I'm making this a separate post from the farmer's market one so this doesn't get lost. We stopped at a little place, Bert's Pub, for a little refresher and found a jewel of a place.
First of, all you sports fans, do you know there is a sports test/game thing you can enter and win all kinds of trips and great prizes? The cutest little bartender and one one of the patrons were working this thing like mad, the patron is trying for a trip to Tahiti and evidently the way it works, anyone else in the same bar can play and add to his scores. That's about all I know about it, but it was sure interesting to hear these young guys just jumping all over some of these questions - I even knew a few!!
Anyway the bartender broke away long enough to tell us (and pour a glass of wine ) about their Pigs Wings. We ordered them along with a Mongolian and a garlic sauce to try with them. (there were also three other sauce choices)
Pigs Wings are pork shanks that are braised (bone in) just to tender then they are deep fried - and oh my, are they ever delicioius! They would be so fun for a starter to a not so elegant dinner party - just a fun kind of dinner.
Something to play with in the fall/winter time.
ALSO, this was the first bar I've found that had all the Johnny Walkers - red & black, that I'm used to but also green and blue label that are supposed to be outstanding. But, I'd already been wine tasting for a 'little' while, so better part of valor was not to start imbibing in shots at that time.
But, at least I know where to go to do my tasting of these labels that I've been wanting to try.
Well, this kind of ends our excellent adventure - except one more little side note that was interesting. After leaving Bert's Pub, we stopped at one more tasting room, and darn it I can't remember the winery name (it's in the bedroom with Gert & Roy) so I'll add it later. Never tried the wines before and they are wonderful - Bill, will look and post it for you to look for.
Anyway, we were telling the little gal who was pouring where we had been and she got this big grin on her face and told us Bert, of Bert's Bar, is her brother!!
We finished off our day of grazing splitting a club sandwich and having a wonderful bottle of Thurston Wolfe's '07 Zin. Oh my, it was good - the wine.
Roy & Gert just woke up - the winery is Gilbert Cellars - Bill (or any other interested wino ), if you look them up, their wines are all outstanding. We "try" (so hard) to just buy one bottle at each winery that we like, but we had to flip a coin here, they were all so tasty!
We bought two this trip -
'06 Allobroges, a blend that, darn it, I didn't get written down.
and their '06 Syrah.
That's all, folks, now home to work. We're helping neighbors with a yard sale next week, so have to start going thru things....
First of, all you sports fans, do you know there is a sports test/game thing you can enter and win all kinds of trips and great prizes? The cutest little bartender and one one of the patrons were working this thing like mad, the patron is trying for a trip to Tahiti and evidently the way it works, anyone else in the same bar can play and add to his scores. That's about all I know about it, but it was sure interesting to hear these young guys just jumping all over some of these questions - I even knew a few!!
Anyway the bartender broke away long enough to tell us (and pour a glass of wine ) about their Pigs Wings. We ordered them along with a Mongolian and a garlic sauce to try with them. (there were also three other sauce choices)
Pigs Wings are pork shanks that are braised (bone in) just to tender then they are deep fried - and oh my, are they ever delicioius! They would be so fun for a starter to a not so elegant dinner party - just a fun kind of dinner.
Something to play with in the fall/winter time.
ALSO, this was the first bar I've found that had all the Johnny Walkers - red & black, that I'm used to but also green and blue label that are supposed to be outstanding. But, I'd already been wine tasting for a 'little' while, so better part of valor was not to start imbibing in shots at that time.
But, at least I know where to go to do my tasting of these labels that I've been wanting to try.
Well, this kind of ends our excellent adventure - except one more little side note that was interesting. After leaving Bert's Pub, we stopped at one more tasting room, and darn it I can't remember the winery name (it's in the bedroom with Gert & Roy) so I'll add it later. Never tried the wines before and they are wonderful - Bill, will look and post it for you to look for.
Anyway, we were telling the little gal who was pouring where we had been and she got this big grin on her face and told us Bert, of Bert's Bar, is her brother!!
We finished off our day of grazing splitting a club sandwich and having a wonderful bottle of Thurston Wolfe's '07 Zin. Oh my, it was good - the wine.
Roy & Gert just woke up - the winery is Gilbert Cellars - Bill (or any other interested wino ), if you look them up, their wines are all outstanding. We "try" (so hard) to just buy one bottle at each winery that we like, but we had to flip a coin here, they were all so tasty!
We bought two this trip -
'06 Allobroges, a blend that, darn it, I didn't get written down.
and their '06 Syrah.
That's all, folks, now home to work. We're helping neighbors with a yard sale next week, so have to start going thru things....
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