Blog Post #13 – Education
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Blog Post #61 – Food & Wine: Restaurant (main course)
For this post, I thought I would pair a main that many people like to order – chicken. At many high-end restaurants, like Ocean Blue in Utica or Nola’s in Clinton, they have herb roasted chicken or some other similar “fancy, but simple” chicken dish or two. In any case, what pairs best with this…
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Blog Post #60 – Education
This will be the third and final post detailing the 9 Noble Grapes, as defined by the National Wine School (NWS). As always, I will be using my sommelier course notes and the 2 reference books: WAoW & OCtW. The first of the remaining 3 grapes is the Grenache (or Garnacha). It originally comes from…
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Blog Post #59 – Wine of the Month (October)
For the month of October, my Wine of the Month selection is a Nero D’Avola from Sicily, specifically Firriato’s Nero D’Avola Chiaramonte (2021). This one I had to get from the Saratoga Wine Exchange, because the Clinton guys don’t have one. If your local wine store doesn’t carry this exact brand, that’s OK; as long…