Our Mondiale brought in the new year with camaraderie by raiding our cellars to share in some favored bottles that had been gathering dust while awaiting a perfect moment. Several years passed since this successful idea had been done and all rose to the occasion with some real treasures. Assembling at Jimmy D’s Steakhouse with […]
Sparkling Wines Mondiale Event at Otto’s – October 30, 2006
No wine is better known through the world as the epitome of joy and festivity more than Champagne. We decided it would be fun to pop some corks and sample sparkling wines from several regions as well as the famous area in France, both on their own and accompanied with comestibles. Our casual start came […]
Iberian Mondiale Event at Vineyard Café Wine Room – June 13, 2006
Summer solstice was just around the corner as we met alfresco in the intimate Vineyard Cafe Wine Room off Hyde Park Square. Great weather graced a time for good friends and grand experiments in pairing food with wine. Our theme was with the Iberian peninsula so all our wines were from Spain or Portugal. Chef […]
Barolo Mondiale Event – January 11, 2006
For the first event of the new year our Mondiale group decided to make an early start on the traditional Italian wine month of February and focus on wines from this country. Moreover why not go for the most renowned region that was soon to host the winter Olympic games as well? We met at […]
Burgundian Mondiale Event at Bella – October 10, 2005
Navigating through the Cote d’Or can make for a confounding journey with its perplexing number of appellations, vineyards, and owners down to individual rows. Our goal this night was to steer clear of the dead ends and cold paths to find the magic that comes out of Burgundy. Leading the way was our own Chevalier […]