Archive for 'Wine & Champagne' Category
Tapas and Wine Bar C, Japanese Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
21 February 2009Tapas and Wine Bar C 428 East 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 628-8877 Hours: 6:00 PM-2:00AM GOOGLE MAP A little place that I never would have heard of, but would certainly have been interested in seeing at least once, but luckily two of my friends took me there one night. This strange little [...]
Palermo Ristorante Italiano, Italian Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
20 January 20081858 N. Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 663-1178 Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-1AM GOOGLE MAP An excellent family style Italian restaurant with decent food and incredibly good service. After 7 PM you get free slices of their excellent Italian style pizza, and if you have to wait in line you can get cups of [...]
K&L Wine Merchants, Wine, Hollywood, CA
28 May 2007K&L Wine Merchants 1400 Vine Street Hollywood, CA 90028 (323) 464-WINE (9463) Hours: Mon-Sat from 10am to 8pm, Sunday from 11am to 6pm. GOOGLE MAP My girlfriend and I had seen this place when they bought it, and that it was opening as we left the Arclight theaters each time, and had been excited to [...]
Victor’s Liquor & Delicatessen, Delicatessen, Hollywood, CA
17 March 20071915 N. Bronson Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068-5601 (3230 464-0275 GOOGLE MAP This place is at the corner of Franklin and Tamarind Ave, and has a liquor store that makes great (if expensive) sandwiches, and is also a restaurant next door with again delicious sandwiches, though the prices are way too high. You have to [...]
2005 Brander Chateau Nuef Du Pink, Santa Ynez, CA Ros
16 March 2007After a bottle of the excellent 2005 Torre Quarto Guappo Rose Puglia, Italy at the Hungry Cat, I tried a glass of this second excellent Ros
2005 Torre Quarto Guappo Rose, Puglia, Italy, Ros
16 March 2007We had a bottle of this excellent Ros
Marlborough Sauvingon Blanc 2002, Oyster Bay New Zealand, Wine
12 March 2007Of late I have become a big fan of Sauvingon Blanc’s, for the fruity flavors, and lack of wood flavor. I had read about this wine in FODD AND WINE magazine, so I wanted to give it a try. This is a dry wine, but still with some enjoyable fruity flavors.
Berger 2005 Gr
11 March 2007The second bottle we picked up at our new wine store was an Austrian wine, since Kelly’s sister Chelsea is a lover of Austrian wine from her trip to Europe. We were told this was similar to savignon blanc, which is a personal favorite, though I found it nothing of the sort. It seemed to [...]
Sofia Blanc de Blancs, California 2005, Francis Coppola
10 March 2007A new wine store opened near my house, and as soon as we saw it open my girlfriend and I decided to check it out, and we were quite happy with it, and will be returning soon, so we got a few bottles. This was the first we tried. I have had the Sofia 2004 [...]
Vueve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne
1 January 2007A delicious Champagne in a distinctive orange label, this is a label that has been around since 1772. Less expensive than some fine champagne’s, this is still an excellent champagne, especially for the price. You will not be disappointed by the fine taste and excellent aroma.