The NEW YORK CHRONICLES: Jan 21 and NEW YORK'S First SNOW of 2012 .... and a GREAT BAROLO Too !

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Jan 21 and NEW YORK'S First SNOW of 2012 .... and a GREAT BAROLO Too !

A GREAT BAROLO

"CICALA" ALDO CONTERNO 2001

2001 ... ONE of BAROLO'S GREATEST VINTAGES EVER

photo Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Snow!? Yes Boys and Girls we finally got that first snow of the season. Yes we did get that snow unexpected snow back in October, but that was a freak, was in the Autumn of 2011 and not part of the 2011-212 Winter season. This is it. Been pretty lucky so far. Yes, a mild Winter it is. January is almost over and we have not had that many really cold days. January will be over in a flash, then February, and then it will be March, and although we can get some pretty nasty weather in March and we have in the past 12 or 15 years, in my mind with even these things considered, by the time March 1 rolls around, "Winter is Over." So Boys and Girls of New York, we've got just 38 days to go. A little over a month and the Winter of 2012 is over. Well, we'll see what's in store for the duration. More mildness, let us hope.
What's going on today in New York? Not much other than the Snow of course. Having my daily morning Coffee at Once Upon a Tarte. Drank an awesome Barolo the other day, Barolo Aldo Conterno "Cicala" 2001, one of thee greatest Vintages for Barolo ever. And baby this Barolo was aged just right. The way a Barolo should be. They are made to drink aged and not too young. This Barolo was textbook perfect. The wine from this bottle was classic Barolo, tasting of the Earth, alcohol-soaked Cherries, and a treasured hint of Truffles. Every aspect of this wonderful Barolo was harmoniously integrated. The wine has aged well and is in perfect balance, "a Joy to Drink."

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

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NEW YORK and The $3.00 PBR

New York and the $3.00 PBR, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer has been a God-Send to many New Yorkers. As you all know, the US Economy has been in the Shitter for the past 3-Half years or so.

Many people are out of work, and many who are working, are taking home Half-as-Much Money or more of what they used to make. People have had to buckle down and give up or curb many things they enjoyed previous to the current state of our economy, which is in almost a Depression Era State.

Yes, everybody says that we are not in a Depression, we're in a recession. Those are the Rich and Well-Off talking. To many, the state of our Union and their feelings are of Depression.

So, because of the Terrible State of our Economy you have given up eating out 3 times a week, you buy less clothes, spend less on Entertainment and any number of things and you haven't had a vacation in the past two years, maybe more. You given up a lot. We all have.

Now when it comes to socializing, going out for a few Beers or Cocktails with some friends, you've had to cut back on that too. But hey, you gotta draw a line somewhere, and everyone is entitled to a few drinks to unwind every now and then. But if you live in the Great City of New York this can be a costly undertaking, especially in this day, and of all times, to be having a Boom in The $14, Sixteen-Dollar-Or -More-Cocktail.W hat is a Poor Working Guy or Working Girl to do??? Well Boys and Girls, let's Thank God for that great thing of wonder and the Bars and establishments who so graciously and kindly serve it, The $3.00 PBR, That's right, a $3.oo Beer in The Land of The Over-Priced $16.00 Cocktail, Manhattan, New York, NY..... It's quite Sad, Greedy too.

Yes, Thank God and let's thank the Kind-Heart proprietors who serve $3.00 PBR'S or any Beer for just $3 or $4 in a New York Bar. You are doing you fellow man a public service and we thank you for that. Whoever you are, you are to be commended, and Shame-On-You, all those places that serve $14 PLUS Cocktails. "RIP-OFF" !!! Wish the masses would Boycott these places and patronize places like Blue & Gold Bar, 7B, and anyplace who has a heart. Bars that serve 3 and 4 Dollar Beers.

I just have to say, it's great to go to a place like Blue and Gold Bar on East 7th Street and know that you can have 3 or 4 Beers for just $12 to $16, accounting for a Buck a Pop for the Barkeep. Now that's pretty good. I have had the best times hanging at Blue & Gold with some friends. You sit at the Bar or get into a nice comfy booth, drink your Beers ($3 PBR'S), relax, listen to the Music, Chit Chat, and just enjoy, and it's not going to cost you The Shirt Off Your Back.

Yes, you can have 4 Beers, tip included for the price of 1 Rip-Off Drink at one of those Rip-Off Joints. And if you are Dumb enough to have four drinks in one of those places, guess what it's going to cost you? About $75 my friend.

Well, do the Math, and if you can afford $75 for only 4 drinks, God Bless You. And if you can't, you've got an alternative. Right, your local $3.00 PBR Joint. They're a God-Send.

Daniel Bellino-Zwicke