Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'cabernetsauvignon'
July 7, 2006
The gap week between the celebrations of America's Independence Day and upcoming France's Bastille Day, this is the perfect time to dabble in some French and American wine tasting history. Ever since the ground-breaking Paris Tasting in 1976 where in a blind tasting France's top wine tasting experts (to everyone's shock) picked American wine over their French counterparts as the best, America's reputation in wine has been on a steady rise. Specifically it was California's......
Continue Reading "Independence Wine"June 23, 2006
You don’t need to book a flight to California for a Sideways-style adventure the moment you start to feel your mid- (or more quarter-) life crises creeping up. Recently, Bostonist was delightfully surprised to learn there are over a dozen wineries (with actual vineyards!) right in Boston’s backyard. This whole realization came about last weekend when Bostonist was on our way to Singing Beach. While driving through Topsfield, saw a sign for Alfalfa Farm. The......
Continue Reading "Getting Tipsy at Alfalfa"