Tag: wine

cooking

A Channing Daughters from the Cellar

A few years back, we were members of several Long Island wine clubs. Once a quarter, the wineries would ship us 3-4 bottles of exclusive wine, meant for club customers. This Sculpture Garden from Channing Daughters is among the last […]

shopping

Wine Tasting at Zachys

Our wine tasting at Zachys! Delicious rose! And these fine folks won a case of wine. Now that’s a good event. Related posts: Rose Blind Tasting: Which Long Island Wine Will We Choose? Wine Tasting at Croteaux A Wine Tasting […]

Work

Mixed Case at Zachys!

We’re at Zachys, doing all the media things we do for a 12-week session of wine of the week, Mixed Case + audio and video. You know the deal! And this time, it’s one of my favorite subjects: rose! Here’s […]

entertaining

A Fun Day at Work

A super-fun day at work — fun enough to share with all of you! We had recognition of work well done at our morning meeting, and some folks got prizes (including an Apple Watch!). In the afternoon, we tried our […]

cooking

A Big Wine!

On a random winter Saturday, we decided to open a big bottle of wine. B-I-G big! We brought two up from the cellar to decide. Both bottles were gifts from our Wine, Wit and Wisdom Shower, an engagement party-slash-Jack and […]

restaurants

Pre-Theater Dining at Casellula in Midtown

Casellula, a cozy little wine and cheese bar, really is an oasis in midtown for pre-theater dining, especially if you’re heading to a theater that’s a little north of Times Square. I’ve covered Casellula several times already, so I won’t […]

restaurants

Wine and Pizza at Battonage

Being in Pleasantville for a showing of Casablanca at the Jacob Burns Film Festival, we  decided to give the new wine bar, Battonage, a try. It’s a nice alternative to the other restaurants in town, which are either pubs or […]

family

Cocktail Hour at the Dock

We did a lot more cocktail hour at the dock on other visits to the cabin. Example 1. Example 2. And we’d let an entire week go by without getting down there for magic hour. So on our last evening? Wine […]

restaurants

Pre-Theater Dining at Gallo Nero

A warm spring evening. Tickets to “Anything Goes.” A sip and a snack with my friend Kelli. How lucky are we! Related posts: Pre-Theater Dining at Pam Real Thai in Midtown Excellent Pre-Theater Dining at Toloache in Midtown Pre-Theater Supper: […]

outings, travel

Wine Tasting at Croteaux

Lettie’s place in Southold is right across the street from Croteaux Vineyard. How convenient! Related posts: Rose Blind Tasting: Which Long Island Wine Will We Choose? Wine Tasting at Indian Island Winery Dinner at Love Lane Kitchen Lettie’s Beach on […]