2005 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeux and Menton Boston
November 4, 2010 by adamjapko
Filed under Featured, Restaurants, Wine Reviews, Winery, WineZag
In both cases, drinking 2005 Clos Rougeard (click for review) and luxuriating over dinner at Barbara Lynch’s Menton (click for review) in Boston’s Fort Point extension last week were opportunities for critical return visits. I first tasted the entry level 2005 Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny a couple of months back and made my one and only previous visit to [...]
Zalto: Wine Glasses for the Cosmic Connoisseur
Somewhere in between making wine and storing wine, service plays THE crucial supporting role in a wine’s performance. Mistakes in temperature, aeration, and glassware can foul things up as easily as contaminated or cooked cork can. Conversely, it is not secret that great glassware can pump up a tasting experience like sluggers on steroids. That [...]
Menton: Reaching For the Stars (Michelin?) from Boston’s Fort Point
April 20, 2010 by adamjapko
Filed under Dining, Featured, Restaurants, Wine Values, WineZag
Menton’s team would be discovering and learning in only their third week of service, and we would be celebrating a full and exact 25 years of marriage; an intriguing juxtaposition of experience. Still, I decided to ring up Eli Feldman, Director of Operations at Barbara Lynch Gruppo, to squeeze into their newest project for our [...]
