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Tag Archives: Macabeo
“It’s My Birthday” Part One
No, not my birthday and not my Bride’s. While we were staying at Hilton Head Island we made a side trip to Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate with Ms. Yoga. Ms. Yoga doesn’t live in Charleston, but she decided to … Continue reading
American Prohibition Museum
When we are holidays, we like to eat, drink and if possible visit a museum, and we achieved two of the goals together on our walking around Savannah. We went to the American Prohibition Museum and there were options; guided … Continue reading
“Van Gogh in America”
“Van Gogh in America” celebrates the Detroit Institute of Art’s status as the first American museum to purchase a painting by the artist; and the hundredth anniversary of that purchase. The first American exhibit was in 1913 and not a … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cava, Cristalino, J. Garcia Carrion, Jaume Serra, Macabeo, Methode Traditionelle, Parellada, Spain, Xarel-lo
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Two Different Types of Bubbles
I do enjoy my trips to my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source, because I never know, what I may encounter. I mean there are some days, when they text me, about a special tasting and other times, I … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Brut Nature, Cava, Champagne Andre Clouet, France, Macabeo, Mas Miguel Vineyards, Montserrat Mascaro, Parellada, Penedes, Pinot Noir, Silver Brut, Spain, Zero Dosage
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Raventós i Blanc Blanc de Blancs
I have been making asides about changes at the chateau, but more about that when the time comes. In case you are wondering, my Bride hasn’t come to her senses, so I am not being thrown out with the bath … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Blanc de Blancs, Catalonia, Catalunya, Conca del Riu Anoia, Macabeo, Macabeu, Methode Traditionelle, Monastrell, Parellada, Raventos i Blanc, Spain, Xarel-lo
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Two Different Mimosas
There is just something civilized about having a Mimosa, perhaps it is just tweaking the nose of the people that say “a meal without wine is just breakfast.” Now I know that some people disagree with me, as they are … Continue reading
Lost Another Two
Since for the last year, in case you missed it, everybody has been kind of a homebody, unless you are a politician. We have been drinking more wine at home, perhaps in the last year, then we have during the … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Ferdi, Garganega, Italy, Macabeo, Marques de Riscal, Rueda, Sartori di Verona, Spain, Verdejo, Veronese IGT, Viura
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Covides Gran Gesta Brut Reserva Cava
Sunday has become a true day of rest, unless Mother Nature decides to bring more of that white stuff around here. I am getting worn out, even with the use of a snow blower keeping the sidewalks and driveway clean, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Brut Reserva, Catalonia, Cava, Covides Vinedos-Bodegas, Gran Gesta, Macabeo, Methode Traditionelle, Parellada, Spain, Xarel-lo
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Bigalora in Plymouth
It was kind of like having two worlds colliding when we just decided that the dust had settled enough to try the latest location for Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina. I mean we could almost be called stalkers, because we have … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged CVNE Cune, Glera, Italy, La Marca Trevigiana, La Marca Winery, Macabeo, Monopole, Prosecco, Rioja Blanco, Spain, Viura
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NOVI Chophouse, Three Wines and The Caller
The last time I was at the NOVI Chophouse it was in the Baronette Hotel, in Novi, it is now in the Crown Plaza Hotel, but still in Novi. The City of Novi has a curious history, especially about the … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Ambre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chateau Desmirail, Collovray & Terrier, Domaine de Rancy, Domaine Deaux Roches, France, Grenache Blanc, Languedoc-Roussillon, Macabeo, Macon-Villages, Maconnaise, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Rivesaltes, Vin Doux Naturel
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