Monthly Archives: January 2012
Newer posts →Querceto di Castellina L’Aura Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy, 2008.
January 25, 2012Grapes 90% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo Sangiovese [san-joe-vay-zee] is the main grape in Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Carmignano and Brunello di Montalcino. Ciliegiolo [chee-lee-eh-joh-loh] is a much more obscure grape than Sangio, and it took a little research to … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Chianti, Chianti Classico, Ciliegiolo, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany | Leave a comment //How to Please a Women vs. How to Please a Man.
January 25, 2012 Posted in Funny | Tagged How to Please a Man, How to Please a Women, How to Please a Women vs. How to Please a Man | 1 Comment //Make a Reservation for Romance this Valentine’s Day at III Forks Jacksonville.
January 24, 2012 Posted in Events | Tagged III Forks | Leave a comment //Moroccan Spiced Lamb Chops Paired with La Griveliere Cotes du Rhone 2010.
January 23, 2012Ever since receiving a set of insanely expensive Laguiole steak knives for Christmas, I’ve been dying to test them out. Truth-be-told, when I unwrapped the small rectangler box on Dec 25th, my heart dropped into my shoes when I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings, Recipes | Tagged Carignan, Cotes du Rhone, France, Grenache, Lamb, Mourvedre, Rhone, syrah | Leave a comment //World’s First Meteorite-Aged Wine.
January 22, 2012Norwich-born Ian Hutcheon (NB: I KNEW it would be a Brit behind this!) has released a Cabernet Sauvignon called Meteorito, aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite from the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. The “extra-terrestrial wine” was created at … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged Cabernet, Chile, Meteorito | Leave a comment //New Drug Claims to Keep You Sober, No Matter How Much You’ve Had to Drink.
January 22, 2012Chinese tree extract has long been used as a hangover cure. Now it is being turned into a ‘sobriety pill’ that could cure alcoholism. Imagine a pill that could instantly sober you up no matter how much you’ve had to … Continue reading
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