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What do producers/wineries do with their peaked wines?
Or does peaked mean 'over the hill' to the OP?
Like if Cache Phloe finds a rogue case of 1992 Chardonnay hiding back in the warehouse...
;-)
Jean Deaux Cellars - hahahaa!
Indianapolis (east) - casual, inexpensive, perhaps a brewpub? pizza?
Also in Irvington - Jockamo's Pizza.
http://www.jockamopizza.com/
If you were willing to drive even further east into Greenfield, try Carnagie's Restaurant.
http://www.carnegies-restaurant.com/
Best wine apps?
If you use CellarTracker, and have an iPad, be sure to get CellarVu.
It's free, and shows the labels from your cellar.
Indy for SuperBowl Bar/Rest info needed
I've never even heard of Lorenzo's... so can't give a recommendation.
Authentic and Italian aren't exactly two words that go together in Indy as far as Authentic Italian Restaurants go here. I've seen verbal battles on CH regarding that subject and won't start another.
That said, if I were going out for Italian food, I'd go to Amalfi on the northwest side of town. The owner is Italian and his brother's also run Italian restaurants - Matteo's and The Capri. In my very humble opinion, Amalfi is the best of the bunch.
Indy for SuperBowl Bar/Rest info needed
LIke mem53 - I don't know of any place that is doing an all inclusive type thing... sorry I can't help you there.
Since you have wheels - one of the best restaurants in Indy is Recess. They're in South Broad Ripple, so it's not too far. But - make your reservation NOW. They also have a little sister restaurant next door called Room 4, similar menu but much smaller and great for carry-out.
As you head north on College - you'll pass several other restaurants and bars - Napolese , Taste Cafe, Red Key Tavern, The Sinking Ship and many others on your way into Broad Ripple proper. Take a right turn onto Broad Ripple Ave and you'll be in a mecca of bars, too many to mention. If you make it all the way through Broad Ripple, you'll find H2O - great sushi and the daily specials are not to be missed.
If you stay downtown, definitely check out the Mass Ave neighborhood/area. Several great restaurants are mentioned in the blog link. They left out MacNivens though - a Scottish bar with appropriate eats. For historic and beer reasons, check out the Athenaeum - beautiful building with a Biergarten and you can oomph pah pah to your hearts content. ;-)
For a great corned beef sandwich, try Shapiro's Deli. Old school cafeteria style, but really good IMHO. Steak - try St Elmo's or Harry and Izzy's for local, or there's a bazillion chains. Adobo Grill for Mexican (the margarita's are great). Or head down to The Libertine for some fabulous drinks and eats.
You won't go hungry!
Let us know where you go and what you think!
Better late than never - my most recent visit to Restaurant Tallent (Bloomington, IN)
Thanks for posting GroovinGourmet!
(though now I feel bad for not posting about our dinner in November...)
You're All to Blame
You're a good man, Mr Hunt, and a smart man.
Mr Cookie knows one way to get more wine in the cellar is to say 'I know you like this... so I bought more!'
Not that there's room in there - we've already got cases stacked waist high - but, well... you know how that goes!
You're All to Blame
Nope - not from me.
My cellar has reached an all time high (in my humble opinion o'course)
If anyone is throwing ropes - I need one too!
TNs - Three recently consumed wines
Will you be posting a tasting note on the '08 Tablas Creek Esprit?
Thanksgiving 2011 - What are you pouring?
Some Champagne - most likely a NV Veuve Clicquot
Debating on which of these Pinot Noir/Burgundy to pour:
2003 Domaine Serene, Mark Bradford
2004 Elk Cove Vineyards, Roosevelt Vineyard
2001 Robert Chevillon NSG, 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
2003 Nicolas Potel Volnay, Vielles Vignes (I am partial to Volnays)
Your Favorite Petite Sirah
I recently drank this - 2006 JC Cellars Petite Sirah Eaglepoint Ranch - it was pretty delicious.
What food allergies or intolerances do you have?
All shellfish.
It started when I was 22 and has gotten progressively worse. Now even the smell of it cooking makes me wheeze and I carry an epi-pen everywhere.
:-P
Wine pairing for Mediterranean veggie appetizers?
How about a Greek white?
I had the 2009 Domaine Katsaros Chardonnay, Krania, recently with a Greek meal in Las Vegas and it was very nice.
Budget challenge...ever been done here
I don't know if it's been done by a group, but it sounds like a great idea.
I do know that rworange did a similar thing and posted her results:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/429348
It's a great thread and full of ideas.
Auslese Riesling - pairings?
Last night I opened a 2003 August Kesseler Rudesheimer Bischofsberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel, and it was extraordinary.
I had Thai - red curry and basil chicken - a pretty standard choice for me when drinking Riesling.
But this wine was so amazing, that I couldn't help but think I wasn't doing it any favors by drinking it with my humdrum curry. A Kabinet would have probably been a better choice (the usual choice too) but I really wanted to try this bottle.
I'm glad I did, but what would have been a better pairing for this extraordinary bottle?
"from our partners at snooth" -- what do our resident wine experts think of this linked site? [moved from Wine board]
I won't have anything to do with Snooth.
This came out in January:
http://www.vintank.com/2011/01/is-snooth-scraping-data-from-cellartracker/
The offending 'scrapings' were removed from Snooth and apologies were offered...
