ABC Fine Wine and Spirits Tasting

wineandcheesefriday August 20, 2016 No Comments

It’s been a few years since Neil and I have lived in St Petersburg, FL but we are in town temporarily to fix up our house. While we are here, we’ve been trying to figure out a good place to buy wine besides the grocery store. An ABC Fine Wines and Spirits, http://www.abcfws.com, was built down the road after we left and last week we just happened to find out that they were holding their semi-annual wine tasting. When we called the store about making a reservation, we found out there would be over 50 samples of wine and spirits. Obviously we planned to check it out!

Top Wines of 2014

wineandcheesefriday January 3, 2015 No Comments

In order to wrap up 2014, we both took a look through the blog entries to find our favorites. I chose my wines by those that I either tried to buy again or continued to talk about long after tasting it. Neil found wines that he either really enjoyed on its own or due to the transformation of the wine with the cheese. Click on the wines below to see the original pairing and the wine tasting notes.

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: california wines, frenchwines, Italian Wines, MariaFerraroBeardsley, topwinesof2014, washingtonwine, wine, wineandcheesefriday

Italian Wine Tasting at the Wine Club

wineandcheesefriday January 18, 2014 No Comments

This week we hit the road to taste some Italian wines. We had been to the Wine Club back in July so we figured we’d head over there again. (http://mferraro73.tumblr.com/post/55191187751/trip-to-the-wine-club-7-5-we-decided-to-go-to) The tasting room section of the store is pretty small but the staff is always very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable!

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: Di Giovanna Nerello Mascalese, Fanti Brunello Montalcino, Italian Wines, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Sangiovese, The Wine Club, Vajra Kye Freisa, Vermentino, wine, wineandcheesefriday

First Trip to Napa

wineandcheesefriday August 30, 2013 No Comments

Neil and I took our first trip to Napa Valley on Tuesday, 8/27. We went with my brother and his girlfriend who were in town visiting. We decided to go to 2 wineries that would be pretty different but close to each other.

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: bosko's trattoria, castello di amorosa, gluten free pizza, Italian Wines, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Napa Valley, sterling vineyards, wine, Zingaro