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May 11, 2012
Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: May 11-13
Friday (May 11): Food Truck Friday @ Tower Grove Park The season's first Food Truck Friday brings the the St. Louis Food Truck Association along with other vendors to Tower Grove Park for plenty of tasty meals on wheels. The list of vendors includes the likes of Seoul Taco, 2 Girls 4 Wheels, Go G ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Buffalo-Wing-Flavored Soda, Wine Perfume Hit Shelves Despite Nobody Asking For Either
All right, so the end of days might be nigh. Is that an overreaction to learning that a buffalo-wing-flavored soda recently hit the market, as did a line of perfumes scented to smell like wine varieties? OK, perhaps it's a slight overreaction, but come on, when solid food becomes inspiration for lib ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
The Nine Best Wine Bars in St. Louis
Gut Check has been looking back on the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011, but we're also keeping an eye on the Best of St. Louis 2012 by nominating finalists for our awards this fall. To see hundreds more winners and finalists, suggest your own contenders and download the Riverfront Times Best ... More >>
Dining
April 19, 2012
Q: What do you call a restaurant-winery combo in Chesterfield? A: Tame old tame old.
Gut Check has been looking back on the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2011, but we're also keeping an eye on the Best of St. Louis 2012 by nominating finalists for our awards this fall. To see hundreds more winners and finalists, suggest your own contenders and download the Riverfront Times Best ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
The Crossing Introduces New Wine Bar
Last year, Jim Fiala transformed the back dining room of his Central West End spot Liluma (236 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-7771) into Liluma Side Door, a more casual, small plates-focused restaurant-within-a-restaurant. Now, Fiala is introducing something similar at The Crossing (7823 Forsyth Boule ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Whole Foods Market's Spanish Wine Special and Taste and Tweet Event
Now through May 15 Whole Foods Market (1601 South Brentwood Boulevard; 314-968-7744) is offering a sale on Spanish wines, featuring twelve wines from eleven different regions of Spain. To further hype promote the sale, the Whole Foods location in Brentwood will be hosting a Taste and Tweet Spanish ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
Dear Jessica Simpson: Name Your Baby After These Grape Varieties, Not Zinfandel
Gut Check isn't above browsing the celebrity gossip, but we saw this juicy tidbit via Grub Street rather than our usual supermarket tabloids: Jessica Simpson -- did she sing? we honestly can't remember why she's famous in the first place -- and her fiance considered naming their soon-to-arrive child ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Wine of the Week: The Velvet Devil Merlot at Copia Urban Winery & Market
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Wine of the Week: Villa des Anges Cabernet Sauvignon from the Wine and Cheese Place
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
Gut Check Visits Saint Louis Cellars' Fall Fling
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Writer's Block Petite Sirah 2008, Anthonino's Taverna
Alicia LohmarWe are hungry. We don't feel like cooking (and there isn't much in the fridge anyway). We don't want to get dressed up, don't want to go far and don't want to spend a fortune. The question before us is not a fanciful one, not, "Where should we go for dinner?" but, "How can we sol ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
Wine of the Week: Parker Station Pinot Noir from Starrs
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
Campos de Luz Garnacha 2007 from Grapevine Wines
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Cantele Negroamaro Rosato at the Vino Gallery
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Domaine Lafond Lirac Rouge from the Wine Merchant
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Wine of the Week: Peltier Station Hybrid Petite Sirah 2007 at Robust
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Wine of the Week: Monteviejo Festivo Malbec 2009 at the Scottish Arms
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you whether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nos ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Wine of the Week: Alias California Cabernet Sauvignon at Kaya's Import Wine & Spirits
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nose ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Wine of the Week: Shooting Star Blue Franc at Gustine Market
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nose ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Wine of the Week: Domaine Les Aphillanthes Côtes-du-Rhône Rosé at Vino Gallery
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where an expert will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our nose ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Wine of the Week: Coastal Vines 2009 California Pinot Noir at Garland Wines
