A Spanish Tempranillo

On 2012/04/30 · Leave a Comment

Ciao Amichi,

After a cooking haitus I headed back in the kitchen aka man’s final frontier to dust off my Italian-American (in my head) chops.  I’m a huge fan of pasta.  Not only is it yummy, but it’s excellent carbs for runners such as myself.  When I eat at home at least half [...]

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A Little Wine Therapy

On 2012/04/07 · Leave a Comment

Ciao Amichi,

Last week I made a quick pit stop in a cute little wine boutique in Nolita called Wine Therapy (which is always welcome) before heading to my good friend’s birthday party.  Wine Thearpy run by Trisha and her busines partner features off the beaten path, small producer, and “organic” wines. Wine [...]

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Peanut Butter and Blanc

On 2012/02/04 · Leave a Comment

Ciao,

After a day sudo-studying, people watching and consuming a lion’s shared of Tall Blonds at Starbucks I trudged home feeling less than productive.  It’s Friday and I’m not really in the mood for too much of anything; which explains my organic peanut butter and jam on whole [...]

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Cheap Chianti

On 2012/01/21 · Leave a Comment

Cheap Chianti.  Those words are like sweet music to my ears.  …this east coast weather is for the birds though.   I did have a 6 mile run tonight but with all of the rain I decided to skip the possible pneumonia.  So another quiet evening at home.  Since I didn’t burn 1000 [...]

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Toscana

On 2012/01/04 · Leave a Comment

Name: Toscana

Producer: Grifone

Vintage: 2008

Country: Italy

Region: Tyrrhenian Coast

Where Purchased: Trader Joes

Price: $5.99

 

 

 

 

 

Recommendations:

Grifone’s Toscana is a delightful red wine made with Sangiovese, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Toscana sports a medium garnet hue and massages the nose with  leather raspberry, and cherry aromas.  As a person who loves red [...]

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Wine Flights & Fire and Vine

On 2011/12/18 · Leave a Comment

Last night I had a business meeting with a new buddy of mine and my little brother (MMA athlete, and personal trainer) @tony_starks. Since I had to work the next day we choose a local resturant called Fire and Vine.  Fire & Vine’s claims to be a “big city dining experience [...]

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Team Tempranillo

On 2011/12/17 · Leave a Comment

God I love the smell of Tempranillo!  Sour cherry, tobacco (non-burning), and oak.  Yum, yummie!  Outside of Sangiovese, and the financially ever-elusive (for me anyway) nebbiolo grapes Tempranillo holds a special place in my heart.  Tempranillo is a red wine grape native to Spain but is also grown extensively in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.  Thiswonderfully [...]

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Sangiovese of Romagna

On 2011/12/04 · Leave a Comment

Ciao Amichi,

Work has kept me pretty busy the past week and then I became ill.  I’ve been battling this cold the past 5 days; which was not the way I wanted to celebrate my birthday (Dec 2nd if you missed it).  I’ve also started training for my first full marathon. [...]

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Countdown to Beaujolais Nouveau

On 2011/11/16 · Leave a Comment

Ciao Amichi,

I’m very excited to participate in the annual Beaujolais (Pronounced Bow-Jo-LAY) nouveau Day and I hope you participate as well!  Beaujolais nouveau is a young sweet red wine made from Gamay grapes and produced in Beaujolais, France that marks the end of harvest, and sold just 6 – 8 weeks after picking the [...]

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Cab

On 2011/11/15 · Leave a Comment

Ciao Amichi,

Anyone who knows me knows my utter disdain for cab.  So some may knowest but hardly understand.  Cabernet Sauvegnon is argueably the most well known and one of the most blended grapes in the wine world.  Cabernet Sauvegnon is grown throughout the world due to its ease of cultivation,but its claim [...]

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