Baby wants Amarone
Always planning ahead, I am, and this year you can skip the chocolate-covered chocolates on Valentine's Day and buy me tickets to Vinitaly instead. I know it seems like our favorite romantic occasion is months and months away, to say nothing of the MAJOR PRESENT HOLIDAY we have coming up toot sweet (still stuck for a Christmas present? Easy solution: Trip to Paris), but its never too early to start cogitating on how to wow the love of your life is it? And we know how these d
Arizona StarBottle rockstarMusician Maynard James Keenan, of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, is on a different kind of tour lately. Whole Foods Market is his arena, and his art is wine making. You can even catch him live next week in Miami, signing bottles from his Caduceus Cellars and Arizona Strongholds labels.But what kind of rocker has time to be a winemaker beyond slapping his name on the label? One with the northern Italian tradition in his blood, as he only recently found
Obsessive followers of Maynard James Keenan -- the elusive brains behind Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer -- know that beyond Bill Hicks and artsy heavy music, his other passion is wine. Indeed, recent magazine profiles on Keenan have usually found him in rural Arizona, where he lives on a remote ranch and runs Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars.To promote winemaking in the arid region southwest of Arizona, he's hitting the road in a decidedly un-rock-and-roll tour with fellow vintner Eri
The filet at Maya Tapas & GrillBaire's Argentinian Grille, the popular South Beach restaurant which gave way to I Corsini this year, is coming back with a Lincoln Road location -- next door to the Colony Theater.Also in South Beach, Maya Tapas & Grill has launched a Local Appreciation Program in which a Florida ID card will get you 10% off the check any time, and a waiving of corkage fees when you B.Y.O.B. Maya is likewise promoting $6.95 lunch specials. The restaurant action in dow
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Monday, Short Order announced a giveaway for a complimentary wining and dining experience worth $250 courtesy of Sunbox Eleven Winery and 5300 Chophouse at The Blue in Doral. The winner? Hugo Mirabal, whose name was drawn randomly, and his guest Jamie Escobar will attend on Thursday, May 28.I spoke by phone to Sunny, the president/owner of Sunbox Eleven Winery about the origins of the vino. She talked about French varietals, being a former banking executive, and
Hint: If serious wine lovers know the name Chris Ringland and his
award-winning Australian Shiraz, you should too. And now you can -- in person no less! Yes, this bloke from down under will be happy to pour you a glass himself at Wolfe's Wine Shoppe this evening. Thirteen different tastes, to be exact, if you're feeling adventurous and keen on the spit bucket. The best part is that it's all free! Because we here at Short Order have your best interests in mind, we spoke to Ringland earlier in t
