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  • We’ll Toast December 2021 with Cabernet Franc! It’s Louis de Grenelle Saumur Rosé

    This month we'll raise a glass to the wonderful people from Cornwall's in Kenmore Square with a glass from the bottle of Louis de Grenelle Saumur Rosé we included in our last take-out order before they closed until March 2022.

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    While Ed loves going to Cornwall's for their excellent draft beer selection, Penny appreciates a pub where she has a nice selection of wines that match the food. This one is among her favorites, there or at home. 

    Louis de Grenelle Saumur Rosé is a 100% Cabernet Franc sparkling rosé from the Loire Valley. We've enjoyed this wine in many fine-dining restaurants over the years.

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    We dined on the patio out front all summer and fall and, last winter, made regular visits for take-out. This year we learned that they were closing for the season. Here is the announcement on their website. We'll miss them but support them in doing what they need to do.

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    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 – 2020 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Toast December 2021 with Cabernet Franc! It’s Louis de Grenelle Saumur Rosé

    This month we'll raise a glass to the wonderful people from Cornwall's in Kenmore Square with a glass from the bottle of Louis de Grenelle Saumur Rosé we included in our last take-out order before they closed until March 2022.

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    While Ed loves going to Cornwall's for their excellent draft beer selection, Penny appreciates a pub where she has a nice selection of wines that match the food. This one is among her favorites, there or at home. 

    Louis de Grenelle Saumur Rosé is a 100% Cabernet Franc sparkling rosé from the Loire Valley. We've enjoyed this wine in many fine-dining restaurants over the years.

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    We dined on the patio out front all summer and fall and, last winter, made regular visits for take-out. This year we learned that they were closing for the season. Here is the announcement on their website. We'll miss them but support them in doing what they need to do.

    Screen Shot 2021-11-29 at 11.19.13 AM

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 – 2020 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Toast September 2021 with a Reliable Favorite, Raventos i Blanc

    We usually enjoy a glass of Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava sitting at the bar at Select Oyster Bar. These days we are dining at a table on the little patio and this wonderful wine is not on their wine list at the moment. 

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    Sometimes you just want a sure thing, a winner, a favorite, something you know you'll love. That's how we're feeling this month. And, this cava fills the bill. With a bit of delayed rain perhaps we'll be able to share it with friends on the roof deck. We were able to have a wine-sharing with two special people last month and it really made our week!

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month! However, we have a bottle in our wine rack and plan to enjoy it tonight. 

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    We purchased our bottle at Gordon's Fine Wines & Liquors for $26.99. 

     

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2018- 2020 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Toast September 2021 with a Reliable Favorite, Raventos i Blanc

    We usually enjoy a glass of Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava sitting at the bar at Select Oyster Bar. These days we are dining at a table on the little patio and this wonderful wine is not on their wine list at the moment. 

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    Sometimes you just want a sure thing, a winner, a favorite, something you know you'll love. That's how we're feeling this month. And, this cava fills the bill. With a bit of delayed rain perhaps we'll be able to share it with friends on the roof deck. We were able to have a wine-sharing with two special people last month and it really made our week!

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month! However, we have a bottle in our wine rack and plan to enjoy it tonight. 

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    We purchased our bottle at Gordon's Fine Wines & Liquors for $26.99. 

     

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2018- 2020 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Pour Txakolina from On HIgh to Toast May 2021

    We made friends with Txakolina years before it became well known. This is our year of celebrating friendship with and through wine as we toast each month with a bit of sparkle. For May 2021, We've pulled our last bottle of this lovely frizzante Spanish wine out of the wine rack and put it in the chill box. 

    BREAKING NEWS: After we set this post to be published, we learned that one of our favorite wine writers, Eric Asimov of the New York Times agreed with our choice for a May wine.

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    You can find Txakolina in both white and Rosé versions. Our May 1st bottle is the Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Rubentis Rose in this photo with a lovely plate of Serrano ham. 

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    We love low alcohol wines, and the Txakolina we've enjoyed has been 10.5% – 11% alcohol by volume. That means we can sip a bit more over a summer evening.

    There is an art to pouring this wine to bring on the fizz. This is a fun video on "how-to-do" and "how-not-to-do" the traditional Basque country Txakolina high pour. 

    Label details are always important to learn about and find a wine we recommend. Here are the front and back of this month's bottle.

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    Here are some photos of other Txakolinas that we have enjoyed at home, on vacations, and at our favorite restaurants.

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    Both Select Oyster and Atlantico Boston have Txakolina on their current wine lists.

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!


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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post: Join Us as We Toast…

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    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2021 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Pour Txakolina from On HIgh to Toast May 2021

    We made friends with Txakolina years before it became well known. This is our year of celebrating friendship with and through wine as we toast each month with a bit of sparkle. For May 2021, We've pulled our last bottle of this lovely frizzante Spanish wine out of the wine rack and put it in the chill box. 

    BREAKING NEWS: After we set this post to be published, we learned that one of our favorite wine writers, Eric Asimov of the New York Times agreed with our choice for a May wine.

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    You can find Txakolina in both white and Rosé versions. Our May 1st bottle is the Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Rubentis Rose in this photo with a lovely plate of Serrano ham. 

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    We love low alcohol wines, and the Txakolina we've enjoyed has been 10.5% – 11% alcohol by volume. That means we can sip a bit more over a summer evening.

    There is an art to pouring this wine to bring on the fizz. This is a fun video on "how-to-do" and "how-not-to-do" the traditional Basque country Txakolina high pour. 

    Label details are always important to learn about and find a wine we recommend. Here are the front and back of this month's bottle.

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    Here are some photos of other Txakolinas that we have enjoyed at home, on vacations, and at our favorite restaurants.

