Archive for the ‘Word on Wine’ Category
8-8-19 Word On Wine…How to Order Wine Part 2
Ordering wine at a restaurant doesn’t have to be torturous or snobby…In fact it should be fun. Thanks to Ray Isle at Food and Wine for writing such nice suggestions in the July 2019 issue of Food and Wine.
8-1-19 Word On Wine. How to Summerfy Your Cocktails!
Lawn Mower Cocktails indeed! Food and Wine for August 2019 has a nice article on how to ‘Summerfy’ your cocktails and some nice cocktail recipes. Mary and I reflect on this idea. BTW mowing the grass in flip flops and drinking is super dangerous, stupid and not recommended!
7-29-19 Word On Wine. Cocktails…Peacock Alley Martinez and The Cyd!
That, is a Peacock Alley Martinez! I did mine on the rocks and used Luxardo Cherries. Use whatever gin you like…I used Tanqueray 10. If you don’t have orange bitters…use what you have, but you definitely need the Angostura bitters. It’s a really nice cocktail…lots of booze and worth lingering over. I found this in […]
7-25-19 Word on Wine…How to Order Wine…?
You know the drill…you’re a smart person, but you haven’t spent your life perusing wine lists and get presented with this, often times, enormous tome that looks like it once belonged to Charles De Gaulle. Ray Isle has a nice article in the July 2019 issue of Food and Wine. Here’s a link to his […]
7-22-19 Word On Wine Zoe and Dahlia!
Zoe is from Greece! Dahlia is from Georgia! Both are inexpensive Rose wines worth looking into! Check out our show!
7-18-19 Word On Wine Monthly Trivia Quiz!
This week Mary asks me the customary questions 3! I miss one! oops. This just shows that the fix isn’t in! Enjoy!
7-15-19 Word On Wine 2 MORE Roses!
This week two super nice Roses…The Secateurs is from Swartland South Africa and the Belleruche is from the Rhone. Both are super nice and neither expensive. Here’s our show…complete with my Rose credo!
7-11-19 Word On Wine Eric Asimov and Robert Parker
This week Mary and I discuss a New York Times article by Eric Asimov (Above Left) published on June 19, 2019 entitled ‘It’s Time to Rethink Wine Criticism’. Using the occasion of Robert Parker’s (Above Right) retirement, Asimov discusses the role of the wine critic and how changing the way we write about wine might […]
7-8-19 Word on Wine Prosecco 2!
Since we were talking about Prosecco and using them in cocktails it made sense to taste a couple. These are both nice examples that run around $20. Check out the show…I am fascinated by how Prosecco has become our dominant non Champagne sparkling wine.
7-1-19 Word On Wine Bellinis!
Invented in Harry’s Bar in Venice the Bellini has to be the easiest cocktail to make. All you need is equal parts Prosecco (use a good super dry one) and peach nectar. I made Mary two variations on the theme…I added gin to the classic cocktail and also used white grape juice instead of peach […]
