Month: February 2010

Tasting Notes and Review: Grain vs. Grape Dinner at The Marlay House

Cecilia
28
Feb
2010
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Last Wednesday, Hubby and I attended the “Grain vs. Grape” dinner at The Marlay House, formerly known as The Grange (same owners, new name). The four-course meal was paired with either beer or wine for $38, or you could have both for an extra $10. I chose wine, Hubby beer (shocker, I know). Irish Sausage …

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Friday Flash Fiction: Always a Bridesmaid, Part V

Cecilia
26
Feb
2010
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After giving Tiffany a whole section two weeks ago, I felt it was time to return to Toby’s part of the adventure. Those of you familiar with obscure (e.g., non-Protestant) apocryphal Bible literature may be starting to get an inkling as to what story this is VERY loosely based on. It’s been a long, strange …

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Tasting Notes: Cal-Itals at JavaMonkey

Cecilia
24
Feb
2010
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Ugh, I hate the current trend to combine couple names with cutesy abbreviations. “Brangelina” — bite me (or each other). “TomKat” — cult favorite. “Those freaky-looking Twilight kids.” Okay, that’s not a couple combination name, but they’re still annoying. So I approached the idea of “Cal-Itals” with much hesitation. If you’re wondering, they’re Italian grapes …

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A Call for Wine Specials

Cecilia
18
Feb
2010
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Cecilia and I have developed the theory that on any given night, one can find a restaurant somewhere in Atlanta that is having some variety of wine special. It might be a half-price bottle night, a wine flight night, or even a “help us get all this open stuff out of here” night. Whatever the …

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Tasting Notes: Flight Night at Feast

Cecilia
17
Feb
2010
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Okay, I’m not sure exactly what Feast calls its Tuesday night wine special because it’s not on the web site. We heard about it through their email list. Tune in on Thursday to see Hubby’s and my (but mostly his) idea for addressing this lack of centralized wine special info. Here’s the deal: go to …

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Light the Torch! (Or at least 80% of it…)

Cecilia
13
Feb
2010
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As the world watches Vancouver and Whistler over the next couple of weeks during the Winter Olympics, Cecilia and I are reminded of our swing through Western Canada during our trip there in October 2007. Little known to most Americans, Vancouver sits four hours from one of Canada’s top wine growing areas. The Okanagan Valley …

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Olympic Coverage Drinking Games

Cecilia
13
Feb
2010
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Because you can make drinking games out of anything! Take a drink if you see: (added 2/13): Any mention or showing of Shaun White. (added 2/13): Any shots of Mounties. Any commercial talking about how “green” a corporation is. Any commercial about the census (because they’re all so stupid and costing taxpayer money). Any Apolo …

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Friday Flash Fiction: Always a Bridesmaid, Part IV

Cecilia
12
Feb
2010
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Here’s part four of “Always a Bridesmaid.” For the first three parts, check out the More Fiction! section on my web site. For a list of the week’s flash fiction, search the hashtag #fridayflash on Twitter or go to J.M. Strother’s Mad Utopia on Saturday morning. Always a Bridesmaid, Part 4: The Super Scrubber Fiance …

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Tasting Notes: Loire Valley Wines at JavaMonkey

Cecilia
09
Feb
2010
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I resolved to drink more French wines this year, so last Thursday’s tasting at JavaMonkey was greatly appreciated. Yes, it helps to make resolutions I look forward to keeping. All of the selections were imported from France’s Loire Valley by Jon David Headrick, whom I hadn’t heard of previously. The wines: 2008 Domaine de la …

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