The Eastland Inn
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Hmmm.... I'll have to keep that in mind. One thing I really miss since my father in law is no longer in the Clearwater area is Bern's Steakhouse.
BTW Gip- if you didn't know- it's the Mecca of Winedom in the world. http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/ Food isn't too shabby either. Zombo heartily agrees.
I thought France or the Napa Valley was the Mecca of Winedom, not SW FLA.
One of the future trips I want to take with my wife is Napa. She and I were just talking about that about an hour ago. Are you saying that instead of France or Calif that we should go to Fla?
I thought France or the Napa Valley was the Mecca of Winedom, not SW FLA.
One of the future trips I want to take with my wife is Napa. She and I were just talking about that about an hour ago. Are you saying that instead of France or Calif that we should go to Fla?
Ya, I find it hard to believe that a steak house in Tampa Fl is the 'mecca of winedom', LOL
"You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970. -
Hmmm.... I'll have to keep that in mind. One thing I really miss since my father in law is no longer in the Clearwater area is Bern's Steakhouse.
BTW Gip- if you didn't know- it's the Mecca of Winedom in the world. http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/ Food isn't too shabby either. Zombo heartily agrees.
I thought France or the Napa Valley was the Mecca of Winedom, not SW FLA.
One of the future trips I want to take with my wife is Napa. She and I were just talking about that about an hour ago. Are you saying that instead of France or Calif that we should go to Fla?
I thought France or the Napa Valley was the Mecca of Winedom, not SW FLA.
One of the future trips I want to take with my wife is Napa. She and I were just talking about that about an hour ago. Are you saying that instead of France or Calif that we should go to Fla?
Allow me to re-phrase- Bern's is the Mecca of Restaurant Wine Lists- by far the biggest in the world. 200+ different wines by the glass, for starters. Last time I was there, the actual list resembled a telephone book. Found a wine I thought I'd never see again- a 1969 Inglenook Charbono. Then you go upstairs for dessert, and there's only a smaller telephone book of dessert wines and spirits. You want Napoleon Cognac that's as old as Napoleon? We got it. Guy is a fanatic- the working wine cellar is the size of a small house. I was getting my family so honked off perusing the selections- the third time we went there, I just told the sommelier what I wanted to spend, and what I had in mind, and let him pick something.
I've been to Napa- Route 29 is like walking down the aisle of a store- but it's the actual wineries- Mondavi, Berenger- Whitehall Lane, Grgich Hills, Coppola. Pays to make reservations ahead for the places you want to visit. PM me when you're ready to go, and I'll give you some recommendations of places to visit. There's also several places off the main drag that are well worth a visit, like Chandon and Hess Collection.
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Here are some in Cleveland area:
http://cleveland.cityvoter.com/best/wine-bar/nightlife/cleveland
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I thought France or the Napa Valley was the Mecca of Winedom, not SW FLA.
One of the future trips I want to take with my wife is Napa. She and I were just talking about that about an hour ago. Are you saying that instead of France or Calif that we should go to Fla?
Allow me to re-phrase- Bern's is the Mecca of Restaurant Wine Lists- by far the biggest in the world. 200+ different wines by the glass, for starters. Last time I was there, the actual list resembled a telephone book. Found a wine I thought I'd never see again- a 1969 Inglenook Charbono. Then you go upstairs for dessert, and there's only a smaller telephone book of dessert wines and spirits. You want Napoleon Cognac that's as old as Napoleon? We got it. Guy is a fanatic- the working wine cellar is the size of a small house. I was getting my family so honked off perusing the selections- the third time we went there, I just told the sommelier what I wanted to spend, and what I had in mind, and let him pick something.
I've been to Napa- Route 29 is like walking down the aisle of a store- but it's the actual wineries- Mondavi, Berenger- Whitehall Lane, Grgich Hills, Coppola. Pays to make reservations ahead for the places you want to visit. PM me when you're ready to go, and I'll give you some recommendations of places to visit. There's also several places off the main drag that are well worth a visit, like Chandon and Hess Collection.
Allow me to re-phrase- Bern's is the Mecca of Restaurant Wine Lists- by far the biggest in the world. 200+ different wines by the glass, for starters. Last time I was there, the actual list resembled a telephone book. Found a wine I thought I'd never see again- a 1969 Inglenook Charbono. Then you go upstairs for dessert, and there's only a smaller telephone book of dessert wines and spirits. You want Napoleon Cognac that's as old as Napoleon? We got it. Guy is a fanatic- the working wine cellar is the size of a small house. I was getting my family so honked off perusing the selections- the third time we went there, I just told the sommelier what I wanted to spend, and what I had in mind, and let him pick something.
