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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Name: Toscana
Producer: Grifone
Vintage: 2008
Country: Italy
Region: Tyrrhenian Coast
Where Purchased: Trader Joes
Price: $5.99
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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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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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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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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So I’m in Virginia visiting my mummy and a good friend of her’s is a chef and is always bringing me goodies like black garlic, artensal cheeses, and veggies. Unbeknownst to me and after finishing 3/4 loaf of my pesto focaccia fresh from T. Joe, she stopped by and gave me a container [...]
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As we fall deeper into the late seasons (ooh a pun! ), Ive been gravitating more towards Pinot Noir varietals. Pinot Noir is a red wine grape stereotypically associated with the Burgundy region of France but is grown all over the world; typically in cooler regions. If you have [...]
The first Wednesday night of each month the Chrysler museum hosts an evening of wine, jazz, and art. The triple threat series features jazz musicians from across Hampton Roads area performing in the gorgeous Hubert Court of the Chrysler Museum of Art, wine selections by the gracious wine consultant and [...]
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