http://bobgregg.com Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:15:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Having watched the Biden-Palin VP debate last night, one thing became very clear:Never, ever again can America allow itself to elect an official who says "newk-yoo-lar" instead of nuclear. *shudder* http://bobgregg.com/2008/10/03/newk-yoo-lar/ There are some times in a debate when your opponent unknowingly lets his guard down. When that happens, you have to pounce and score some points. Sure enough, during last Friday's debate, there was a really obvious moment when John McCain uttered something really unbelievable; but Obama let ... http://bobgregg.com/2008/09/28/mccain-iraq-mistake/ Of all the ludicrous things that have come out of this political season, perhaps the most ridiculous was a quote from someone in Treasury to Forbes.com on Tuesday: "It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. "We just wanted to choose a really large number." ... http://bobgregg.com/2008/09/26/a-really-large-number/ Nerello is a grape, or rather a pair of grapes, native to Sicily. The two Nerello brothers are Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. The Oxford Guide to Wine has very little to say about either Nerello, other than that they are usually used in blending. However, Etna ... http://bobgregg.com/2007/11/15/nerello-mascalese/ A quick note about the Airén grape - apparently it's one of (if not the) most prolifically grown grapes in Spain, though hardly the most promising. Mostly used in bulk wines, I found it on the shelves of the local Giant grocery store in the form of Oroya White ... http://bobgregg.com/2007/11/10/airn/ A hearty recommendation for A-Mano Fiano-Greco 2006! I first had this off the menu at Bazin's on Church back in the summer, and now I have found it for sale down at The Italian Store in Arlington (not on the shelves, oddly enough - only in the chiller in ... http://bobgregg.com/2007/11/07/fiano-greco/ Pedro Ximinez is not the name of some Senator's undocumented domestic labor - it's the name of one of the primary grapes used in sherry. It's indigenous to the southeast part of Spain, and I suppose pretty much synonymous with its use in sherry. In fact if you've ... http://bobgregg.com/2007/11/04/pedro-ximinez/ We went with friends to Zaytinya in downtown DC this weekend. If you've never been, it's great - the Greek equivalent of a tapas restaurant, though more sophisticated than that I think. Anyway, they have a good selection of Greek and Middle Eastern wines, which I've sampled through ... http://bobgregg.com/2007/10/28/mavrodaphne/ I finally had a chance to try one of the more exotic-sounding grapes last night, thanks to a pintxos (Basque tapas) festival being held at José Andrés' Jaleo restaurant over the past couple of weeks. http://bobgregg.com/2007/10/19/hondurrabi-zuri/ I have tons of respect for the Google team, and use Google Maps on a near-daily basis. And not too long ago, they added an uber-cool feature that lets you drag and drop your route on their map. The first time I tried it I thought, WOW. ... http://bobgregg.com/2007/10/18/google-maps-scared-of-66/