EXPERIENCE AN INTIMATE FOOD AND WINE EVENT AT THE BORGATA HOTEL, CASINO & SPA ATLANTIC CITY

SAVOR BORGATA
An Intimate Food & Wine Experience
Date: Saturday, November 8
Time: 6:30 P.M. Cocktail Reception
7:30 P.M. Five-Course Dinner
Location: The Water Club, A Signature Hotel By Borgata
Tickets: $235 per person
Room Package: From $795
Includes 2 tickets to Savor Borgata and an overnight stay in a Club Room.
Spend an intimate evening indulging in extraordinary dishes from Geoffrey Zakarian, Michael […]

WINE PICK OF THE WEEK: ROSENBLUM CELLARS SYRAH ENGLUND SHAW 2004

Price $29.00
Deep ruby garnet in color, the Syrah England-Shaw Vineyard displays big warm and earthy blackberry aromas with well integrated oak notes. On the palate it offers a soft attack of dense black fruit, minerals and camphor-like flavors, with black pepper, rounded tannins, and a long finish. A unique wine.
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COCKTAIL PICK OF THE WEEK: WHITE COSMOPOLITAN

White Cosmopolitan
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
- 1/4 oz white cranberry juice
Garnish: Fresh Cranberries
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with fresh cranberries.

CHICAGO PINOT DAYS TASTING: NOVEMBER 15, CHI-TOWN

Hey Chicago, listen up! If you live in the Windy City and you love wine — you know who you are — then there’s someplace you better be on November 15th.
So on Saturday November 15th at 1:00 PM, if you call yourself a wine lover you should probably be standing on Navy Pier with a […]

WINE AND CUISINE PICK OF THE WEEK: CHOWDER AND REISLING

With the fall weather in tow and the summer months behind us. I tried to find some things that are great in a pot and warming to the body, soul and spirit. What did I come up with? Soups, Chowders, Crock Pot specials and my favorite, what I lovingly refer to as, Pressure Cooker wonders. So I […]

COCKTAIL PICK OF THE WEEK: SCARLETT BLOOM

SCARLETT BLOOM
The Chef: Julie Rainer of Flatiron Lounge
Servings
One Drink

Ingredients
2 oz. tea-infused Miller’s Gin
3/4 oz. South African youngberry juice
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
1 bar spoon simple syrup
3/4 oz. champagne
Instructions
Pour the first four ingredients into a martini glass and add the champagne.

WINE PICK OF THE WEEK: 2005 DOMAINE SERENE PINOT NOIR JERUSALEM HILL

Price: $80.00
This is their big-gun for the vintage — WS 94 points, with these notes: “Silky, refined and unexpectedly generous on the finish, this sashays over the palate with lots in reserve. Starts with pretty currant and blackberry fruit, then deepens with hints of cream, slate and chalk notes, all the while retaining a sense […]

WINE AND CHEESE PAIRING: GORGONZOLA AND AMARONE

Amarone
Deep ruby red with an aroma of dried cherry, cinnamon, sage, tar and oak. Medium-full with excellent concentration. Very generous mid-palate, this has layers of flavor that coat the palate. Lengthy, beautifully balanced finish with elegant tannins and lively acidity. This is a gorgeous Amarone - power, spice, earth and finesse. Drinking beautifully now, this […]

WINE PICK OF THE WEEK: Château Lascombes Margaux 2005 Bordeaux

PRICE: $99.00
The dark, beautifully deep color displays brilliant purple hues. After swirling, a subtle nose of spices, black fruits and licorice comes through, enveloped by subtle toasty notes with roasted coffee beans. The palate, after a supple entry, is explosive whereas the discreet oak comes through subtly in the background, leaving the way for the […]

RESTAURANT PICK OF THE WEEK: PLAZA III THE STEAKHOUSE BIRMINGHAM, AL

And now serving up great steaks and hot jazz - Plaza III at Brookwood Village. Live jazz begins Oct. 23, and each Thursday through Saturday from 6-9 pm afterward. Birmingham’s Finest in Steaks, Chops, Prime Rib and Fresh Seafood.
Plaza III is recognized as one of the TOP TEN Steakhouses in America and serves the finest […]

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