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First Friday!
2012-01-05 06:46:00 This Friday , the Wine School is holding its monthly ?First Friday? celebration. No reservations needed, just show up anytime between 6:30 and 9:30pm. The brilliant drunks at the Wine School have devised a great wine tasting, as always. But they got a little bored, so they added a new feature to the mix: cocktails! So, ...
Keith Wallace v. Benjamin Wallace? A Wine Book Showdown
2011-12-07 19:16:00 Wow! Corked & Forked is rising to the top of Amazon’s Bestseller list for wine books! Right now, it’s just under Benjamin Wallace’s Billionaire’s Vinegar. Ben is a friend of the school (he wrote a wonderful blurb for the book, and even taught a class at the school), and his book is a bona fide ... More About: Wine , Book
Three Great Classes. Free Tickets.
2011-12-06 03:13:00 We have three amazing classes coming up. These are the classes we LOVE to teach, since the topics are really fun, delicious, and fascinating. Even better, you can win free tickets if you follow us on twitter: twitter.com/wineschool The Italian World of Wine, Saturday, December 10th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm Italian wines don’t end at the Adriatic Sea. ... More About: Free , Great , Classes , Tickets
First Friday with Winemaker Sean Comninos
2011-11-30 02:10:00 One.of.the youngest head winemakers in the United States, Sean Comninos is considered by many to be the greatest talent to emerge out of the East Coast in many years. We are especially proud to have him at the Wine School, as he was a student at the school for several years. In fact, he was ... More About: Friday
The Chairman?s Sommelier
2011-11-30 00:16:00 This Wednesday, we have a very special edition of the Sommelier Smackdown: The return of the original Chairman?s Selections! Pennsylvania?s wine drinkers fondly remember Jonathan Newman; he is without any doubt the greatest chairman to run the PLCB (the PA Liquor Control Board). Among many feats Jonathan is the original chairman of the beloved ?Chairman?s Selections? ...
Getting the grill ready for our family?s?
2011-11-30 00:09:00 Getting the grill ready for our family’s traditional thanksgiving meal… Grilled lobster! More About: Family
Corked & Forked
2011-11-21 14:28:00 The menu from last week’s Corked & Forked cooking class. A Confit of Lamb with Endive, Butternut Squash and Pinoli Paired with: La Maia Lina 2008 Chianti Porcini Mushroom and Cippolini Onion Ragu with Fresh Pappardelle Paired with: Damilano 2008 Nebbiolo d? Alba Budino Di Riso Paired with: Pedro Romero Moscatel The next C&F ...
November Newsletter
2011-11-17 04:18:00 Winter Semester | Professional Programs Our winter semester has just been announced. We are offering two sections of the Foundation program: Mondays and Thursdays. Start time is 6:30pm for both. More details here: Foundation Professional Certification Programs Our Advanced Program has also been announced: Advanced Certification: The Omnibus Program. This program covers dessert wine, Champagne ... More About: Newsletter
Boozehound
2010-09-22 00:28:00 BOOK SIGNING Jason Wilson will be signing copies of Boozehound from 6-7pm at the Wine School of Philadelphia (2006 Fairmount Avenue in Philly) on September 28th. Books will be available for 20% off list price. Who the @*#$% is Jason Wilson? Here at the Wine School, we love Jason Wilson. He’s one of the greatest ...
Carol Stoudt @ The Beer School
2010-09-21 19:20:00 The Philly Beer School is hosting Carol Stoudt of Stoudt’s Brewing Company this Thursday at 7:30pm (9/23/10) . As part of the school’s “Brewer Series”, folks will have a rare chance to spend the evening with one of the greatest brewers in America. It will be an amazing night with plenty to taste. If you ...
Tom Corbett?
2010-08-26 22:13:00 In the Wine School’s August newsletter, I promoted a wine tasting/fundraiser in support of Tom Corbett for governor. The endorsement startled many folks, since most assumed that I am a card-carrying liberal. After all, I am a former NPR journalist and Democratic operative from Massachusetts. So why would I support a Republican for the PA ...
Bulletin d?Info
2010-08-17 21:01:00 Three interesting articles involving France and its storied wines are on our radar this week. First, Decanter.com reports that a bottle of 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay ? the winner in the famous ?Judgment of Paris? wine tasting of 1976 ? has hit the auction block for a great cause, the Haitian charity ?Friends of the ... More About: Info , Bulletin
Our Continued March Toward Vinodominance
2010-07-13 20:00:00 That unstoppable freight train known as The Sommelier Smackdown continues its long journey on Wednesday, July 28, at 7:30 PM. This month’s contestant is none other than “Sexy” Paul Rodriguez, the mastermind of mixology and mirth at Jose Garces’ Village Whiskey. Ladies love him, lads wanna be him. All we want to do is take ... More About: March
Saying ?Non? to Le GMO
2010-07-07 23:22:00 Protesters against the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food products — widespread in Europe since the early aughts — now include top-flight French winemakers, such as Chateaux Smith-Haut-Lafitte and Mouton-Rothschild. This 400-member group, called Terre et Vin du Monde (Land and Wine of the World), has fomented against the French government’s recent, and ...
