We were telling my nephews how funny The Jerk is this weekend. It reminded me of one of my favorite grapefriendy scenes: Once he gets rich from the Opti-Grab glasses, Steve Martin gets a bottle of Chateau Latour at a restaurant – it’s a Premier Cru Bordeaux, arguably one of the best wines in the world. Waiter: … Continue reading »
“Claret” is the English term for Bordeaux. Love Fawlty Towers. Continue reading »
“My only regret in life is that I did not drink more Champagne.” - last words of economist John Maynard Keynes HAPPY NEW YEAR! Continue reading »
This is a quote attributed to French monk Dom Perignon, when he first sipped the bubbly. It’s apparently bogus, but who cares – it’s a fabulous description of what it’s like drinking Champagne! Continue reading »
“I don’t think I’ve ever drunk champagne before breakfast. With breakfast on several occasions, but never before before.” ~Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961, screenplay by George Axelrod, based on the novella by Truman Capote Continue reading »
“I like to compare food-and-wine pairing to relationships. The food and the wine should be equal, and they should enhance each other. Some pairings are just OK, they go along without really hurting each other, but they don’t really interact. Some just suck. And then there’s the best possible matches, where the food and the … Continue reading »
