wine

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled today that a Massachusetts law that prevents many out-of-state wineries from selling directly to local consumers is unconstitutional.

Richard can't say enough good things about this Beacon Hill wine bar/restaurant:

... Overall, this was a top-notch evening with not the slightest of complaints. The food, wine and service all came together in perfect unity. I heartily recommend that you check out this restaurant, for either lunch or dinner. I think it would work well for a couple seeking a more intimate meal, as well as a group seeking a fun time. ...

Mini highly recommends Clio in the Back Bay despite a mediocre fois gras:

... Fortunately however, the main courses and dessert saved the day. I ordered the butter basted lobster while SO got the pork rib (or pig as they called it on the receipt!). I loved my lobster, it might just be the best cooked lobster I've had! The meat was really tender and slightly undercooked towards the center. Wow delicious! I wonder how they do it? ...

365 Days of Wine reports on a heavy-duty, invitation-only wine tasting 33 floors above State Street:

...But then there were the wines that I very much did not want any instruction about. These were the wines that were so delicious I simply didn't want to talk about them. I didn’t want to learn about them. I just wanted to enjoy them. They were the wines that, when I smelled them or tasted them, the noise around me hushed.

When I smelled the 2007 Arboleda Sauvignon Blanc from Chile, for example, my only thought was, "I would wear this as perfume." ...

When you order a turkey sammich, and the deli man instead gives you a smoked turkey sammich, your first instinct might be to open that thing up and show him the exact difference between what you asked for and what he gave you. And by “show” I obviously mean mashing it all over his face.