Posts Tagged ‘wine’

The Secret to Being a Sommelier: The building blocks of pairing good food and wine

Written by Josh Perilo on March 14, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown, Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Lifestyle, On Topic OTDT, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, The Penniless Epicure

It was my friend Brian’s housewarming get-together, and I knew I could always count on a meticulously planned event from him. This time, he had hired caterers to pass around finger foods and corresponding glasses of wine with each food choice. The first two were tremendous: a sparkling wine with a fried oyster and aioli
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Keeping Warm with Napa Valley Cabernets

Written by admin on November 30, 2011. Posted in Eat & Drink

By Josh Perilo The air has finally become crisp and blustery. The leaves have all but been completely shed from the trees in Central Park. New York City’s requisite two weeks of fall weather have come and gone and we are hurtling, full speed, into winter’s icy clutch. This only means one thing as far
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What’s Wrong With a California-Style Chardonnay?

Written by admin on October 26, 2011. Posted in Eat & Drink

By Josh Perilo I tend to be a bit of a contrarian, especially when it comes to food and wine trends. I remember my confusion and disgust the first time someone laid a plate in front of me with “foam” on it. I recall with horror the first time I heard a famous chef declare
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Wine Book Basics

Written by admin on November 3, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

The essential list for those wanting to learn about vino By Josh Perilo “You wine people have a real racket going over there at Barnes and Noble,” my coworker said. “Whatever do you mean?” I replied. “All I want is a book on wine for my mom,” she continued. “And the section is, like, five
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Portfolio Tastings: Malbec Malbec Everywhere

Written by admin on October 13, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

By Josh Perilo Bordeaux grape is carving out own niche in marketplace Continuing the theme from my last column, I will feature a “category” of wine this week that I thought shone brightly during this year’s massive portfolio tastings. For those who may not have read the previous column, the portfolio tastings are annual (or,
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Portfolio Testings: Discount Merlot

Written by admin on October 6, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

A much-maligned grape produces some of the best wine By Josh Perilo Fall is here again, and for most people that means heading back to school, getting those merino wool sweaters out of mothballs and raking the leaves. For those of us in the wine world, however, it means tastings. And then more tastings. And
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Cabernet is Hard Rock

Written by admin on September 1, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Red wine cornerstone is a superstar By Josh Perilo Recently, I talked a little about an obsession I’ve had: Comparing different wine varietals to different genres of popular music. Any critic loves making lists and metaphors, and, even better, lists of metaphors. I started by laying out my thoughts on why I think Merlot could
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Antiquated Fixtures of Wine

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

Wine artifacts and customs from the past By Josh Perilo “Her name was Mara Palmer,” instructed Artemus in his genteel Southern drawl, “and she was a Bulgarian Aristocrat.” “And this thing she had,” I said, “it was like an antenna?” “It was a swizzle stick. A Champagne swizzle stick. It was made by Dunhill.” Artemus
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Flavorless Wines

Written by admin on July 16, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

Subtle wines that are refreshing and don’t hog Center Stage By Josh Perilo Recently, at the restaurant where I serve as wine director, I was clearing out our inventory of old wines and giving away past selections to fellow employees. The head bartender, Jason, took a bottle of a higher end Chardonnay from Oregon called
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Patriotic Libations

Written by admin on June 23, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Some high-quality wines from the original 13 colonies By Josh Perilo With the Fourth of July fast approaching, I was given pause to think about the state of our union and the divisiveness that currently seems to hang in the air. While there are always issues being fought over and differences of opinion in this
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