I’m not sure there’s a more bucolic setting in the Twin Cities to enjoy a glass of wine than Sea Salt – the sun shining in the middle of Minnehaha Park, the falls rushing in the distance, the smell of Frank’s Red Hot and Old Bay Seasoning wetting your appetite, and a $6 Sauvignon Blanc [...]
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Posted in MSP Wine Lists on July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[2008 donnafugata anthilia at bar la grassa...(winelistpix)]
Posted in MSP Wine Lists, tagged Italian Wine, warehouse district on May 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A while back, a friend texted for wine list assistance. He was taking his girlfriend to Bar La Grassa for her birthday and needed a good white. A few weeks prior I instructed him to buy a Cusumano Insolia for a trip to the gf’s – it ended up going very well with sushi. Insolia [...]
[2007 villalta ripasso at la grolla...(winelistpix)]
Posted in MSP Wine Lists, tagged Italian Wine, St. Paul Restaurants on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently ate at the lauded cathedral hill outpost La Grolla with the family after seeing the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit at the Science Museum. Their wine list is a decent mix of recognizable big brands and many of the usual Italian suspects (Il Poggione, Banfi etc.) We were seated in the corner under two large paintings [...]
