What’s behind door number one?
Well whatever is going on in the former Chelsea Drug Store space at Market Place, it is hidden from view. Which means something is going on. This is the space that Starfish is taking over for a gourmet wine store, which will, presumably, include a bunch of gourmet stuff (since you don’t often refer to gourmet “wine.”) A June opening is a good bet. It’ll also be cool to see what Starfish does with all that space in the main store currently occupied by (gourmet) wine. Best deal, wine wise at Starfish? Yellow Tail Shiraz in the 1.5 liter bottles. An Australian red. It’s named after the yellow-footed rock wallaby, a kind of kangaroo that is a regular at the vineyard in Riverina. Gosh, you learn a lot here, don’t you?
April 24th, 2007 06:22
Funny you should mention Yellow Tail. That’s what we bought last time we were there.
I should post a sangria recipe I have for kicking a big bottle of so-so wine.
April 24th, 2007 06:48
Sangria, yeah that’s a good idea for Yellow Tail!
April 24th, 2007 07:35
In addition to brandy or triple sec, I’ve used Cruzan citrus flavored rum to kick my Sangria up a notch.
April 24th, 2007 08:30
Or, it could mean that they put up the plywood and will paint “soon come” on the outside and it will sit like that for six months… or maybe until June 2008 - you didn’t specify which June.
April 24th, 2007 10:07
A touch of guava juice adds great flavour to sangria
April 24th, 2007 16:50
anyone actually coughing up a sangria recipe? I’m having 16 here on Saturday and a big punch bowl or two of Sangria seems like a good idea!
April 24th, 2007 20:16
Here’s what we made:
1 1/2 cups of rum (I did it half Black Seal and half Tortuga Gold (we’re raging rummies))
1/2 cup sugar
1 shot of lime juice
1 shot lemon juice
(those 2 mimic the juice content of a whole lime and a whole lemon…I needed to drink; not squeeze fruit)
1 cup orange juice
750ml red wine
Chill, drink, fall down a lot
White Sangria:
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup peach schnapps
1/4 cup peach grape juice (thanks to our 5 year old daughter, we have this in the house)
2 oz lemon juice
750ml of cheap pinot grigio
This one needs tinkering. Likely way more vodka
April 25th, 2007 11:22
Gracias!
April 26th, 2007 08:53
I notice if I used Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio adn I cut up peaches and let them soak in the mixture and use Absolut Mandarin that it adds a kick to the Sangria…..