http://www.byobreviews.com Unbiased opinions for the people who value a dollar. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:40:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To kick off Farm to Fork week for Summer 2008, our first stop was Kunkles Seafood & Steakhouse in Haddon Heights, NJ.  If you are not familiar with Farm to Fork week, the idea is very simple.  It is just like Restaurant Week, but a summer version with a focus ... http://www.byobreviews.com/kunkels-seafood-steakhouse-haddon-heights-nj.html This is a very late review, but I've been *SUPER* busy with a few other project's I've been working on. Regardless of any of my excuses, our very late review... On the Thursday of the Restaurant Week in March 2008, we decided to go out with some good friends ... http://www.byobreviews.com/joe-palombos-mirabella-cafe-reasturant-week-cherry-hill-nj.html I was wandering the isle of my local retailer and noticed a bottle of 2004 Cline "Red Truck".  Having had some great Cline port wine in the past, I was intrigued and with the price being less than $10, I was sold.  As it turns out, this is a vinted ... http://www.byobreviews.com/2004-cline-red-truck.html 2004 Yellowtail Reserve Shiraz. I was quite surprised by this bottle. As the lighting was low for dinner, I really can't tell you much about the clarity of the wine, the color appeared to be a nice ruby. I tasted some fruity berries with a bit ... http://www.byobreviews.com/2004-yellowtail-reserve-shiraz.html It is that time of year again here in New Jersey, SJ Hot Chefs Restaurant week. While tough on my liver and waistline, this is one of my favorite weeks of the year. First up we went to Elements Café who from their website claim: Tapas style dining, or ... http://www.byobreviews.com/elements-cafe-haddon-heights-nj.html It's March, so I'm about 3 months late on a review of Pascal Chatelus, Beaujolais Nouveau 2007 ($11.99).  For the wine that makes up the Beaujolais Nouveau experience, this was a very enjoyable bottle.  I found it to be very bright in color, with a high clarity.   We sampled ... http://www.byobreviews.com/pascal-chatelus-beaujolais-nouveau-2007.html Hello all, Winery of Zeni! We go to a wine tasting every Saturday, which is a wonderful tradition we have started. On this trip on February 16, 2008, we tried this wine and I loved it so much we purchased 2 bottles. Which may not sound like much but this ... http://www.byobreviews.com/vignealte-2007-bianco-di-custoza.html It was an quite an eventful weekend inside of the house, which means in short that we didn't get much "done", but we did do a lot. Friday we went out to a catered dinner with friends and listened to an enjoyable brass quintet. Following the entertainment, it was off ... http://www.byobreviews.com/the-weekend-in-review.html This was our first wine book, which was a life saver! I found that it was written in a very honest, very unpretentious format. If you are curious about wine, or need a refresher, this book may just be for you. On our very unofficial rating scale, we give this ... http://www.byobreviews.com/wine-genius-guru-of-the-grape.html Well, this is my obligatory "Hello World" post. I'm trying to think about what I really want to say here, and this site and it's plan has changed a bit. While the site is has been getting setup and ready to go, we have had a lot of ... http://www.byobreviews.com/hello-world.html