Archive for February, 2009

A Great Familiar Face

Sometimes we spend so much time searching for that new idea, we tend to have blinders on and we miss golden opportunities right in front of us. I spend a tremendous amount of time researching Italian Wines, I travel to wine shows and am always searching for that new wine to use as our wine [...]

Times have changed

There was a time when Maine Restaurateurs never had wine reps from abroad stop by and visit. To say times have changed is an understatement, we’ve had more top producers visit our restaurant in the last year than the previous three combined. Typically, when an Italian producer lands in Boston, his itinerary consists of the [...]

February is for Lovers (of Wine)

Everyone thinks February is all about Valentine’s Day and Love. I’m not going to tell you to forget about your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend or significant other. What I am going to tell you is that every month is wine lovers month. My Dad’s birthday is in February and we celebrated at Varano’s. My Dad’s [...]

2009 A Great Year for Drinking Wine

It’s hard to believe our seven week winter break has come and gone. The holidays were wonderful, my wife and I spent two weeks in the British West Indies, got a tan and still managed to enjoy some great Italian Wine. I couldn’t believe the nice selection of Italian Wine available in the Turks and [...]