Blog Post #68 – Education
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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…
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Blog Post #58 – Food & Wine: Restaurant (main course)
Before I start this one, I have to apologize. I have been off line for a couple of weeks because my site was hacked. So, I had to get that taken care of, then add an extra layer of security. Now, everything seems back to normal. As to the blog, today I will talk about…