Paul and I were recently invited to a 2004 Barolo tasting hosted at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle restaurant in Houston, TX http://www.delfriscos.com/. The tasting event was sponsored by Kobrand Corporation http://www.kobrandwine.comand Stefano Chiarlo of Michele Chiarlo Winery http://www.chiarlo.it/. Michele Chiarlo was founded in 1956 by the sole and present owners, Michele and Giuseppina Chiarlo.
I haven’t blogged much since I smashed my clavicle and had surgery, so I thought I would write a little something about a recent night at Ibiza restaurant in Houston TX. For anyone that lives in Houston and is a wine addict like me, you cannot beat their wine prices anywhere, and their list is very good as well. The night was a special one to honor a friend who was having a birthday, so I didn’t make a great effort to write detailed notes on the wines, as I didn’t want to be terribly rude. This blog will look a little different in format, but I hope that you enjoy the information on the wines.
Had the opportunity to drink this very low production Astrales Tempranillo or Tinto Fino from Spain’s Ribera Del Duro region, that is the best 100% Tempranillo I have ever had, hands down.
The grapes for this wine are harvested from the oldest vineyard in the Bodega.
Since our kitchen has been completely gutted out of our house after the big sewage spill, we have been eating out. Tonight we decided on Pizza and went to a local retaurant called Guido’s Pizza Pies located at 10850 Louetta Road in Houston Tx http://www.guidospizzapies.com . They make their dough and sauce fresh daily and the Pizza’s are baked in a stone deck oven brought in from New York to give you an authentic North-Eastern Style Pizza.
