For a while now, I have been going for Wednesday evening (sometimes on Saturdays too) wine tasting at Bermans Liquor store, Lexington. If you are in the neighborhood and like to taste some incredibly great wines or beer swing by and you will not be disappointed! Joel Berman, and his staff are extremely professional, friendly and really know their alcohol. I personally like wines more than beer. The store has an fantastic collection of beers from Britain, Belgium, and other remote small microbreweries. I also subscribe to their newsletter, which is sent by Joel Berman, and has fantastically detailed information on different wines, their tasting schedule for the month.

I thought, I must start writing up a bit more regularly about what we tasted and what I liked or didn't. So, here is to my first Wine Tasting Series (WTS).

2005 Domaine Long Depaquit Chablis
Producer: Albert Bichot: Domaine Long Depaquit (Chablis, Burgundy, France)
Grape/Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Notes: Rich dry wines, citrus and mineral fruits along with lime and white blossoms (flowers). Good body, quite lively and fresh.

2001 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo "Chronicon" Azienda Agricola Zaccagnini
Producer: Zaccagnini family, Abruzzi, Italy.
Grape/Varietal: Montepulciano
Notes: I have grown to like the wines made from the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo's. This wine is ruby red, smooth, velvetty, medium bodied. This will go quite well with poultry with herb recipes.