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30 July, 2012

Charlottesville Blogging 2: More Eating and Some Drinking!

Posted in : Bars in Charlottesville - VA, Dining in Charlottesville - VA, Restaurants, Travel Guide for Charlottesville - VA on July 30, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: blue moon diner, breakfast, charlottesville, cheese plate, crab cake, dining, dinner, downtown charlottesville, guide, jar sour, l'etoile, mixology, moonshine, night life, peach bread pudding, peach soup, photographs, punch, review, shrmip and grits, tour, Travel, travel guide, truffle, virginina, whiskey jar

Welcome to the second half of our Charlottesville weekend trip! My local friend had recommended a slew of restaurants for a nice dinner out in Charlottesville, but Ben rejected them all, settling instead on L’Étoile (817 West Main Street). Because it had been his birthday a few days earlier, he got to choose, and I
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14 March, 2012

Epicurio 2008 Primitivo Di Manduria Vendemmia

Posted in : Primitivo / Zinfandel, Red Wine on March 14, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: 2008 vintage, back to bacchus, chocolate, epicurio, italy, just joep, lavender, nectarivore, raspberry, spice, truffle, vendemmia, wine review

Epicurio 2008 Primitivo Di Manduria Vendemmia Apulia, Italy The nose of this wine made from a relative of the zinfandel grape is full of rich milk chocolate truffle with a hint of raspberry. The smell makes me rather excited to drink it, I must say, as truffles with raspberry are my favorite ratings, after all.
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