Trawling around the Spanish wine blogs this week discovered that it's officially Cava week this week.  I'd been planning on having a look at a couple of bottles of Cava around Melbourne cup, but I'll have to step up and find a couple this week.  For the uninitiated, cava is Spanish ...

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Lageder 2004 Pinot Bianco (Alto Adige) – Fine-ground rocks in a downy pillow, braced by crisp, lemon-apple acidity and showing fresh, lightly herbed grapefruit notes. As solid and basic as white wine can be. (12/06) St. Michel-Eppan 2004 Pinot Bianco Schulthauser (Alto Adige) – Austere in structure but organoleptically zingy. ...

There seem to be a lot of unhappy people out there today on the Internet, especially now that the Bordeaux first growths have come out with their 2006 futures prices, with the exception of Mouton. Prices at U.S. retail seem to be $500 a bottle, plus or minus $25 or ...

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The first thing that strikes you when you enter Café Lurcat in Minneapolis is a wall of noise. When my dining partner and I arrived for our 8 p.m. reservation, the bar/lounge was buzzing with conversation, and I thought, ok…we’re going to have to talk loud. We did…but it was worth it. This chic restaurant situated in the historic Fawkes Building overlooking Loring Park is described...

I've always liked Estiatorio Milos and think that it serves the best Greek-style fish in the city. Prices are high and the noise level is even higher: two reasons that I don't frequent it as much as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more...