Taste Along with Adam the Wine Guy #12 - Daphne

...you say mal-vah-see-uh, i say mal-vay-see-a..you say tow-may-tow, i say tow-mah-tow, ahhh, lets just call the whole thing off...no, wait, lets not, lets just say that either pronunciation will work just fine..there are soo many grape varietals, countries and regions out there, that there are bound to be grapes that are exactly the same, but different names or pronunciations are correct depending on where the wine is from and what country you are in..take syrah for example, in Australia, its shiraz, in france its syrah, california syrah..so there is one right off the bat for you..don't get bogged down in the minutia of pronunciation, really, by the time your done with a bottle or two anyhow, the thing that really matters is the experience you come away with..this Malvasia, is a really cool one, definately off the beaten path..with a hint of effervescence, makes an interesting but still Italian alternative to a prosecco (which is a grape)..nice, light, and refreshing..

a summer refresher with the 2003, Medici Ermete, Daphne, Malvasia

On Steakhouses..

..so when did it become cool anyhow for this new wave of steakhouses to charge over 40 bucks for a piece of meat on a platter with nothing else on the plate, im serious, not even a garnish..i'm not sure if its just me, but, when i was a kid, we'd go out to eat, if you ordered a steak it came with a side of potatoes, and a vegetable right on the plate..and if i remember correctly, it usually came with a salad also, pretty much iceberg lettuce, im originally from the midewest and that was before arrugula became all the rage, but a salad anyhow..and im not talking about a sizzler here..nice upscale places, and now, its like 14 bucks for a side of potatoes, which could feed a family for a week, and 12 more for a bucket of veggies..and the iceberg tossed salad, is now served as a classic "iceberg wedge" with bacon and a vinagrette, and its only another 12 bucks..is it me, or do i just not get it?..does this make me just old fashioned or nostalgic? by the way, the 96 Masi Amarone I brought along was drinking beautifully..