Italy’s “Fringe” Wine Territories Saturday, August 23rd – 7pm $55 Do the regions Alto Adige, Campania, or Calabria ring a bell? Maybe not. When you mention Italian wine most people automatically think of the great wines of Tuscany or Piedmont. But many great lesser known wine making areas do exist. So come take a journey […]
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 […]
Tapas, Paella & Spanish Wine Tasting in the Garden at Bernard’s Sunday, August 24th, 2014 at 6pm $85 Reservations Required 203 438 8282 (Bernard’s) Enjoy a Fabulous array of Tapas while you watch Chef Bernard cook the Paella out in the garden! Strolling Guitarist, beautiful Gardens – it’s an evening not to be missed! Wine […]
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 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 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 […]
Wine Tasting & French Style Barbeque in the Garden Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 6pm Featuring the Wines of France & Country French Buffet in the Garden Bernard’s & 109 Cheese & Wine Bring your friends & Family – this is our favorite event of the year! Le Menu Hors d’œuvres Sardines / […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
