Above, from left: my buddy Mark Sayre, Kermit Lynch, and me last night at Vino Vino for the Kermit Lynch listening party. A grand time was had by all. Photos by Tracie B.
Tracie B and I had a blast last night at the Kermit Lynch listening party at Vino Vino here in Austin. It’s been a while since I took the stage with a microphone in my hand and it was great to feel that energy again and the buzz that comes along with playing music (even if I was just cueing it from my Ipod). Click here for highlights from the event.
Above: Kermit’s producer Ricky Fataar, right, with his friend and awesome bass player, Austin-based Sarah Brown, who joined us for dinner. Ricky and the entire band will be fielding questions from the audience tomorrow night in Nashville at the Basement.
We’ve had a great time hanging out with Kermit, his wife Gail Skoff (who is delightful), and Ricky Fataar, who’s played with so many musical greats over the years (the Beach Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Jon Scofield, Boz Scaggs, Crowded House, The Rutles). I could have listened to Ricky tell stories from his years on the road all night long.
Above: What does this country boy pair with his pulled pork? Nebbiolo, of course!
After the event, I swept the entourage away in the Hyundai limo and we hit Lambert’s downtown for dinner (not my favorite barbecue, but solid and open late). Earlier I had raided my Nebbiolo stash and so we BYOBed some 2001 Barbaresco Moccagatta by Produttori del Barbaresco (which was deliciously chewy and tasted like sumptuous mud) and 2001 Barbaresco Faset by Castello di Verduno (wow, this wine was off-the-charts good, almost Baroloesque in its austerity, regal and elegant, and showing nicely with some aeration despite its youth). Some would say that it’s a shame to pair savory, tannic Nebbiolo with the tangy, smokey flavors of Texas barbecue but, man, o man, was it tasty — especially riding on the high and the brio of the evening and the event…
Thanks again to the staff at Vino Vino and to everyone who came out last night for the sold-out event!
Tomorrow night: Nashville! (It’s fun to be “on the road again,” even if for just one night).
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such fun group and a great dinner! you were a stellar mc, jeremy p. and ricky, thanks havin’ my back in the mayo war.
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Hi Jeremy – love the Verduno Barbaresco. They make a top flight Dolcetto that is surprisingly elegant and which has always been impressive. On the note of your white Nero d’Avola post, they also vinify a white Pelaverga which is worth seeking out; straw-yellow, white flowers and nice minerals.
Thought I would mention that we have the entire line of Lini’s on at the new Vivace (as a flight with cured meats) and they are doing really well.
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