I've been to Napa- Route 29 is like walking down the aisle of a store- but it's the actual wineries- Mondavi, Berenger- Whitehall Lane, Grgich Hills, Coppola. Pays to make reservations ahead for the places you want to visit. PM me when you're ready to go, and I'll give you some recommendations of places to visit. There's also several places off the main drag that are well worth a visit, like Chandon and Hess Collection.
Maybe in another year or two I would like to get out there. We just got back from a vacation in NC, and though I will be doing some other traveling, my wife will not likely to be able to travel until next May when we should be going to San Antonio for my daughter's graduation, and she has a few places she doesn't want me to travel without her, and the Napa Valley is one.
Did you say you drank a Joe Charbono (eau) wine? Or was that a Cher Bono wine?
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Allow me to re-phrase- Bern's is the Mecca of Restaurant Wine Lists- by far the biggest in the world. 200+ different wines by the glass, for starters. Last time I was there, the actual list resembled a telephone book. Found a wine I thought I'd never see again- a 1969 Inglenook Charbono. Then you go upstairs for dessert, and there's only a smaller telephone book of dessert wines and spirits. You want Napoleon Cognac that's as old as Napoleon? We got it. Guy is a fanatic- the working wine cellar is the size of a small house. I was getting my family so honked off perusing the selections- the third time we went there, I just told the sommelier what I wanted to spend, and what I had in mind, and let him pick something.
I've been to Napa- Route 29 is like walking down the aisle of a store- but it's the actual wineries- Mondavi, Berenger- Whitehall Lane, Grgich Hills, Coppola. Pays to make reservations ahead for the places you want to visit. PM me when you're ready to go, and I'll give you some recommendations of places to visit. There's also several places off the main drag that are well worth a visit, like Chandon and Hess Collection.
Maybe in another year or two I would like to get out there. We just got back from a vacation in NC, and though I will be doing some other traveling, my wife will not likely to be able to travel until next May when we should be going to San Antonio for my daughter's graduation, and she has a few places she doesn't want me to travel without her, and the Napa Valley is one.
Did you say you drank a Joe Charbono (eau) wine? Or was that a Cher Bono wine?
Maybe in another year or two I would like to get out there. We just got back from a vacation in NC, and though I will be doing some other traveling, my wife will not likely to be able to travel until next May when we should be going to San Antonio for my daughter's graduation, and she has a few places she doesn't want me to travel without her, and the Napa Valley is one.
Did you say you drank a Joe Charbono (eau) wine? Or was that a Cher Bono wine?
You silly guy.
http://buyingguide.winemag.com/varietals/italian-red/charbono I was ahead of the curve on this one. Very few wineries produced it way back in the 60s- Including Inglenook. "They used to make Charbono fruity, dry (when “dry” meant dry) and tannic. It lived forever, softening and sweetening in the bottle." I'll vouch for that quote- the Charbono I had at Bern's was pushing 30 years old when we drank it. And there should be no debate anymore where a grape came from- yup Gip- they do DNA analysis on grapes now. Zinfandel = Primiitivo. http://www.wineinstitute.org/resources/winefactsheets/article99 The Sebastianis and other Italian immigrants probably brought the cuttings over with them. -
I thought France or the Napa Valley was the Mecca of Winedom, not SW FLA.
One of the future trips I want to take with my wife is Napa. She and I were just talking about that about an hour ago. Are you saying that instead of France or Calif that we should go to Fla?
Ya, I find it hard to believe that a steak house in Tampa Fl is the 'mecca of winedom', LOL
Ya, I find it hard to believe that a steak house in Tampa Fl is the 'mecca of winedom', LOL
As was corrected for those who didn't know he was talking about restaurant wine lists...Berns is. They must have 8000 different wines in their cellar. I am not talking bottles. I am talking about 8000 different wines, of which they might hold only a bottle or two, up to cases
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I looked it up. Amazing.
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Just bringing back a topic I love......some more info.
http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-the-worlds-largest-wine-cellar-2014-3
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Just bringing back a topic I love......some more info.
http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-the-worlds-largest-wine-cellar-2014-3
Just bringing back a topic I love......some more info.
http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-the-worlds-largest-wine-cellar-2014-3
LOL, let those who doubted me the Wine List looks like a telephone book- well- there's the proof.
If I lived in Tampa- I'd probably be on government assistance blowing a fortune on those bottles. That double mag of 1947 Latour should be monumental- if you can afford the movie star price tag.
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only slightly off topic lol.
some good info in this thread, a shame you'd never know it from the title.
Gip, consider editing ur title for winos to inspect. just my $.02
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