The holiday season nipping at our heels means our favorite shows on hiatus, that means more sipping, less watching for me. Which leads me scouting for you the best sipping to get you in the mood. Once again, I put my liver on the line for you. I’m a giver. Follow me this season on my boozy journey on Instagram …Meanwhile, here’s my first installment of Winter is coming, sip, stay warm and tweet!
Master mixologist William Perbellini has become my second favorite import from Italy. My absolute favorite? Amarone della Valpolicella, of course! But William is a close second! He’s the head barman at Bar Toscana in Brentwood. William is very much farm to glass, in fact he has his own herb garden in front of Toscana that he uses in all of his signature cocktails. He only uses seasonal fresh fruit year round, now it’s blood oranges, figs and persimmons. Yum! Whether your spirit of choice is bourbon, vodka, rum or gin, William will create a special craft cocktail just for you. Sip into the holidays with William and you won’t regret it.
Bar Toscana
11633 San Vicente Blvd,
Brentwood
310-826-0028
Mon-Sun 5:30 pm – 11 pm
Twitter: @BarToscana @wperbellini85
Instagram: bar_toscana_brentwood william.perbellini
About countessrose
SIP.WATCH.TWEET™
Born and bred New Yorker I now reside in the Los Angeles area. I was a debutante at age 18, Countess at 30, and despite having a bachelors degree in law, I ditched that profession and became a certified wine sommelier. Certified by both WSET Level 4 and the Court of Masters. I am a self-proclaimed connoisseur of California Zinfandel and all Primitivo. Although an actual Italian wine specialist I have an ongoing love affair with Sauternes and insist it’s an aphrodisiac. I’m serious about wine but don’t take wine seriously.
I started a wine tasting company, Vino CaPisco [loosely translated in Italian means, I understand wine] in 2004 and began private in-home wine tastings for those who wanted a fun way to learn about wine. We made Sopranos Sangiovese Lovers, Sex and the Bubbly, etc themed tastings. I did that successfully and happily, until I found an urge to cover more than wine. To learn, experience and discover spirits and cocktails around town...and beyond.
An occasional wine blogger for Wine Portfolio and Wine Library, I happened upon pairing wine and spirits with television shows and film in 2009 but I've recently began taking it on the road. Drinking and tweeting (and instagramming) from hotels, bars, speakeasys... I'm not a mixologist or bartender, I don't purport to have an education in cocktails or been to bar tending school. But I've been a certified sommelier since 2002 and a cocktail enthusiast and self-taught cocktail connoisseur seriously since 2012. I check out hotel bars, speciality bars, and local favorites. I talk to the mixologists/bartenders, get them to make me an original "off menu" cocktail and then give that recipe to you. If it fits, I'll also pair if with a T.V. show and tweet about it...Sometimes with a drinking game to match.
Follow me on Instagram: sipwatchtweet
#SipWatchTweet with me on Twitter: @VinoCapisco
SIP. WATCH. TWEET™ 