I popped the 2007 Elk Run Viognier with some burgers off the grill. We were lucky enough to be grilling on one of the few nights lately that it didn’t rain. The wine was nice. Good citrus fruit, medium bodied. Lots of acidity that was sort of all over the place. A great wine to [...]
The summer cookout/bbq/shower/extravaganza season is getting going (if it ever stops raining here in MD) and with it come the ubiquitous gigantic bottles Woodbrige and Sutter Home. It’s easy to grab these things because the price is right ($5.99) and the volume is right (huge). The wine drinkers at your party, no doubt a minority, [...]
Finally got a chance to check out Taverna Corvino, the Italian restaurant on Light Street in Federal Hill. Taverna Corvino replaced Junior’s in the location that works like a Tilt-A-Whirl for upscale restaurants in South Baltimore. If you aren’t slinging Miller Lite in Sobo, you’re going to have a rough time getting going. Winesdays, five [...]
An appeal comes from Karla Horton asking for help at this weekend’s Wine in the Woods festival in Columbia, Maryland. Would anyone be able to spare a few hours this weekend to sign up new members for the organization at Wine in the Woods in Columbia? We really need help on Sunday with shifts open [...]
Ate at Woodberry Kitchen in Clipper Mill the other night. I wasn’t so impressed with Woodberry Kitchen the first time I went there, but on this night it was fantastic. They really knocked it out of the park on every level. Pretzel-sausage-cheese-thing: awesome. Wood fired chicken: superb. Braised short ribs: heavenly. Service: outstanding. Sixty dollar [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user kiki99 Dr. Vino led a charge last week in posting an email exchange pointing out that an employee of The Wine Advocate, the uber-publication run by uber-critic Robert Parker, may have gotten a little hook-up on a recent tasting trip. In a recent thread, Jay Miller was shown [...]
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