I keep getting distracted from this wine post, and it is a great injustice to the wine, let me tell you. Yesterday it was the savory pie crust, which, I assure you, you cannot live without. Today it’s been espresso that’s kept me from the blog. I’ve been out of my favorite espresso for about… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Wine, Drinks & Cocktails
Castello Monaci Piluna Primitivo 2006
The Castello Monaci website has such a wonderful introduction page, I have to admit that after viewing it, I had already developed a positive outlook on their Primitivo which I had yet to open. In doing these wine reviews, my aim is to avoid polluting my perception of the wine with any “official” information on… Continue Reading
Aveleda Charamba Duoro 2005 and Quinta de Cabriz Dao Colheita Seleccionada 2005
No wine was spit out in the making of this post. I swear. Last Thursday, after having sampled the Ajello Majus Nero d’Avola on Wednesday night, I trekked into Somerville to meet my brother and sister-in-law for a field trip to the Wine and Cheese Cask. As you know, I’m on a mission to find… Continue Reading
Ajello Majus Nero d’Avola: berry on a budget
Back in college, I was a beer drinker. The only thing I knew about wine was that it was an ok substitute for beer every once in a while, and that the box, when used to prop open your apartment window on a winter’s night, not only kept the wine nice and cold, but also… Continue Reading
A hot drink on a cold, rainy day
Today is rainy, dreary, and cold here in southeastern New England, and I’m feeling pretty lazy, darn it. Before I head out to the garden to freeze – and to dig up the leeks for tonight’s potato leek soup – I thought I’d share an old story about a warm beverage. I drink espresso. I… Continue Reading