Professional Wine Consultants - Milwaukee Wine - Sommeliers

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Fortified Wines
Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Description: Port, Sherry, Banuyls, Muscat Beaumes de Venise, Pineau des Charentes, Madeira and Marsala. What are these and how did they come to be? Explore fortified wines from Portugal to Sicily with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson.

Cost: $20.00 per person

Call ahead for reservations:
414-390-9463
Start Time: 5:30
Date: November 3rd, 2009

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Riesling

Riesling is one of the most versatile food wines on the planet, but can be totally overlooked. Explore the various wine styles of Riesling from around the world and see them in a whole new light with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson

Cost: $20.00 per person

Call ahead for reservations:
414-390-9463

Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Date: August 4th, 2009

Every Friday…almost……I participate in a ritual where I and some of my contemporaries gather at a co-conspirators wine store on Milwaukee’s chic east side on the even chicier Brady Street called Waterford Wine. http://www.waterfordwine.com/

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A huge pet peeve of mine is going to a restaurant and never being offered some kind of sparkling wine as an aperitif or with appetizers. It is just about the easiest way for a waiter of waitress to add a couple of drinks to a bill. I can’t believe how rare this is, even casual places can step it up and bring their bubble game to the table. Why not?

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