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Wine of the Week: Vega Sindoa El Chaparral Grenache at the Wine Merchant
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Top 3 Pet Peeves of a Wine Bar Bartender
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsNo need to hate on Riesling, friend.In this series, food and drink professionals dish to Gut Check about their pet peeves anonymously -- but honestly.Gut Check Code Name: Dr. DecanterPosition: Bartender at a city wine barPet Peeve #1Dr. Decanter: It bothers me when ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Vino Nadoz Opening at the Boulevard in Richmond Heights This Week
Vino Nadoz was transformed from a Cold Stone Creamery to a sleek 43-seat restaurant by the architects at SPACE.For the past nine years, Steven and Kathy Becker have been serving up fast-casual meals at Nadoz Euro Bakery & Café -- with the original location at the Coronado Ballroom in midtown ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Wine of the Week: Paolo Scavino Rosso Vino da Tavola from West End Wines
Gut Check loves us some wine. We want a bottle with bang and a bang for our buck, so every week we will visit a local wine shop, where the experts will recommend a good-value wine priced under $15. We'll drink some and tell you wether we want to continue -- because the only time Gut Check has our no ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Valentine's Dinner Deal at Robust Wine Bar
The best Valentine's Day dinner deal we've found so far has to be the prix fixe tasting menu offered at Robust Wine Bar & Cafe. Three courses, each with its own three-ounce wine pairing, for $55 per person. Better still, the Webster Groves wine bar will feature this deal all through Valentin ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Cheap Pinot Noir -- Not an Oxymoron?
Dave NelsonFinding good pinot noir for under $30 is a tough task, but there's hope, in the form of a positive trend arising from our nation's recent, ahem, financial difficulties: Top wineries have been releasing value-priced bottlings. When we spot a pinot noir that fits this profile, Gut Ch ... More >>
Dining
October 6, 2010
You know what they say about restaurants: Small plate, small wine list
Dave NelsonFinding good pinot noir for under $30 is a tough task, but there's hope, in the form of a positive trend arising from our nation's recent, ahem, financial difficulties: Top wineries have been releasing value-priced bottlings. When we spot a pinot noir that fits this profile, Gut Ch ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
(Everybody Must Get) Stone Hill Vignoles 2009
Wine gets lost in the passionate "local" food movement. While locavores wax rhapsodically about farmers, cheesemakers, beekeepers and brewers, wine producers close to home are virtually ignored. With "Show Me Wine," Gut Check sets out to determine -- on a bottle by bottle basis -- whether we're miss ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Summer Lovin' Wine
Wine gets lost in the passionate "local" food movement. While locavores wax rhapsodically about farmers, cheesemakers, beekeepers and brewers, wine producers close to home are virtually ignored. With "Show Me Wine," Gut Check sets out to determine -- on a bottle by bottle basis -- whether we're miss ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Great Values in St. Louis Wines: The Vino Gallery
Given Gut Check's never-ending quest for obsession with great wine values, we figured it'd be a good idea to check in from time to time with local merchants. They pick three wines they consider to be excellent values, and Gut Check buys and tries one of them. Price is important, but value is really ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Missouri Wines Show Them at the Mid-American Wine Competition
www.stonehillwinery.comA prize-winning week for Stone HillThe 4th annual Mid-American Wine Competition results are in, and Missouri wines had a great showing among the 550 entries from fifteen states. Missouri claimed thirteen Gold and 28 Silver medals -- 32.5%, and 28.5% of the totals, respecti ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Top 10 Values of the World Goblet 2010
Now that Gut Check's World Goblet 2010 tourney is in the books -- France won, if you've been asleep in a cave for the past month and a half -- here's a handy shopping list of the wines we consider to be the best values we tasted, along with a link to the pertinent post and an encapsulation of ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
The World Goblet 2010 - Recap and Awards
It's been more than a month since Gut Check got a wild hair up our corkscrew and decided to stage a World Cup, as it were, of value-priced wines. We did it because we're cheapskates, and because we drink a lot of wine, and because we blog like a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest. Well, we ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
The World Goblet Final: France vs. New Zealand
