Espresso, beer, and water in the airport. Beer and bread and grilled cheese at the bus station. Chicken liver on crustini, followed by wild boar in tomato sauce, with a nameless chianti for supper. renting a car: 400 euors! touring wineries is an expensive business. I could have just bought a case of wine and… Continue reading Italy Day 1
Tag: Wine
Wine Stains
I am, sadly, notorious amongst my friends, for my wine spills. I tend to talk with my hands. And I tend to have a glass of wine in one of them. And that glass is usually red. This obviously, is a situation leading to the occasional minor stain. In general I spill copious amounts of… Continue reading Wine Stains
Celebrity?
It’s an odd business being a ‘public’ figure. Honestly I didn’t think I was one, nor that I would become one. I mean I write a wine column for gods sake! Anyway, today I had one of those encounters that happens regularly these days: I’m at the checkout in Sobeys, buying a couple of cans… Continue reading Celebrity?
John Gormley December Segment 3
seg 3, a better mulled wine and wines with Turkey, and an intro to Icewine [display_podcast] mulled wine, glogg (pronounced Gloooog)
John Gormley December segment 2
2nd Segment [display_podcast] mulled wine, and brandy