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Let’s take a little trip to Saint Julien, on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, to see how the 2005 Chateau Gloria is holding up. Saint Julien is home to many a top notch Chateau, including names like Ducru Beaucaillou, Gruaud Larose, Leoville Barton, Leoville Poyferre and Leoville Las Cases. This is Cabernet Sauvignon country, and Continue reading A Look at the 2005 Chateau Gloria Please follow and like us:   
 
Having a day or two to ourselves recently in the Raleigh – Durham area meant we were going to be searching for some restaurants. To get a jump start on the task, and really get a quick feeling for the downtown Durham restaurant scene, we booked a three hour restaurant walking tour with Taste Carolina. Continue reading Review of Taste Carolina Restaurant Tour and Restaurants: Durham, North Carolina Please follow and like us:
On our recent trip to the Raleigh Durham area we were looking for a good place to get lunch on a Sunday. We eventually settled on brunch instead at Coquette Brasserie in North Raleigh. Generally we like Brasseries, and this one continues that trend. In fact it is one of the best we have visited. Continue reading Dining Review of Coquette Brasserie in Raleigh, North Carolina Please follow and like us:
There was a new addition to the wine and food event landscape in 2015, and that was SavorCT, which happened this past April in Hartford CT. It was a great two days of food, wine and celebrity chefs. You can read more about it here. If you missed last year you’re in luck, as Continue reading Early Ticket Discounts for SavorCT – April 8/9 – 2016! Please follow and like us:
We had a chance to attend this year’s edition of WHALE the first Friday in October, an event which supports the Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE. WHALE is involved with historic preservation in New Bedford, and our hope was they had maintained the caliber of the event we enjoyed very much last year. They have. This Continue reading A Look at the 2015 WHALE Event in New Bedford, MA Please follow and like us:
With the list of Top Reds out (read it here) it is now time for the whites, which deserve equal billing to the reds but never seem to quite get it on our blog. We’ll try and fix that a bit. Once again these are only our opinions and yours may differ. Prices are suggested Continue reading Top Ten White Wines from the 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Please follow and like us:
The 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival is sadly behind us, and it was another great weekend. You can read a brief recap by clicking here. In this blog we’ll examine the red wines from the event. There were many great ones, a lot of good ones and a few that weren’t so good. Continue reading Top Twelve Red Wines from the 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Please follow and like us:
This past weekend saw the 10th Anniversary edition of the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival unfold at various venues in Newport, RI. We managed to get in the seminars and the Grand Tastings, and can happily report that it remains a preeminent wine and food event, matching quality with quantity in a spectacular setting. Continue reading Quick Look at the 2015 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Please follow and like us:
This past Thursday Mark Gasbarro hosted his Taste for a Cause wine tasting, once again raising money for the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital. It was a beautiful early Fall evening at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, R.I. There was food, there was wine and it was once again a grand Continue reading Review of Taste for a Cause 2015 Please follow and like us:
We’re in Providence semi-regularly, and find our way to Trinity Rep for a play six times a year. There are a lot of restaurants to choose from in the city, and that’s a good thing. There’s actually quite a few a stone’s throw from the Trinity Repertory Theater as well, so choices do abound. One Continue reading Dining Review of Rosalina in Providence, RI Please follow and like us:
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