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    Both Select Oyster and Atlantico Boston have Txakolina on their current wine lists.

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!


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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post: Join Us as We Toast…

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    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category, this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2021 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Celebrate April 1st with a Bottle of Bollinger Champagne

    We think this April 1st monthly toast is a reason to celebrate and raise a glass from a splurge favorite Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne. Today is the first milestone on our way to immunity from our vaccinations. We have a ways to go before our level of immunity is high enough to make us begin to feel safe. We also realize that we'll still be wearing masks and keeping our distance from others, because we still could be asymptomatic carriers who could spread the virus.

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    The big decision of the day is where shall we pick up a take-out order to go with our bottle. Michael Serpa is scheduled to open all three of his restaurants today, Select Oyster, Grand Tour, and Atlantico. We've missed the great food and most of all we've missed the people from these places. While we have not experienced Atlantico yet, we plan to pick up an order this week.

    Finally, we'll celebrate in the hope that the warmer weather continues, the local positive case numbers begin to level off or fall, and that the number of our friends who are vaccinated rises quickly. We're starting to make a list of the things we'd like to do when we feel safer going places and doing more than our one walk a day for exercise.

    A trip to Provincetown where these photos were taken is high on that list!

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    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    We purchased our bottle at Gordon's on sale: $54.99 last year, when they went out of their way to gather and deliver an order of favorite wines for us. 

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Celebrate April 1st with a Bottle of Bollinger Champagne

    We think this April 1st monthly toast is a reason to celebrate and raise a glass from a splurge favorite Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne. Today is the first milestone on our way to immunity from our vaccinations. We have a ways to go before our level of immunity is high enough to make us begin to feel safe. We also realize that we'll still be wearing masks and keeping our distance from others, because we still could be asymptomatic carriers who could spread the virus.

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    The big decision of the day is where shall we pick up a take-out order to go with our bottle. Michael Serpa is scheduled to open all three of his restaurants today, Select Oyster, Grand Tour, and Atlantico. We've missed the great food and most of all we've missed the people from these places. While we have not experienced Atlantico yet, we plan to pick up an order this week.

    Finally, we'll celebrate in the hope that the warmer weather continues, the local positive case numbers begin to level off or fall, and that the number of our friends who are vaccinated rises quickly. We're starting to make a list of the things we'd like to do when we feel safer going places and doing more than our one walk a day for exercise.

    A trip to Provincetown where these photos were taken is high on that list!

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    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

    DSC_8312

    DSC_8314

    We purchased our bottle at Gordon's on sale: $54.99 last year, when they went out of their way to gather and deliver an order of favorite wines for us. 

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category, this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • Remembering Friends and Good Times with a Glass of Nino Franco Rustico on March 1st, 2021

    March 1st of 2020, we gathered with a small group of friends in the small upstairs room at Grand Tour on Newbury Street. That was the last time we got together with friends in person, indoors, and shared food. Today we'll raise a glass of our old favorite and house sparkling wine, Nino Franco Rustico, and remember the times and places where we've enjoyed this wine with friends or for a two-person, private celebration. 

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    When friends stopped by in the old days, chances were good that we would have a glass of this lovely Prosecco at the ready since there are normally a few bottles in our wine rack. 

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    We were early fans of this Italian sparkler and became online friends with Silvia Franco and were even fortunate enough to meet her on one of her visits to Boston.

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    Naturally, Nino Franco Rustico came with us to Provincetown. Or rather, it was usually waiting for us there at a wine shop with excellent taste. We've shared it with friends who also love this place and are sometimes in town when we are.

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    We've been known to buy this wine by the case before the holidays to gift to friends, bring to gatherings, or add to a thank you tip for someone who's been very good to us all year.

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    Here's to those special people who joined us at Grand Tour last year and to those who couldn't make it. Let's hope we can enjoy one another's company again before March 1, 2022. And, here's to all the people we miss from Grand Tour and Select Oyster, where we were often found sitting at the bar in the good old days.

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    We purchased our bottle at Gordon's for ~$25.00.

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post: Join Us as We Toast…

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    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2020 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • Remembering Friends and Good Times with a Glass of Nino Franco Rustico on March 1st, 2021

    March 1st of 2020, we gathered with a small group of friends in the small upstairs room at Grand Tour on Newbury Street. That was the last time we got together with friends in person, indoors, and shared food. Today we'll raise a glass of our old favorite and house sparkling wine, Nino Franco Rustico, and remember the times and places where we've enjoyed this wine with friends or for a two-person, private celebration. 

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    When friends stopped by in the old days, chances were good that we would have a glass of this lovely Prosecco at the ready since there are normally a few bottles in our wine rack. 

    6a00e54fc42bb888340240a4a1a554200c-800wi

    We were early fans of this Italian sparkler and became online friends with Silvia Franco and were even fortunate enough to meet her on one of her visits to Boston.

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    Naturally, Nino Franco Rustico came with us to Provincetown. Or rather, it was usually waiting for us there at a wine shop with excellent taste. We've shared it with friends who also love this place and are sometimes in town when we are.

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    We've been known to buy this wine by the case before the holidays to gift to friends, bring to gatherings, or add to a thank you tip for someone who's been very good to us all year.

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    Here's to those special people who joined us at Grand Tour last year and to those who couldn't make it. Let's hope we can enjoy one another's company again before March 1, 2022. And, here's to all the people we miss from Grand Tour and Select Oyster, where we were often found sitting at the bar in the good old days.

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    We purchased our bottle at Gordon's for ~$25.00.

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post: Join Us as We Toast…

    A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers

    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category, this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2020 Penny & Ed Cherubino