From the monthly archives:

June 2008

The 45th Parallel

by Marisa D'Vari30 June 2008

The title of this post sounds like some sort of Hollywood film, does it not? If you are a refugee from wine school or just like to read a lot about wine, you might recognize this as a circular strip…

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“Tell me what you drink -I’ll tell you who you are

by Marisa D'Vari29 June 2008

Wow, what an interesting quote from Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin! What’s scary about it is that it’s true … at least in terms of what you order for clients and guests at restaurants. Bill Daley in the Chicago Tribute expands upon…

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Heated Blog Discussion!

by Marisa D'Vari26 June 2008

Steve Heimoff has a heated discussion on the future of blogging going on at his site. If you love wine blogs take a look — all kinds of issues are being energetically tossed around in the comments. Some commenters feel…

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New York Restaurant Week

by Marisa D'Vari26 June 2008

Reservations are now open for Summer Restaurant Week, which this year will run from July 21 through August 1, except on weekends. The deal gets you a a seat at some of New York’s best restaurants for a three-course prix…

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Master of Wine

by Marisa D'Vari15 June 2008

… so a lot of you know that I am finishing up courses related to my Diploma from the Wine and Spirits Educational trust from England. Just finished up a round of wine exams, both tasting and theory, last week…

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