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this sounds top cheffy and cool
My friend is casting a new chef competition show, so I’m helping her out! Magical Elves who does Top Chef and Project Runway (LOVE them) is looking for professional chefs of all levels in LA, NY, San Francisco, Chicago and Austin. Here’s the blurb, good luck!: FROM MAGICAL ELVES, THE PRODUCERS OF BRAVO’S EMMY AWARD-WINNING … Continue reading
a very super market
I don’t know how I missed this story, but some 23-year-old girl in France was in a supermarket last month and tried to change the bar code on two bottles of Petrus, switching the price of about €2,300 per bottle with €2.50 labels. Apparently label switching is common in France, especially during “foires aux vins” … Continue reading
you deserve a grape today, america!
America’s getting its grape due today basically just because it rules. We’re free, and though this country may have its flaws it’s my favorite place ever. Wine-wise it might be decades behind the Old World, but man has it done a lot in its short vine-growing time. Napa Cabs, Oregon Pinots (Noir & Gris), Washington … Continue reading
keira knightley – she’s just like wine!
Today is Sauvignon Blanc Day. Yeah, it’s just a holiday made up by St. Supery winery but so what? Any excuse for a holiday or for appreciating I wine I love is ok by me! Sauv Blanc can vary its style a lot from country to country. My favorites are the minerally ones from Sancerre … Continue reading
just drink
So I had my Blind Tasting final last night. Six wines to be ID’d in 24 minutes. Along the way, you have to call out things like clarity, legs, nose, palate, acid, alcohol, body, length, geography, style, climate, vintage temperature – among what feels like a million other things – all building your case to … Continue reading
riesling geek out
So this is more of a deep-detail post, but I’m doing it because 1) I’m studying for my Blind Tasting final on Wednesday and if I get a Riesling I need to say it’s from more than just “Germany” or “Alsace” which is what I do now and 2) it IS the summer of Riesling after … Continue reading
you deserve a grape today, dad!
I can’t think of anyone better to inaugurate this column than my favorite person in the entire world – my dad!!! I’ve come across a lot of dads in my time, and I know without a doubt that mine is one of the best who ever lived, if not the best period. He has loved … Continue reading
the summer of riesling
I’ve become obsessed with Riesling. I haven’t always been. I used to actually not like it at all and thought it was always sweet (not true). But last summer, I read an article about this wine bar Terroir proclaiming the Summer of Riesling. They were only going to serve Riesling as their white wine for … Continue reading
jon stewart & mark sanchez – they’re just like wine!
I looooooooooooove Syrah. I’m pretty much down with any wine where I smell spice, and one of the tell-tale characteristics of Syrah is the aroma of cracked black pepper. Yum Balls. So in the spirit of my favorite US Weekly page, Syrah is spicy! It’s darkly colored! It’s tannic! It’s grown all over the world, … Continue reading
