sunday sip

Sunday Sip: Ice Cider

01.31.2010

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Sunday Sip: My Pinot Cup Runneth Over

01.18.2010

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Sunday Sip: Interpretive Drinking

01.04.2010

// // What you experience when drinking a glass of wine is completely subjective. The smells, the tastes, and even the possible images and memories evoked are purely personal. While describing wine in a restaurant to guests, I always wonder if my comment of high acidity and lemon are someone else’s medium acidity and grapefruit. [...]

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Sunday Sip: Spritz-ing in Venezia

12.20.2009

// // While in Italy, my favorite time of day is around 5 or 6 pm. Not only because I am that much closer to some sort of utterly fantastic dinner feast, but because these are the hours of aperitivo. Much like an American happy hour, it is a time to gather with friends, have [...]

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Sunday Sip: Sake vs. Shochu

12.14.2009

// // What’s better than a Sunday supper with friends? A Sunday supper with friends, fresh summer rolls, about 75 handmade gyoza and several bottles of sake and shochu. No wine on this occasion! This week has been a bit of a distilled spirit theme, so let’s run with it. I broke down the 411 [...]

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Sunday Sip: Wein in Wien

12.06.2009

// // It is about time I get back to my regularly scheduled weekly Sunday sipping. Let’s just pretend that I am not currently in Kentucky where my day involved a baby shower and eating at Cracker Barrel. Let’s travel back one week from today, shall we? That would put us smack in the middle [...]

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Sunday Sip: Grape Drank

08.24.2009

// // This Sunday involved a heaping pile of fried chicken, mounds of cole slaw and about 200 cupcakes.  It also involved a very dear friend, Joy of Joy The Baker fame. She spent many a month preparing for this special day. A day of family, friends and fans. Hers, not mine. But still…a great [...]

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Sunday Sip: Living the High Life

08.16.2009

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Sunday Sip: Hooray for Rosé

08.10.2009

var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-10308209-1″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} This week I bring you a super special edition of Sunday Sip. I have been hosting blind tastings at my house for a few months with my nearest [...]

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Sunday Sip: Bubbles!

08.03.2009

var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-10308209-1″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Sundays are my “fun days”.  Aside from brunching, farmers markets, bike rides and any other laissez-faire activity, I love sharing an evening of wine with friends. Today was [...]

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