A Vogne-Romanee over my notes. I’m thinking of changing the name to “Wine Wednesday.” The W’s go so well with the day I happen to write these posts. Opinions? I’m also not sure anyone is reading — my more quirky culture posts seem more popular — so give me a shout out in any case [...]
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Wine Weekly Vol. 3
Posted in Uncategorized, Wine news, Words on booze, tagged Alkalay, Bourgogne, Bourgogne wines, Clos de Tart, Cote du Rhone, Hermitage, Israel, L'Ermite, La Forge de Tart, life, M. Chapoutier, random, Tel Aviv, wine, Wine news, Wine tasting, Words on Wine on March 16, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Wine Weekly Vol. 2
Posted in Food, Wine news, Words on Wine, tagged Alkalay, Bourgogne, Bourgogne wines, Cote de Beaune, Domaine de Montille, Etienne de Montille, French Macarons, Golan Heights Winery, Hubert de Montille, Israel, life, Macarons, Nebbiolo, random, Tel Aviv, wine, Wine news, Wine tasting, Wine tips on March 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Welcome to weekly fun stories, facts,and resources about wine – usually gleaned during the past week by me. News Hubert and Etienne de Montille, granddaddy of Domaine De Montille and his son, are in Israel this week. The wine store where I work carries a large and exceptional array of their family’s wines. It’s [...]
This is no ordinary love
Posted in random, tagged 1997, Anxiety, Chicago, Israel, life, Malls, memories, Monet, Money, MTV, Music, nostalgia, Optimism, Rand McNally, random, Reality, Retail, Sade, Sales, Skokie, Tel Aviv, The Pillow Book, This is No Ordinary Love, Travel Books, University of Chicago, video, Wine tasting, Wishing on pennies, writing, Youth on July 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Hit “play” and keep reading. Just do it. I’m aiming for some atmosphere here. Another Friday, another wine tasting. The wine shop had a decent soundtrack. Sade always takes me back to the summer of 1997. I had just graduated from high school, I was about to start my first year at the University of [...]
Red red wine
Posted in random, Words on Wine, tagged customers, Israel, Israeli wine, life, Marketing, random, Sales, wine, Wine steward, Wine tasting, Work on July 10, 2010 | 5 Comments »
“Uh…no thanks…haven’t eaten lunch yet, and I don’t like red wine anyway.” Typical. Wine tasting yesterday at a really nice shop I frequently work at. The humorous, sad, and frustrating parts of my work. It never ceases to amaze me what excuses people come up with for refusing a wine tasting. Now, I have no [...]
Princely Cheese on a Pauper’s Pay
Posted in Food Review, photography, random, tagged artisanal cheese, Bleu des Basques, Brie, Brunost, Camembert, Cheese, cheesemonger, cooking, Cristal, Epoisse, Extra Oud Goudsa Kaas, food, Gouda, gourmet, gourmet cuisine, Hinnawi, Iranian Caviar, Israel, life, Michelin Stars, Monty Python, oganic, photos, pleasure, random, super aged Gouda, Tel Aviv, Unpasteurized cheese, video, wine, Wine and More, Wine tasting on March 6, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Because even though I paid through the roof for a few hundred grams of three cheeses — I could never have bought the finest bottle of Champagne for that amount. I couldn’t have snagged any fois gras. No truffles. No Michelin-starred filet mignon. Because folks, this is what this cheese is — the very best in the world. My $30 bought me 2-3 days worth (if I’m lucky) of a ride in a Porsche.
Golan Heights Winery – a northern adventure
Posted in random, Words on Wine, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Dalyiat El-Carmel, Druze, El-Rom, Family trips, Galil, Galilee, Golan Heights, Golan Heights Winery, Israel, Israeli wine, Kineret, life, random, road trips, Single Vineyard, Syrah, Tel Aviv, vegan, Viticulture, wine, Wine tasting, Winery, Yarden, Yarden Syrah, Yarden Syrah Ortal 2004 on January 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On January 1, 2010, after less than 4 (and in some cases less than 3 or 2) hours of sleep, my father, mother, sister, her best friend, and I hopped in a rented compact car at 7 am and proceeded to drive from Tel Aviv to the Golan Heights Winery…in the Golan Heights. This is [...]
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