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In Maxine's Glass: May 2014
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Discovering wine spirits and food one sip at a time. Check out our website for current classes, workshops and tours. Visit me at Taste and Compare Academy of Wine, Spirits and Food. Monday, May 26, 2014. The Wines of Beaujolais: Under Appreciated, Reasonably Priced, and Absolutely Delicious. When looking for the fruity, low tannin Beaujolais wines from the south, the challenge is to find a top producer. The best ones make their wines the old fashioned way: starting with old vines, restricting yields, avo...
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In Maxine's Glass: 6 Great Reads if You're Traveling to the South of France (or only dreaming)
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Discovering wine spirits and food one sip at a time. Check out our website for current classes, workshops and tours. Visit me at Taste and Compare Academy of Wine, Spirits and Food. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. 6 Great Reads if You're Traveling to the South of France (or only dreaming). It's Spring and This Woman's Fancy is Turning to France. But until it's time to get on the plane. Let's start with My French Life. Full of gorgeous photographs, the book is the the memoir of an Australian woman who lives a life...
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In Maxine's Glass: October 2013
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Discovering wine spirits and food one sip at a time. Check out our website for current classes, workshops and tours. Visit me at Taste and Compare Academy of Wine, Spirits and Food. Saturday, October 12, 2013. Almost On Our Way. Hotel Negre Coste, Aix-en-Provence. Have faith- somehow it all always gets done even if I have to pull an all-nighter the night before departure. Now let's see how well I keep that promise. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Share This Post this on Twitter. Pairing Food with Spirits.
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Elixir Vitae: Things I've Learned from Bartenders: Radler Stiegl
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Personal and idiosyncratic comments on the vital elixirs of life, primarily wine and spirits, but including whatever else I deem important or necessary, as the mood strikes me. Friday, June 12, 2015. Things I've Learned from Bartenders: Radler Stiegl. But now, there’s a new thing. Fizzy/fruity beer/soda. Have you heard of Radler Stiegl. What whatsit, you say? Or the exotic Mezcal Vago. With Tequila, the Radler Stiegl is a total winner- -tequila and grapefruit are a natural marriage, soul mates, one compl...
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Elixir Vitae: Rum Club: a Treffehn Trifecta
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Personal and idiosyncratic comments on the vital elixirs of life, primarily wine and spirits, but including whatever else I deem important or necessary, as the mood strikes me. Thursday, June 11, 2015. Rum Club: a Treffehn Trifecta. So I’m meeting Justin Siemer, bartender buddy, late night at the Rum Club. Is at the bar, headband already soaked in sweat, moving as fast as he can in the rushes, taking the spare moments to relax in between. And there aren’t a lot of spare moments. You can also use Squirt.
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Elixir Vitae: January 2015
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Personal and idiosyncratic comments on the vital elixirs of life, primarily wine and spirits, but including whatever else I deem important or necessary, as the mood strikes me. Friday, January 9, 2015. Let us speak of Ruché. Let us speak with fondness and respect of Ruché. Or to be correct and giving due credit, Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato. An altogether delightful and charming red wine, unpretentious yet satisfying, amiable and accommodating, either as a sipper or a dinner companion. Ruché is that ra...
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Elixir Vitae: September 2014
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Personal and idiosyncratic comments on the vital elixirs of life, primarily wine and spirits, but including whatever else I deem important or necessary, as the mood strikes me. Monday, September 29, 2014. Irish Coffee at the Raven and Rose. I’ve posted something on this elsewhere, but it bears sharing here as well. When something is done so well that it represents a serious improvement on a classic, attention must be paid. We stopped by the Raven and Rose. The best classic Irish Coffee I ever had- -and n...
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Elixir Vitae: July 2015
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Personal and idiosyncratic comments on the vital elixirs of life, primarily wine and spirits, but including whatever else I deem important or necessary, as the mood strikes me. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Proof Positive: Old Forester Signature 100 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon. If you want positive proof of the excellence of fine bourbon in a cocktail, all you need do is travel to Louisville, Kentucky and visit “Proof on Main”. At the artsy/cool 21c Museum/Hotel. Settle in at the bar at Proof. It is, with...
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Elixir Vitae: May 2015
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Personal and idiosyncratic comments on the vital elixirs of life, primarily wine and spirits, but including whatever else I deem important or necessary, as the mood strikes me. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Obscure Delights: Grosjean Freres Torrette, Valle d'Aoste, 2012. 8217;s superbly maintained wine list and a late evening dinner with Jake Parrot, omni-connoisseur of alcoholic beverages, conjoined to re-acquaint me with the wines of the Vallee d’Aoste. I didn’t even hesitate. This small and gorgeous valley h...
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