Look to the Loire

Written by admin on June 9, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

For summer whites, this northwest valley can’t be beat By Josh Perilo Summer is fast approaching: Hamptons rentals are being gobbled up, sweaters are being stowed in under-bed containers and white wine is flying off the shelf. In the area of light summer whites, there are thousands to choose from. However, when I think about
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Winespeak Decoded

Written by admin on May 26, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Conversing with an oenophile shouldn’t require a translator By Josh Perilo “Just tell me how it tastes,” The Doctor said, cutting me off before I launched into my usual exuberant spiel. “And avoid words that have more than three syllables.” The Doctor was one of our regulars at the wine store. He could be somewhat
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‘Oaky’ Is Not a Four-Letter Word

Written by admin on May 12, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Don’t hate Chardonnays just because you’re supposed to By Josh Perilo Sometimes I don’t even realize I’m doing it until I’m standing in the middle of the supermarket, my voice rising incrementally and bleating: “I don’t care how many viewers it has, I think Family Guy is the un-funniest show that has ever aired on
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Greenmarket Pairings

Written by admin on April 28, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Warming weather means several things in my household. The chaotic and simultaneous packing/unpacking of the new season’s clothes; the fantasizing (and realistic planning) of our summer vacation; and the farmer’s market around the corner opening up again. Unlike the Union Square market, our meager outpost is only open from mid-spring to early fall. But the
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A Drinkable Gift

Written by admin on April 15, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

“Thank you so much,” I strained through gritted teeth. “Yeah… uh… cool. Where’s your bathroom?” I held out, at arm’s length, a bottle of bodega wine, 10 degrees warmer than room temperature. Our guest stared blankly at me for a response. “It’s next to the kitchen,” I replied. “Careful. The handle’s tricky.”
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A Fiery Blast of Booze

Written by admin on March 24, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

I raced home from our favorite wine store, bag in hand, excited about what I had just found. I knew Natali would be, too. “Check it out!” I hollered, holding the bottle over my head like an Oscar award. “They got it back in!” she said. It was our favorite Zinfandel, a weekly treat for
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Always Room for Grappa

Written by admin on March 18, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

My wife and I sat, stuffed to the gills, in our chairs at Primavera, the famous Upper East Side Italian restaurant. My belly was distended to the point of almost touching the table and a plate that once carried a slab of veal sat empty in front of me. This was a good birthday. The
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Cosmic Viticulture

Written by admin on March 4, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about organic wines and organic grape viticulture. A good friend of mine who read the article then asked me what the difference between organic and biodynamic is. I took a deep breath, and basically told her the following: Whatever your politics are, it doesn’t take a
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Oaky No More

Written by admin on February 17, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

It was so typical that I could have written the dialogue before even approaching the table. “Your house Chardonnay is from California?” the patron asked. “Yes sir.” Disgusted look from the patron; equally disgusted look from the patron’s wife. “We don’t really like California Chardonnay. Don’t really care for California wine in general,” he responded
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Lost in the List

Written by admin on February 4, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

“I’ll tell you what you should do,” the well-dressed bar regular slurred after his fourth whiskey and water. “You need to get rid of that Merlot and pour a Cotes du Rhone instead.” “Yeah, why don’t you just have six wines by the glass instead of four?” another regular asked, popping her head into our
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