But when they were discovered doing this in 2007 and said they would stop, but they did it again anyway?
Not cool.
TN: 2007 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Cuvee Ste. Catherine L'Inedit
'(as if I'm going to be able to keep my hands off it for 10 years)'
I hear you.
Thanks for the tasting note!
Need Some Dinner Recs From Indianapolis Hounds...
Picklelicious -
No worries!
Please let us know though where you go and what you thought!
Need Some Dinner Recs From Indianapolis Hounds...
Because huiray and nsxtasy have pretty well covered the bases already (and they're excellent recs), I'll just add a few others...
Ball and Biscuit - in the Mass Ave area, a fun trendy bar with small plates.
Mesh - (a small Indy based chain) also in the Mass Ave area, has a full dinner menu.
I'd skip The Weber Restaurant and try Harry and Izzy - the little sister of St Elmo and just down the street from them. Bigger restaurant with a pretty bar, basically the same food as St Elmo.
I'd wholeheartedly recommend Recess and Room 4 in Broad Ripple.
Also, in the event you're willing drive to Broad Ripple, I'd also recommend H2O Sushi - they're excellent.
Decisions, Decisions!
Good gravy - I forgot an appetizer!
Beef tartar with a lovely edamame and parmesan salad, and fried zucchini blossoms.
Nom.
Decisions, Decisions!
Reporting back!
We went to Little Bird for lunch, it was marvelous and very relaxing... which was appreciated after our totally spazzed driving skillz in downtown Portland... we didn't know which lane we were supposed to be in and got honked at by the bus. We were part of the 'Damned tourists!' brigade.
Anyway, back to lunch. We sat at the bar (excellent choice) where our bartender was the perfect mix of friendly and efficiency - it turned out he was also a sommelier at the IPNC!
We started with a chartcuterie plate and a half bottle of Duval-Leroy. This was on the Chalkboard list, which included: pork rillette with pickled onions, pistachio truffle sausage on potato salad, Foie Gras Brulee topped with apricot-Sauternes jam and brioche toast, Oxtail terrine with onion jam (my favorite) and duck terrine with pickled cherries.
White Bean and parslied ham salad - warm and creamy with the beans. Very nice and could probably be a main dish as well.
We split the 'Le Pigeon' Burger with fries. Juicy and tender and perfect to split. We couldn't decide on which wine we thought would go best, so we tried 2 wines - the 2009 Domaine Des Hauts Chassis, Crozes Hermitage (worked best with burger) and the 2006 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Bourgogne (very nice too).
There doesn't seem to be much on the board about Metrovino, but we really enjoyed dinner there. We had intended to stop in Toro Bravo to try a few plates before heading over, but traffic was terrible so we just headed straight to Metrovino (we avoided getting honked at this time) and ended up being only a half hour early.
The amuse was a delicious carrot and ginger soup with curry, cilantro and a drizzle of olive oil. Perfect amount of curry - I could have eaten a bowl.
We started with the Charcuterie board. The online menu doesn't say what's on this and I think they should give you a hint - this thing is Amazing, with a capital A. One of the reasons we were going to go to Toro Bravo was that they had several pates on their menu - Metrovino didn't. Well, this night they were all over the Charcuterie board - and oh my what a charcuterie board. House cured Salmon with sliced capers, house made pickles (spicy!), Tuna Sausage (doesn't sound good, but wow) topped with strawberry or rubarb jam, Pork shoulder topped with tuna sauce and fennel dust, Duck rillette, Pork rillette, Prosciutto wrapped around leafy greens, Foie Gras tournedos with a sprinkle of salt, fried Potroast terrine (oh my), Pork belly bacon with jalapeno and tomatoes, Lardo wrapped around apricot slices, sliced beets with dried duck egg yolk (sounds unusual, but very good), Chorizo with a sunny side up quail egg, and lastly, a Country pate with truffled pistachios. The whole thing - just wow.
Mr CF had the Beet and Avocado salad with orange segments, feta cheese, greens and truffled pistachios.
My entree was the Alaskan Halibut over creamed corn and long beans, topped with 2 prosciutto wrapped figs. Holy crap. This was the best thing I've eaten in what feels like a really long time. Seriously.
Mr CF went with the Confit of Moulard Duck, with spinach and lentil salad, morels and polenta croutons. This is what a confit is supposed to be - tender, pull apart with a fork meat with a crispy, salty skin. Oh yeah. Mmm humm.
So, while I wish I had been able to get to Toro Bravo, I am SO glad we went to Metrovino. That was amazing.
Stag's Leap Artermis Cabarnet Sauvignon
< P.S. I'm also buying Cru de Beaujolais . . >
A very good plan!
The '09's are supposed to be marvelous.
Decisions, Decisions!
I think that's where we're going to try - can you give me any idea of what sort of stemware they use?
Great, average or 'oh dear'?
Brewpubs and other food near Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy?
... it's not a Reuben without sauerkraut!
What were they thinking?
Yeesh - I'd be unhappy too!
Decisions, Decisions!
The Counter Culture does sound great!
This year we're going to Scott Paul for the Pre-IPNC dinner. The chef from Lark (Seattle) and from Clyde Common are cooking - should be great!
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Clyde Common
1014 SW Stark St, Portland, OR 97205
