wine


December 13, 2011

Skankynavia XXXmas Special: Glögg aka Devil’s Blood

by Anders

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It’s Christmas in a minute or two, and from my windows overlooking the big lakes of Copenhagen I watch people rushing back and forth in the typical December rain. They’re probably leaving one Christmas party to go to the next. This month is not only about stressful giftshopping or Christmas Eve preparations or even killing trees
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October 15, 2010

Best of UM: Culinography: Holy Wine Country

by Kayoko

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By Erin Gleeson Originally posted on August 10, 2010.

Sipping and sharing wine plays a big part in many religions. So to go wine tasting near Jerusalem, perhaps drinking from the same vines that produced wine in biblical times, had more historical significance than your average day at the
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August 9, 2010

Culinography: Holy Wine Country

by Erin Gleeson

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Sipping and sharing wine plays a big part in many religions. So to go wine tasting near Jerusalem, perhaps drinking from the same vines that produced wine in biblical times, had more historical significance than your average day at the vineyard. Three friends and I went to
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June 1, 2010

Culinography: Bordeaux Club

by Erin Gleeson

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Wine to be served at a private dinner for a Bordeaux society meeting.

The Knickerbocker Club. Upper East Side, NYC.

photo © erin gleeson

April 6, 2010

Culinography: Wine Pairings

by Erin Gleeson

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Left over wine after dinner at the James Beard House.

October 21, 2009

Packaging Whore: Guadagni Jug O’ Wine

by Kayoko

Preston Vineyards Guadagni Table Wine

A few weeks back, my bff Kristi, Nate and I stopped by Preston Creek Winery on our way back from the Ladhabhoy nuptials in Healdsburg, Sonoma County (I went to a total of seven weddings this
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August 28, 2009

In Need of an Intervention: Red Wine Pasta

by Kayoko

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Since moving to California, I’ve become a bit of a drunk. I’m not sure if it’s out of boredom of living in Cupertino, in the house I grew up in, right across the street from my high school. It could be that I’m almost 30 and living with
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January 28, 2009

w(h)ine-o: Deep Purple Wine

by Kayoko

I don’t pretend to know anything about wine, but I do drink lots of it. When choosing a bottle, I honestly just peruse the aisles with a puzzled look until I see a label that
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November 4, 2008

Popping Cava for a Special Occasion

by Kayoko

Sepi (aka Jon Sublet) and Amira got engaged!!! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we popped open a special bottle of Juve y Camps cava that Marc brought back for me from Barcelona. So awesome of him! I had been saving it for a special moment, and this was IT.


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September 22, 2008

Banditboxxx: A Tetra Pak Pinot

by Kayoko

Picked up a bottle, er, a BOX of Bandit Pinot Grigio last weekend at LeNell’s in Red Hook. This stuff rocks!!! It was $10 and totally decent wine… in a Tetra Pak!


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