The Gourmez

Cocoa Cinnamon 420 W. Geer Street Central Park District Website M – Th, 7:30 am – 10:00 pm Fri – Sat, 7:30 am – Midnight Sun, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm I’ve been to Cocoa Cinnamon twice now, and I already wish I lived closer so I could watch as their amazing, thoughtful drink lists [...]

Les Portes de Bordeaux 2009 Bordeaux, France The nose of this French red wine contains copious amounts of mocha. Deep, rich blackberry is also present, but the chocolate dominates the nose. It’s very smooth when drinking. You hear the term jammy a lot when talking about wine, and this one fits that bill. I’d describe [...]

Cinco Joses Old Vines Grenache 2008 Campo de Borga, Spain [insert picture that I lost in my hard drive failure here. Le sigh.] Do yourself a favor and do NOT read the horrible explanation of who each Joe is on the label. It’s ten seconds I really need back in my life, including an extra [...]