Hooray for The Hobbit! Today’s premiere is the cinematic event I’ve been waiting for since I saw the credits roll on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Like…
Read moreThere and Back Again
Sparkler in the Raw
I’ve been thinking about home a lot. Thanksgiving certainly helped, as do the December holidays just around the corner. The home of Lot18 New York, as some of you may…
Read morePunktastic Voyage
“We have a brûlée torch if you want to brûlée anything,” Punky typed to me by way of apology that her oven wasn’t working. This is going to be awesome, I thought!…
Read moreRoots of the Matter
The bottle of 1996 Barbaresco called to me twice. The first time was when I bought it in Baltimore. The second was when I opened it for a special three-year-and-nine-day…
Read moreWe’re the Curds in America
Happy American Cheese Month! All October long, Brooklyn Beer Geek and I have been discussing the merits of our favorite domestic curds. And by discussing, I mean devouring chunks of Spring Brook Tarentaise, Meadow Creek…
Read moreThe Grape Escape
Want your wine to taste infinitely better? Work a harvest. Yesterday, a crew from Lot18 took a break from coding, writing, designing, procuring and cracking the whip of compliance (just…
Read moreVouvray Two Ways
“This is it!” a dinner guest exclaimed. “Vouvray is our family wine.” After tasting it, I wished I could have hopped in my DeLorean, hit 88 miles per hour and…
Read moreWalla Voilà!
At long last I am fulfilling the second definition of Vin Vivant. Readers – Hi, Mom! – rejoice! I’ve recently returned from a trip to Walla Walla, Washington, where Brooklyn Beer Geek’s family…
Read moreElegy With Julia
“I told you my Mom met Julia Child, right?” “No, you didn’t. I would have remembered.” “We were at that awesome food store in Cambridge with my parents and my…
Read moreRosé-y. Cheesy. Glory.
In the spirit of the Olympics, I decided to put together a cheese plate from various lands to see how each paired with the 2011 Château de Ségriès Tavel Rosé.…
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