http://socialwinebar.com Wine Bar and Restaurant Charleston, SC Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:31:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First and foremost, I must apologize to my legions of loyal fans (aka my mom) for not making one post in the month of February- the idea of a blog seemed so effortless on paper. Moving on...What a jammed pack month.  Social celebrated its 3rd anniversary- it is still incomprehensible that ... http://socialwinebar.com/2010/03/01/february-shortest-month-ever/ Hola amigos, So I had the most awesome of opportunities to attend the Wine Entrepreneur Conference in DC last week and I figured  that the least I could do is share with you the insights I learned from it.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy two days worth of seminars condensed down ... http://socialwinebar.com/2010/01/27/wine-entrepreneurship-conference/ Part Tres:  Ribera del Duero Yeah Boy!!!  Flavor Flav loves the Ribera del Duero and I bet you can’t guess why. It’s the FLAVOR!!!  This is hedonism at its best for an Old World junkie like myself (the old-school European juice). The details: Spain is technically an old world ... http://socialwinebar.com/2010/01/18/ribera-i-miss-you/ Part Deux:  Bordeaux I’ve spent nearly 3 months over the past 2 years of my life in Bordeaux, attending the ’07 en primeur tastings in one of my stints.  Though I had never gravitated towards Bordeaux, it provided an opportunity for me to really sink my teeth into the region.  ... http://socialwinebar.com/2010/01/09/to-bordeaux-or-bor-dont/ The holidays are over and for us at Social, that means it is time keep working.… and keep drinking and serving the juice.  There are no breaks in the F & B biz and that’s how we like it.  Eye on the Prize.  Eye on the Prize. In Charleston, we ... http://socialwinebar.com/2010/01/06/brunellodr-pepper/ That's right.  You heard me.  Aged Chinon. Well, I was in the NYC doing my thing, mostly tearing up it, when I stumbled onto a bottle of 1990 Chinon 'Les Picasses' from Olga Raffault at Astor Wine & Spirits in Soho (Kick ass shop- check it out).  The wino in me ... http://socialwinebar.com/2009/12/25/aged-chinon/ I have a confession to make...I'm a wine bar junkie. Every city I ever visit, I'm dialed in, I have done the research and I know where I am going.  I have to make sure I get my fix of wine bardom.  Some are more addicting than others, depending on the ... http://socialwinebar.com/2009/12/10/terroir-you-glorious-beast/ The first run of the holidays are over and now it's time to get back to business...the business of drinking the sweet nectar of the gods that is. We're moving on from the turkey day Beaujolais to the Christmas bubbles and boy are we excited.  To kick things off, my tasting ... http://socialwinebar.com/2009/12/02/tis-the-season-bubbles/ So we just wanted to say thanks to all those peeps who attended KK5 this past Saturday and an extra special thanks to all who drank the sweet juice we provided.  We (both patrons and sponsors) need to support local events such as this in order for Charleston to keep ... http://socialwinebar.com/2009/11/11/kulture-klash-5-boo-ya/ So I have seemingly become fascinated with South American wines and for one reason and one reason only: the quality to value ratio (not a real mathematical ratio).  The concept is simple: high quality wine for not a lot of money.  I hate to pigeonhole the wines from South America ... http://socialwinebar.com/2009/11/04/its-carmenere-time-baby/