Archive for January, 2010

Sassoalloro and Schidione the flagship Super Tuscan brands of Jacopo Biondi Santi, will be exclusively imported by Admiral Imports effective March 1, 2010.  Jacopo Biondi Santi is the great-grandson of Brunello’s Ferruccio Biondi Santi, and his most famous wine is…

One of Haiti’s abundant resources is the quality sugarcane that grows in the fields of the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, and indirectly that sugarcane creates 20,000 jobs in the region. Since 1862, the rhums distilled by the company Societe du Rhum Barbancourt have been a source of great pride and revenue to many families. While the “damage to the distillery was very light,” Jim Nikola senior VP of Crillon Importers, says almost every one of the 250 distillery employees lost their homes in the quake. “They’ve lost everything, and they are doing all they can to support each other”, added Nikola. Everyone knows the sale of Haitian Rhums will help bring awareness and revenue back to the island

Why is it we feel compelled to eat our way through Super Bowl Sunday?

Was Thanksgiving and Christmas so long ago that we desperately need this? I mean it has been a whole five weeks since New Year’s… are we in such dire straits that we must gorge ourselves and we must do so now? Except for Thanksgiving, more food and drink is consumed in America on Super Sunday than any other day of the year. Considering how fat we are (as a nation), that’s a WOW!

Super Sunday is also where many dreams go to die.

Here’s the latest heard over the bar, down the grapevine and all around the underground…’Skinny Mixes’ are coming to Bistro 41, Minnesota Viking Head Coach Brad Childress has breakfast in Bonita… Groove Street is serving up a TunaFish Party on Tuesday Nights…and we’re raising a glass for an “In the Biz” wedding! All these stories are on the street and heard all around the Underground at the end of January in Twenty-ten.

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It was pretty brave taking on the 13,000 square foot monster formerly known as Dwyers, but Rob DeGennaro’s Icabod’s theme was a big hit and packed them in last season. Although the 364-seat restaurant that featured a giant menu, live music and a troll theme held its popularity, the rent loomed large and Icabod’s abruptly closed on January 23.

Word has been flying around the Underground that Rob De Gennaro has decided to close the doors on Ichabod’s. This was only the second season for the business that opened in the Irish Castle formerly built and operated by the Dwyers.

PUROAST LOW ACID COFFEE NOW AVAILABLE FROM BEVERAGE UNDERGROUND

Doctors have told 35 million Americans to stop or cutback their morning coffee kick start since its the leading cause of aggravating stomach troubles like heartburn and acid…

Looks like the home of the NFL Miami Dolphins, the ‘Stadium formerly known as Joe Robbie’ will get another new name change… just in time for the Super Bowl.

The deal they had with Land Shark Lager, the Anheuser-Busch beer licensed by Jimmy Buffet expired at the final whistle blow of the Orange Bowl. Canadian-based Sun Life Financial has

Soon all consumers of California Wine will be able to tell how green their favorite wines really are. Winemakers and grape growers who forgo pesticides, sow cover crops, reduce waste and energy consumption, provide workers health insurance, and are mindful of their non-farming neighbors will be able to distinguish themselves as certifiably sustainable under a new third-party audit system that was the first order of action for 2010 by the Wine Institute, a public policy advocacy group.

Almost 40 years ago, Randy Ullom turned a sabbatical ski trip to Chile into a Ohio State University degree in Viticulture and Enology. But as the new decade begins, Ullom is truly one of the giants in the business and since March of 1997, Randy Ullom has had one the wine industry’s most prestigious and respected position as Winemaster for Kendall-Jackson Winery. Randy Ullom and owner Jess Jackson