{"id":18,"date":"2024-11-01T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2024-11-01T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T09:33:00","slug":"on-november-1-2024-well-raise-a-glass-of-raventos-i-blanc-de-nit-cava-to-great-wine-mentor-bartender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"On November 1, 2024 We&#8217;ll Raise a Glass of Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava to Great Wine Mentor Bartenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is our year to toast and thank the many heroes who contributed to our knowledge of wine. This month, we&#39;ll raise a glass to all the bartenders who acted as wine educators for us. We chose the 2021 Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava wine for this salute because it was a frequent recommendation from many of these wine experts.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d1ea200c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3a9e95b200d-500wi\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d1ea200c img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d1ea200c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3a9e95b200d-500wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(It also comes in a half bottle, perfect for a lunchtime toast.)<\/p>\n<p>Restaurants with great wine lists often have serious training for their staff. The bartenders who care for the wine and assist the waitstaff with it are often masters of the list. We have been very fortunate to have picked up bits and pieces of wine lessons sitting across their bars. There are far too many to name, and we fear we would leave someone out, so we will raise a glass to all of you. You know who you are!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402e860d84c93200b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4933\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883402e860d84c93200b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402e860d84c93200b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_4933\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d3f5200c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883402942f9b855f200c-500wi\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d3f5200c img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d3f5200c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883402942f9b855f200c-500wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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!<\/p>\n<p>We purchase our bottle at <a href=\"https:\/\/bos.theurbangrape.shop\/\">Urban Grape<\/a> for $30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2015\/02\/join-us-as-we-toast-february-2015-with-charles-de-cazanove-champagne.html\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2014\/11\/a-few-of-our-favorite-gift-for-wine-lovers.html\" target=\"_self\">A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/wine\/\" target=\"_self\">Here are all the wines we&#39;ve covered<\/a>. Since this is a category, this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>What&#39;s on your Food Lover&#39;s Shopping List? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=kitchen&amp;banner=0FNCR9B2J7F8PHAZGG82&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=HSWSLVXC4HC3FN7E\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Words: Penny &amp; Ed Cherubino<br \/>Photos: \u00a92019- 2020 Penny &amp; Ed Cherubino&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never underestimate the knowledge of a good bartender!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4],"tags":[7,9,12,6,8,10,11,13],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-drink","category-food-wine","category-we-recommend","tag-7","tag-great-wine-mentor-bartenders","tag-half-bottles","tag-november-1","tag-raventos-i-blanc-de-nit-cava","tag-wine-educators","tag-wine-experts","tag-wine-lessons"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>On November 1, 2024 We&#039;ll Raise a Glass of Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava to Great Wine Mentor Bartenders - bostonzest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=18\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On November 1, 2024 We&#039;ll Raise a Glass of Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava to Great Wine Mentor Bartenders - bostonzest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Never underestimate the knowledge of a good bartender!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=18\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"bostonzest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-01T09:33:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d1ea200c-500wi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Penny\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Penny\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=18#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=18\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Penny\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f647a1db4d359874c813f277b131597f\"},\"headline\":\"On November 1, 2024 We&#8217;ll Raise a Glass of Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava to Great Wine Mentor Bartenders\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-01T09:33:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=18\"},\"wordCount\":283,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=18#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.typepad.com\\\/.a\\\/6a00e54fc42bb8883402c8d3c1d1ea200c-500wi\",\"keywords\":[\"2024\",\"Great Wine Mentor Bartenders\",\"half bottles\",\"November 1\",\"Raventos i Blanc de Nit Cava\",\"wine educators\",\"wine experts\",\"wine lessons\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Food &amp; 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