The Science of Soil
2010-06-29 19:29:00 I loved this article from the Lancaster Farming website by Chris Torres, “A Systems Approach to Organic.” It’s a quick, and fascinating, read about how California winemakers recently demonstrated to local growers — in a workshop sponsored by our unbeatable local resource, the Penn State Cooperative Extension — those methods proven to create healthy soil ... More About: Science
A Cellar Fit for a Queen
2010-06-29 17:11:00 Props to the British government: its wine cellar reportedly holds bottles valued in excess of $1.3M from the likes of Chateaux Lafite, Margaux, and Mouton Rothschild. The wines are apparently at the disposal of the British foreign services department during lavish state banquets. Although officials assure the British public that all these beauties were purchased ... More About: Queen
L?Angolo di Vino, 6/21/2010
2010-06-21 16:20:00 Sicily, Part II The Gambino winery sits in the shadows of Mount Etna near Linguaglossa, its terraced vineyards sloping toward the ring of towns that circle the still active volcano. The high altitude, tufarous soils are home to a range of indigenous varietals that thrive there and in other parts of the Etna DOC. Over lunch with the ...
L?Angolo di Vino, 6/16/2010
2010-06-16 17:33:00 Sicily, Part I A recent trip to Persephone’s island afforded the opportunity to taste dozens of wines made from indigenous varietals, all of which captured the sun drenched, arid landscape of Sicily, and gave evidence of the cultural and enological diversity to be found there. Chiara Planeta, one of fifteen cousins who operate the family ...
Dan Aykroyd in Philadelphia
2009-09-03 19:17:00 Dan Aykroyd is back in Philadelphia (town’s a lot different than it was during the Trading Places days) to talk about and autograph bottles of his Crystal Head Vodka. According to this PRNewswire article, the vodka is “triple-crystal-filtered through Herkimer diamonds, which, according to New Age belief systems, embody positive energy and goodwill”. (and I always thought ... More About: Dan Aykroyd
L?Angolo di vino, 8/28/09
2009-08-28 17:17:00 Agricola Punica 2005 “Montessu” Isola dei Nuraghi IGT The southwest corner of Sardinia has provided a welcome home for the Carignano varietal, the most notable versions being in the Carignano de Sulcis DOC. The use of up to 40% Bordeaux grapes in Punica’s proprietary blend give their Santadi based wine an IGT stamp. Ther’s no denying the characteristic Sardinian ... More About: Vino
The Dirt on Wine, Part One
2009-08-19 21:21:00 My article on the dirty secrets of the wine world can be read at The Daily Beast! Give it a read, and I’d love to read your comments! http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-st ories/2009-08-18/the-great-wine-cover-up/ More About: Wine , Part , Dirt
L?Angolo di Vino, 8/10/09
2009-08-10 21:44:00 If you’ve perused our list of upcoming classes or have done so anytime this year, you probably noticed that most of our Regional classes are devoted to Italy. And they usually sell out – quickly. And the blurbs that accompany each listing note that more premium Italian wine is consumed in America than Italy…even in the face of price ... More About: Vino
On Vacation, But Still Drinking Well
2009-08-04 20:52:00 I’m in Hilton Head, South Carolina this week, and just wanted to share a wine that I had the other night: The Descendientes de Jose Palacios 2007 Bierzo “Petalos.” This is a red that we’ve had in some of our classes before, and it definitely deserves a mention again here. Because not only is it ... More About: Vacation , Drinking
Hiking Across South America
2009-08-01 17:16:00 My friends Matt and Stef are taking a year to hike across South America , which makes me very jealous and also a bit sad. Before they jetted of for SA, they lived up above the Wine School. They are publishing beautiful photos of their adventures on their travel blog: Stef and Matt More About: South America , Hiking
L?Anfolo di Vino, 7/28/09
2009-07-28 17:54:00 Tenute Dettori 2005 Bianco, Romangia IGT A little over a year ago I ws raving about this winery’s Tudori, an atypical old school Sardinian Cannonau that exemplifies their uncompromising commitment to making wines that express a unique sense of culture and place. The Bianco is a 100% Vermentino that challenges fixed notions of what that grape can ... More About: Vino
L?Angolo di Vino, 7/27/09
2009-07-27 02:35:00 We’ve dropped Italian Pick of The Week in favor of a more suitable header, one which translates as “The Wine Corner”. A place not just for reviews but any and all things related to the wines of Italy. Sooo……. The South Rises Again Campania is one of my favorite regions. Sorrento…the Amalfi coast…Ravello…terraces of vines and ... More About: Vino
The Other Moonwalk
2009-07-20 19:02:00 Forty years ago today, Neil Armstrong took his one giant leap for mankind. More About: Moonwalk
Wine Critter
More articles from this author:2009-07-17 14:31:00 A new critter wine? Well, not exactly. These adorable Baby Doll Sheep are Marlborough winery Yealands Estate’s answer to the lawn mower. Sustainable, compact, and darn it, damn cute! Read about it here. More About: Wine 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
