Monthly Archives: November 2011
Newer posts →Understanding Sherry, Should You Want to…
November 8, 2011“Sherry!?!? Who the bloody hell drinks Sherry?!?!” Well, that’s a very good question! Who does drink Sherry? The answer? Not very many people at all! Which is kind of a shame…. Being from England, drinking Sherry is almost a right … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged albariza, Amontillado, Andalucia, best Sherry, Fino, Flor, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Manzanilla, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Pedro Ximenez, Sherry, Sherry wine, Spain, Understanding Sherry, what is Sherry | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine–11.6.11
November 6, 2011A New Harvest at Chateau Changyu. The picture to the left shows an artist’s rendering of the newly updated “Disney-esque” Chateau Changyu Baron Balboa winemaking facility, scheduled to be completed next year. The Chinese chateau now has a … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged China, Chinese Wine, Paul McCartney | Leave a comment //Degrees of Steak Doneness Chart
November 5, 2011I would have killed to have this chart when I was a Server! It would have been printed and laminated, and shown it to any table who complained about their steak cooking temp without good reason! That might have affected … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged Steak, Steak Doneness Chart | 3 Comments //Est! Est!! Est!!!
November 5, 2011An Italian white wine named Est! Est!! Est!!! got its name from a medieval story (you decide whether it’s true)…. A bishop was planning to travel the Italian countryside and asked his scout to find inns that had good wines, … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged Est! Est!! Est!!!, Italy | Leave a comment //Eleven South Champagne Extravaganza
November 5, 2011 Posted in Events | Tagged Eleven South, Jacksonville | 2 Comments //Make Sure Your Other Half is Getting “2 a Day”
November 3, 2011Numerous Italian studies argue that women who drink two glasses of wine a day, have better sex than those who don’t drink at all. I’ll drink to that!
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