Posted in Wine on Oct 31st, 2010
Happy Halloween, my libation-loving friends. As the streets are filled with sugar-craving, maniacal little beasties going door-to-door begging for the sweet stuff, the end of October unofficially marks the end of prime time for the 2010 harvest. While there are still certainly some grapes a-hanging on the vine, for the majority of North American and European […]
Oude Geuze (lambic), Drie Fonteinen, Belgium (6.5% abv) Last night, one of my co-workers asked me what my favorite beer on our list is. I was paralyzed. Whoa, choose one? But these are my babies and they’re all unique in their own way! How could I possibly zero it down to one? I felt like […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Oct 23rd, 2010
I was flattered yesterday to receive a wee bit of press on Eater.com for all my beer geeking & drinking. Aren’t you proud of me, Mom? Here’s a link to the piece by Greg Morabito which details my current sudsy work at Hearth Restaurant and the two Terroir wine bars: “Hearth’s Resident Beer Geek, David […]
Posted in Wine on Oct 17th, 2010
In the luxury world of Champagne, a small rip has appeared in the king’s frock. There has been a descension in the ranks. And this thread may unravel to reveal the true beauty that lies underneath the polished exterior. After centuries of domination, the massive Champagne houses are now seeing small renegades rising out of […]
Posted in Beer on Oct 13th, 2010
The jealousy has finally subsided. After a few weeks of dark, introspective depression and nursing myself with chicken soup to ease my wounded soul, I can finally write about the Great American Beer Festival. I wasn’t there. This simple fact, alone, is one that I was reminded of again and again via Facebook status updates, […]
Posted in NYC Events, Spirits on Oct 6th, 2010
The request was odd. Create a cocktail for a friend’s baby shower. Aren’t baby showers supposed to be about silly games, endless cupcakes and a relentless procession of swaddling devices? And what fun is a cocktail if baby momma doesn’t get to enjoy it? I put the Jack LaLanne juicer to work. You remember him—the overly energetic […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Oct 2nd, 2010
