Category port

Portugal and Port Wine

September 29, 2010 · by · in carol duff, food waiter blog, fortified wine blog, port, portugal and port wine, restaurant management blog waiterextraordinaire, veterans today, Waiter, waiter blog · 2 Comments

A great post by Carol Duff on Portugal and port wine. Just click on the title for the article.

The Quiz For This Week

May 19, 2009 · by · in cheese, food server blog, food waiter blogs, port, pousse-cafe, tuesday quiz, waiter blog, waiter blogs, waiterextraordinaire blog · 6 Comments

Here we go for this week’s quiz. Good luck to all! 1. What is the well known brandy from Greece called? 2. What is the name of the German brandy based herb flavoured bitters usually sold in single-nip portions and consumed in one quick gulp? 3. What grape is best known for making great vintage […]

Some Notes on Port

March 5, 2009 · by · in bartending blog, food waiter blog, fortified wine blog, port, portugal, steve nicolle, teaching notes on port, waiterextraordinaire blog, wine blog · 4 Comments

Everyone knows what port is for the most part but here are the notes I give to the bartending class on the subject. Of course , every bartender is interested in mixing cocktails but they must also have some knowledge on fortified wines such as port. Although not extensive , these notes on port is […]