Grappa 101

Written by Josh Perilo on June 13, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, Our Town, The Penniless Epicure, West Side Spirit

Obsessing over the uniquely Italian wine It goes without saying that Italy is a wine-obsessed country. It makes perfect sense that they are; every area of Italy is a wine-producing region. Every single one. And it’s all, for the most part, really great. In addition to the culture being centered around wine, there is a
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What’s Old is New

Written by Josh Perilo on April 11, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Our Town, The Penniless Epicure

The difference between wines grown in Europe and the rest of the world After my article last week about syrahs from northern Rhone, I had a friend ask me a question that I’ve fielded numerous times about that region and many, many others: “If Syrah and Shiraz are the same,” he asked, “why don’t they
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Mixing and Matching Wine and Food

Written by Josh Perilo on March 28, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Our Town, The Penniless Epicure, West Side Spirit

From blue cheese to spicy vindaloo, finding that perfect vino match A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bit about the basics of pairing wine with food. I received a lot of questions from friends who read the column and wanted more specifics, so this week I’m going to expand on some of the
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Southwest Spain in a Bottle

Written by Josh Perilo on February 29, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Stop being afraid of sherry and embrace it! About five or six years ago, it was on the menu of every high-end restaurant in the city. The now defunct Chanterelle actually had a tasting menu that paired seven courses with seven different types. Sherry-Lehmann had an entire section devoted to them exclusively. People who had
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The Penniless Epicure: The Spoils of Wine

Written by Josh Perilo on February 16, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, Our Town, West Side Spirit

Last week, I spoke enthusiastically about my support of Stelvin closures, or screw caps, for wine. And I stand by my zeal for this cause. However, I had many friends and colleagues approach me and take major issue with my stance. “I don’t want to hear a ‘crack’ when I open my bottle of sauvignon
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Josh Perilo on Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Making Root Beer

Written by admin on October 20, 2011. Posted in Eat & Drink

By Josh Perilo “Oh my gosh,” Natali said as she looked up from her glass. “It tastes like root beer! It really tastes like root beer!” I nodded and smiled as I took a draw off of my own pint, savoring the commingling of carefully selected ingredients. I had finally done it. I had mastered
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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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