) and is not technically a Condrieu as part of the vineyard lies outside the demarcated area. Next came a Monkfish ‘Osso Buco’ with shallots, red wine, mustard and parsley oil with parsnips, served with a Corbieres,...

Cyrus is great, wonderful service and amazing food-my husband and I were there in October and loved it – also ate at Farmhouse, but Cyrus was far better, in my opinion. As for the proposal, my suggestion would be to take...

vineyard plot. But if you like sherry or even just wine, make sure to hit as many tours as time permits. I forgot the name of this nice local restaurant we ate at a couple of times that was always mobbed because “hay...

emphasis on boutique and smaller vineyards, though has many of the usual ones as well. There also seems to be a heavy weight towards the New World wines.

became a “taco quest” :) What I remember most about New Orleans (mid '90s) was brunch at Commander’s Palace and touring Emeril Lagasse’s kitchen at his first restaurant. A more recent trip to Sicily was...

at a wine tasting at local vineyards, taller and thinner. So really puzzled at that. Some other people got the scallops at other tables. 3 scallops with some sort of potato??? dish in the center. I warned my gf not to get the...

We have gifted Picnic at a Vineyard and a tail Making Class from an online gift site called www.excitations.com Bride and Groom found it far more interesting than the usual stuff on the registry.

Husch “Apple Hill” Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, and 1995 Turley “Hayne Vineyard” Napa Valley Petite Syrah.

Show’s not over yet. And Carla wins the popularity contest. Fabio wins the challenge. And a trip to the vineyard and a bottle. See I told you guys it was a head fake!

are 60th in line. But tens of thousands is a faaaaaaaar cry from mainstream. Now fine wine = beer and WINE (your all caps not jfoods) served at a company BBQ. Stretching pretty far on that one, unless you work for a high end...

Having been on both sides of the equation, I essentially want someone efficient and knowledgeable, who will mostly leave me alone. If I have a question about a vineyard, or the food, or preparation, it is a rewarding and...

, and Washington State. One of the downfalls of dealing with the smaller, boutique, family-owned vinyards is that if the vineyard goes out of business, Cork and Olive is out of wine, which has happened to the Moldovan line that...

real estate costs since they are relatively new compared to euro vineyards and haven’t been in the family for centuries. 4) Because they’re already selling their crappiest wine at $10 and see no need to lower the...

You may get your wish on the wine, Chowser. I read an article somewhere recently about some vineyards test marketing higher quality wines in “boxes” like that dreaded stuff we make fun of. The technique is sound. The...

3. Before that, it’s too cold; after that, it’s too foggy! LOL. And if I’m going to dig my own, give me Menemsha Pond on Martha’s Vineyard or some secret places on the Chesapeake, that will go unmentioned.