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I am so excited to share today’s wine. It comes from one of my favorite places in Italy, Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre, which translates to “The Five Lands,” is a grouping of small villages along the Italian Riviera’s coastline. I had the opportunity to visit with a group of friends while in college and it… [Read More...]
Our lovely sommelier is single again. I can always tell when the wine recs come in- especially this week. He has described the wine as “sexy, sexy, sexy.” Yes, he said it three times. It seems a little excessive. The only reasonable explanation is that he is lonely, that and it is a rather enchanting… [Read More...]
Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is doing wonderfully!!! I have had an old friend visiting this weekend and it has been great to sit back and reminisce about “back in the day.” I can’t help but laugh at how far we’ve come… Wine time: One word. “Beastly.” Yes, that is how David described today’s wine. … [Read More...]
First Sunday in February! Although with the weather we’ve had in Los Angeles you may not guess it. Don’t get me wrong— I enjoy our mild winters, but that isn’t to say that 80*F/26*C doesn’t seem wrong… That’s where this week’s wine comes in. David picked a wine that he says is “both wintery and… [Read More...]
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I am a beach girl. Some people like to vacation in the mountains, and that is nice. But I want to listen to the waves crash. I want to look out onto the watery expanse… That’s why today’s wine pick is perfect for me. Sommelier David has selected the Nuraghe Crabioni Vermentino di Sardegna 2010. … [Read More...]
Hope you are having a lovely weekend! I’ve been back in LA since Thursday and am still struggling with jetlag… enough about that! I am going to cut to the chase and share this week’s wine, because let’s be honest, wine is much more intersting than my sleep patterns. David has selected the 2010 Pierre… [Read More...]
I am really enjoying my vacation time- so much so that I **almost** forgot this week’s wine. But I didn’t—so you can all relax. ( I can already hear you sighing in relief) Wine time! Domaine de la Pepiere Cabernet Franc “La Pepie” Vin de Pays du Val de Loire, 2009 is David’s pick this… [Read More...]
Wine of The Week is back!!! Are you excited?? (Seriously, how could you not be excited about Wine of The Week?) You should be! (Unless your New Year’s resolution was to quit drinking…) Sommelier David has picked the Domaine de Villargeau 2010 Côteaux du Giennois as this week’s wine. He explains that “sandwiched between Sancerre… [Read More...]
Sommelier David picked quite a wine to round out 2011. Don’t let the label confuse you; this isn’t your grandmother’s wine. That is of course, unless your grandmother is a wintery, rich Spanish woman, who is both full of tannins and tastes of baked apple and cherry. But I feel safe assuming that’s not the… [Read More...]
I know. I gave you an Italian red wine last week. So why am I doing it again this week? Well, because this is a totally different wine. La Mondianese ‘Baby Barb’ Barbera D’ Asti 2009 comes from the Piedmont region and blends the old and the new. The barbera varietal has a lot of… [Read More...]
