Entries by Todd

Roccheviberti 2006

  The list of time-honored, truly great vineyards in Barolo is limited to about 15 places. Ranking these sites precisely is very difficult and equally as subjective, so I won’t even attempt. But I doubt that any knowledgeable expert on the subject would not put “Le Rocche di Castiglione Falletto” in the top 5. It […]

Portuguese Wines, it’s not just Porto – Coming Soon

Portuguese Wines, it’s not just Porto Date to be announced soon $55 For many hundreds of years Portugal has been exporting the highly regarded fortified wine Porto. It has only been in the last 20 or 30 years that they have put energy and investment behind their red and white table wines. Becoming part of the European […]

Happy 4th of July! 109 Cheese and Wine is open 9-4

Happy July 4th! We will be open! July 4th 9-4 July 5th 9-6 July 6th 10-4 Every year Monica and I travel to the Fancy Food show to over indulge in everything food you could possible imagine in the hopes of finding a new item or two. The challenge is to find items that do […]

A new cheese & wine find from Alsace

A new cheese find from Alsace made in La Lorraine, produced by the monks of the Abbaye de Vergaville, the milk is sourced no more than 10 miles away. Known for having one of the last artisan and locally produced munsters in France. This beautiful cheese named for father Antoine “Tome du Pere Antoine aux […]

Rosé always perfect for cheese and well, everything

Rosé  by Greg Contrary to what many people think about rosé, it’s not necessarily sweet or girly. This was first apparent to me during a visit to Provence in the south of France 10 years ago. I noticed people dining along the Mediterranean Sea sipping this pink juice and I became curious. When served the […]

Fairfield County Chef’s Table Book Signing with Amy Kundrat

Join us with author, CTbites partner, and food lover Amy Kundrat for a book signing of her latest book, Fairfield County Chef’s Table. Barbara Nevins from Southwest Café and Sarah and Bernard from Bernard’s will also be in attendance. We will be pouring wine and offering up tastes of our wild mushroom grilled cheese, stay […]

Memorial Day 2014

Monica & I hope you have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day. We will be open Memorial Day from 10-2 just in case you have forgotten anything. Thank you to all of our service men and women.