Il Grillo Parlante

Sooooo much to write about and so little space.  Remember Pinocchio - the Disney animated film? The kid with the nose that grew when he told a fib? That one.  And that little cricket, Jiminey Cricket...stage is now set.

Saturday's tasting is a whole bunch of very nice and reasonably priced Italian wines one of which is called - wait for it - Grillo.  The Grillo grape is Italy's most abundant and is pretty much found only in Sicily.  Well you know that the tasting is 3-6pm Saturday at 132 Front St. in Greenport; across from the Post Office.

We were wondering why a grape was named or coincidentally called the Italian word for cricket as in Jiminy Cricket that is some wine......so we are now intrigued.  To the point of obsession actually and we are going to figure this out or as much as our brains will allow.  Any ideas?

Bring them along.  We will be singing the "cricket song" about 3pm.