Mixx Restaurant in Villanova Gets New Concept
Some changes in the works at Mixx in Villanova.
Tenuta le Querce Aglianico del Vulture Il Viola (2006)
Cleaning out my freezer. That’s what inspired me to drink this bottle of Aglianico. My freezer was overflowing. Every time I opened the door, food fell out, often on my feet. There were probably 10 plastic containers of mystery fluid, unlabled, of unspecified origin. I got to work cleaning it out. First, I found a […]
Tenuta Coppadoro San Severo Radicosa (2003)
Montepulciano D’Abruzzo makes me think of Rome. And, unlike most things that make me thing of Rome, that’s not a good thing. Despite the Roman passion for food, sub-par bottles of wine made from this grape were ubiquitous. We were staying at an apartment in the old section just down the road from Campo de Fiori, with […]
Montalcino to stay 100% Sangiovese
Winemakers of Montalcino recently voted against a proposal to change the formulas for both Rosso di Montalcino and Brunello di Montalcino from 100% Sangiovese (to allow for some blending of international varieties like Cabernet). According to Wine Spectator, 69 percent voted against the proposal. The impetus for this change was around Rosso di Montalcino, with […]
Napa Valley, Napa value
The return from Candyland never leaves me unmarked. Fresh back from Napa, I can’t say I’m enthusiastic about the exchange – wine country for home, Calistoga to Conshohocken. For the initiated, it requires little explanation. The scale of the Valley is just plain grand, the colors invigorating and life simply more lively in the land […]
Sella & Mosca Terre Rare Carignano del Sulcis Riserva (2005)
One doesn’t think of Sardinia when first thinking of Italian wine. (Sardinians probably don’t even consider their wine to be Italian!) In my own journey to try all shapes and sizes of Italian wine, I must admit that Sardinia is rather low on the list. Nothing against it, of course; it’s just that there are […]
New PLCB Store Coming to Paoli
We’re still stuck with PLCB, but the stores are getting nicer.
Local Cookbooks: Pork Chops with Sage and White Beans
Local Cookbooks is a feature at MLD where we share a recipe from a cookbook with local ties. Have a cookbook we should consider? Let us know. This month we’re featuring Corked & Forked by Keith Wallace, founder of The Wine School of Philadelphia, released in August 2011. As Wallace is known (previously to this […]
Il Faggeto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Pietra del Diavolo (2007)
Vino Nobile de Montepulciano. Not a wine that’s in every wine store in America, but the inspiration for this little blog (Ed note: this was originally posted on a blog called Il Vino Nobile). Every time I drink a Vino Nobile, I takes me back to the villa in Tuscany. We stayed just outside Chiusi, about […]
Dia Doce Cupcakes
I’m not really a cake person. I’d much rather eat a cookie or a brownie, or some ice cream. I’ll admit, however, to getting caught up in the cupcake movement when it hit the area, falling for Cupcakes Gourmet when it first opened. But that love affair was short-lived. I quickly remembered cookies and brownies, […]