While scanning the World Cup groups in order to plan our daytime drinking over the next month, Gut Check noticed that most of the great wine-producing nations are represented in the tournament field, including all of those with a reputation for crafting good, value-priced wines. Because Gut C ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
The World Goblet: Semifinal 2 - Australia vs. France
While scanning the World Cup groups in order to plan our daytime drinking over the next month, Gut Check noticed that most of the great wine-producing nations are represented in the tournament field, including all of those with a reputation for crafting good, value-priced wines. Because Gut C ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
The World Goblet: Semifinal 1 - New Zealand vs. Spain
While scanning the World Cup groups in order to plan our daytime drinking over the next month, Gut Check noticed that most of the great wine-producing nations are represented in the tournament field, including all of those with a reputation for crafting good, value-priced wines. Because Gut C ... More >>
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June 30, 2010
Augusta Winery on Today, Day Before Yesterday
image viaA view of a vineyard at Augusta Winery in Augusta, MissouriA local winery made good earlier this week when it was one of seven selected by Joe Bastianich, son of Italian-American superchef Lidia Bastianich and restaurant partner of Mario Batali, to appear in a Today show segment. Jo ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
The World Goblet Round 3: Australia vs. United States
While scanning the World Cup groups in order to plan our daytime drinking over the next month, Gut Check noticed that most of the great wine-producing nations are represented in the tournament field, including all of those with a reputation for crafting good, value-priced wines. Because Gut C ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Thrill or Swill: Bordeaux or Bor-D'oh?
Dave NelsonInexpensive isn't the first adjective that comes to mind when one thinks of Bordeaux. Despite the fame and accompanying ridiculous prices of the red, white and sweet wines of the big-name châteaux, France's Bordeaux region actually produces a virtual ocean of wine -- about 150 mil ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
2009 Rosés: A Gut Check Wine Tasting
With rosé weather having descended on St. Louis with a vengeance, Gut Check swung into action, snagging a selection of six newly arrived rosés from the 2009 vintage. All were purchased from local retailers, and all came recommended. We ended up with five from France and one from California. Dave ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Thrill or Swill: Wine for Breakfast? Why Not!
image creditHey! Tiny bubbles in the wine! Now this is a moscato we could get outside of!No wine captures spring in a bottle better than a good moscato. It's a fresh, lightly carbonated glass of fruit and flowers. Yes, it's on the sweet side, but really just enough to make it a perfect match ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Wine Buy the Bottle - Great Values in St. Louis: 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar
Given Gut Check's never-ending quest for obsession with great wine values, we figured it'd be a good idea to check in from time to time with local merchants. They pick three wines they consider to be excellent values, and Gut Check buys and tries one of them. Price is important, but value is really ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Thrill or Swill: Caught Steen-ing?
While South Africa is no longer entirely unknown as a wine-producing nation, many know it only by the Goats du Roam line of value-priced varietal wines. Those can be decent, despite the punny name, but the country actually has a long wine tradition. The Dutch brought a passion for the grape when th ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Wine Buy the Bottle - Great Values in St. Louis: Grapevine Wines
Given Gut Check's never-ending quest for obsession with great wine values, we figured it'd be a good idea to check in from time to time with local merchants. They pick three wines they consider to be excellent values, and Gut Check buys and tries one of them. Price is important, but value is really ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Thrill or Swill: Savennières! Say Va-What?
Dave NelsonThe Loire Valley in France is home to some terrific wines, with some of the most horrific names in all of winedom. Bourgeuil, Bonnezeaux, Pouilly-Fumé, Saumur-Champigny -- all can be tongue twisters. (Even Chinon and Muscadet can present some pronunciation challenges.) That said, ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Belly Up to the Wine List: Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar
Tom CarlsonSee this guy? His name's Derek Flieg. When you're at Riddle's, seek him out and ask him about wine.Loop landmark Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar (6307 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-725-6985) has long been a beacon of fine wine and eclectic cuisine that spotlights the ... More >>
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