Cliche Pun on Book Title

eat. drink. be merry.

January 16th 2012

vino

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Alex built a wine cellar in our basement this past fall, and we’ve started to amass quite a collection.  To help fill the cellar, I joined a wine club at Perrine’s Wine Shop.  Each month we get four wines from her, along with tasting notes, recipes, etc.  This chardonnay from Italy was one of the first wines we’ve tried from the wine club.  I haven’t ever had an Italian Chardonnay, so this was a surprising find.  Very rich without the buttery-ness of California chards.  

Some friends of ours brought the next wine to a dinner party we had recently.  They had the wine at Cakes & Ale and loved it so much, they bought a case of it.  It’s a Spanish Garnacha made with 100% Garnacha Tintorera grapes.  It had a deep, rich flavor that complemented the pork chops Alex grilled.  

Posted at 9:52am and tagged with: chardonnay, garnacha, wine, one column,.

September 14th 2010

woodfire grill (wine)

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Last month I visited Woodfire Grill for the third time. It was my mother’s birthday and we had the five course tasting menu with wine pairings. I won’t go into details on the food- everyone knows that Woodfire is killing it. Although my mom did note that the portion sizes were a bit small for what they’re charging.

What blew me away, however was the wine.

Oh god, the wine.

If you go to Woodfire any time soon, GET THE WINE PAIRINGS. Our waiter was kind enough to split the pairings for us, and it was the perfect amount. The sommelier at Woodfire is pulling some amazing bottles. Let him work his magic.

2005 Domaine du Viking Vouvray AOC, France

2009 Darcie Kent Gruner Veltliner, Monterey*

2009 Bodegas Muga, Rioja Blanca, Rioja DOC, Spain

2008 Sokol Blosser Pinot Gris, Willamette, Oregon*

2007 Cline Cashmere, California*

2007 Martino Biscardo Ripasso, Valpolicella DOC, Italy

2008 Quady Electra, Orange Muscat, California*

* The wines with an asterisk are available at Hop City.

Posted at 11:21pm and tagged with: one column, wine, woodfire grill, atlanta,.

December 4th 2008

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I had this wine at Joel with Eric last week. It’s a blend of 5 different whites, and it was so good that I actually took a sip, and was like, “WOW, THIS IS GOOD.” It can be had for less than $15.

Posted at 9:03pm and tagged with: conundrum, wine,.

I had this wine at Joel with Eric last week. It’s a blend of 5 different whites, and it was so good that I actually took a sip, and was like, “WOW, THIS IS GOOD.” It can be had for less than $15.