Vignalta 2009 Arqua Colli Euganei Rosso We decided to have dinner at my absolute favorite restaurant again, Pasta Nostra, located in historic South Norwalk, CT (or “SoNo” as it is referred to). Owned and operated by Chef Joe Bruno, Pasta Nostra, located in a cozy storefront, offers a variety of pasta, fish and meat dishes, hand crafted with the highest quality of ingredients. As I have commented previously, Pasta Nostra has an exceptionally fine wine list at very reasonable restaurant prices. This time we decided to try Vignalta’s Arqua 2009 Colli Euganei Rosso. Vignalta was founded by Lucio Gomiero in 1980 who proclaimed that he could produce wines as good…
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Priòra Barbera d’Alba 2011 Fratelli Alessandria With all this continued bad and cold weather, my wife Elaine and I decided to go to dinner at my absolute favorite restaurant, Pasta Nostra, located in historic South Norwalk, CT (or “SoNo” as it is referred to). Owned and operated by Chef Joe Bruno, Pasta Nostra, located in a cozy storefront, offers a variety of pasta, fish and meat dishes, hand crafted with the highest quality of ingredients. Chef Joe’s staff has been with him for many years, and have come to know his customers very well. Since it’s opening in 1984, I have (without exaggeration) have dined there over 500 times, and…
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Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Chateauneuf du Pape – 2010 We decided to try a long standing restaurant, the Red Pheasant Inn & Restaurant, in Dennis, MA, owned by Bill and Denise Atwood. The Red Pheasant is a 200 year old barn with a lovely “Inn-Type” atmosphere with several warm and cozy rooms to dine in. When we looked at the menu, I was leaning towards duck with a port wine reduction, my wife Elaine had eyed a nice rich fish dish with butter, capers and wine sauce, and my daughter Christine chose a steak, grilled with a crispy finish. The dilemma was to choose a wine that could possible complement…