profits from alcohol sales?), I could bring along a very nice Shaya old vines verdejo from Rueda and still stay under $50 for the evening. I hope other...
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Eccolo: Omigod
This is probably my favorite place for a leisurely lunch these days. I walked over with a couple of friends last Sunday and spent all afternoon on the patio enjoying: V-Solo Verdejo (Spanish grape similar to Sauvignon Blanc):...
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