Posted in Wine on May 12th, 2011
Our last night in Italy, and after lugging it around for a week, we cracked this beauty. Wise before getting three hours of sleep before catching a taxi at 5 am? Did I mention this is a fuckin Super Tuscan?! Come on, people!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10th, 2011
So we found this old stadium…
Posted in Wine on May 10th, 2011
Ordered a glass of white wine for lunch. The woman plopped down a new bottle. Most Audacious Waitress award? Or just good service?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2011
Driving south from Alba, on a foggy, rainy morning, the hills began to rise up around us like a misty dream. As our little Fiat traversed the windy roads, the world we were about to spend four days in came sharply into focus (see photo slideshow at bottom). Hillsides swallowed up hillsides; vistas stretched endlessly […]
Posted in Wine on May 2nd, 2011
After a three-hour drive south, followed by a half-hour bus ride, a two-hour train ride, and an ascent up four flights of stairs, we opened the window on this… Now it’s time to gets bottle of Cinque Terre DOC Bianchi for the fridge and let the chilling begin.
Posted in Wine on May 1st, 2011
Yes, Dave, the Veal Carpaccio & Truffles with a nice, cool glass of Arneis will be fantastic. But there WILL be consequences.
Today marks our 1-month anniversary on the road. Staying in for the night with a wee spread of Piedmontese vittles.
It rose out of the lagoon. Sometime around the 4th or 5th century, a resilient group of people had been pushed to the brink. Exhausted and worn thin by constant foreign invasions, they decided to relocate to the marshy islands far out on the water. And thus, Venice was born. And the most magical city […]
Lapping it up in Lake Como at a backstreet wine bar. (Pictured: Vin Santo del Chianti Classico-Az. Agr. San Felice & Barolo Chinato-Cocchi)
Posted in Wine on Apr 25th, 2011
Just arrived in Lake Como. While we wait for George Clooney’s dinner invite, think we’ll sip some Verdicchio…
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2011
Good for the heart, good for the mind. It’s horse meat! Yep, horse meat! What fine beverage would you pair with this action?
Posted in Beer on Apr 23rd, 2011
Just arrived in Verona. Kat ran out to buy a couple of beers. Look closely: “Analcolica”. Way to go, Kat! A couple of non-alcoholic beers. Yippee!
Posted in Wine on Apr 23rd, 2011
Stumbled upon the local, outdoor wine bar off the Grand Canal in Venice. Garganega non-filtrate “Fasoli” & Ribolla Giala “Sirch”. F’in sweet.
