by Joe Colosi Sauvignon Blanc, one of the world’s most well known white wine grape varietals, is often drank within under four or five years. It tends to provide a tasty accompaniment to chicken and seafood dishes. Hunter provided a unique example from Touraine and, as usual, we drank and ate cheese until doing so
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Month: May 2008
“The Customer is Always Right"
by Curtis Rosengrant This is one of the more misinterpreted and under-utilized notions in the retail world. It is a phrase inspired by the belief that all steps humanly possible should be taken to make the customer feel appreciated. Their every need should be tended to and their special request met with an enthusiastic response.
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Cheese for Sangiovese
by Hunter Fike Sangiovese is one of the most commonly consumed wines in the world, and yet it is also one of the most under-appreciated. As the principal grape of Chianti, it is often associated with mass-produced table wine that comes in a jug and is hung above the bar in a wicker basket. However,
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Gegenbauer Vinegars
by Hunter Fike There are myriad artisans that strive to establish a reputation of small-production foods of exemplary standing. There are fewer, still, who upon obtaining recognition can increase supply without sacrificing quality. One such producer is Erwin M. Gegenbauer Jr. The Gegenbauer company was founded in 1929 in Vienna, Austria. For sixty years, they
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Cheese for Barbera D’Alba and Salice Salentino
by Joe Colosi Sometimes drinking wine for two hours after work is a real drag. But we managed to have a good time when our friends Jim and Kristina Burke stopped by with two bottles of red wine. Both of this week’s pairings are available at the restaurant James, located on 8th st. between Christian
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