I love Champagne…who doesn’t! The problem is paying for the aforementioned wine…that we don’t like so much. We are always looking for good alternatives and just in time for the holiday season we found 2! 1)L’Antica Quercia Prosecco. $20. More heft than the usual Prosecco but you are paying a little more. Good crisp bubbles … Read More »
This week our panel consisted of two members of the Hopkins Symphony Nicolene Wilson, General Manager and Jed Gaylin, Music Director. We liked the Ives, loved the Stravinsky, both the piece and the performance, put up with the Verdi and enjoyed Byron Janis…but not the Russian orchestra that joined him on the Liszt! Here are … Read More »
This week Mary and I talk about something uniquely American in honor of Thanksgiving! Pumpkin Ales seem to be everywhere and I confess to liking them! MZ a bit less so! Mary reviewed four versions…Check out the show by clicking below. The pumpkin beers she tasted came from Dogfish, Cape Ann Brewing, Schlafly and Shock … Read More »
I don’t know what it means but the name sure sounds scary! This week Mary and I review two wines from Schreckbichl from the Alto Adige or if you prefer The Sud Tyrol. Both are nice and worth exploring…good Thanksgiving stuff! 1)2011 Schreckbichl Pinot Grigio! $18. Unlike the usual bland blah Pinot Grigio this had … Read More »
This week our panelists were David Donovan from Pratt library Fine Arts, John Bowen from Emanuel Episcopal and WBJC’s Operations Director Kati Harrison. We loved the Bach, didn’t care for the Beethoven…hated the Brahms…German Requiem with piano 4 hands…Yuck! The Stravinsky we all adored…so in the immortal words of Meatloaf…2 out of 4 ain’t bad. … Read More »
This week Mary and I continue our adventures in alternative wine tasting by examining sweetness. Tis not in ourselves but in our wines! Our first task is to make lemonade! (Yea!) Here’s the experiment. Take a 16 oz glass, fill with 8 oz. water and squeeze the juice of two lemons into it! Taste…Yuck! Now … Read More »
This week our panel consisted of Dave Donovan from Fine Arts at Pratt Library, Jed Gaylin from the Hopkins Symphony and Ed Goldstein from the Peabody Ragtime Orchestra. The complete winner this week was the Wagner! Here’s the listings! PLAY DATE: Sat, 11/10/2012 5:00 PM 77 Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata & Fugue in d … Read More »
This week Mary and I continue our quest to become better wine tasters! We talk about my favorite topic, which is acidity! As a white wine lover nothing makes a great wine greater than the nice balance of fruit and acidity. This week we use citrus and dilute it with water to examine varying degrees … Read More »
This week Mary and I take on two relatively inexpensive examples of this fabulous grape. While neither of these are Barolos or Barbarescos they are both good examples of the varietal. 1)2010 Velut Luna from Paride Iaretti. This wine hailed from Costa Della Sessia and will cost you $22. Usually if you want to drink … Read More »
This week’s panel was made up of Music Historian Susan Weiss from Peabody and Tenor John Weber from Washington Opera. We loved everything except the Goldberg Variations! Oh well you can’t win em all! In the immortal words of Meatloaf…3 out of 4 ain’t bad. Here’s the listings… PLAY DATE: Sat, 11/03/2012 5:00 PM 11798 … Read More »
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