Epinions Recent Reviews for gregfoley

Palm m100 Personal Organizer: Inexpensive Intro to PDAs

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 05:21:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - For the truly disorganized, the m100 is a great way to start keeping track of your life.

For less than 150 bucks, this low-end Palm unit does the job. It keeps track of addresses/phone numbers/e-mail addresses, it keeps a running to-do list of...

It'll Make You a Gin-Lover

Fri, 5 May 2000 12:48:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - Until I was about 35, I detested gin. I couldn't stand the taste of it -- you couldn't pay me to sip a G&T or down a martini. Thanks to two very good friends and Bombay Sapphire, I discovered that -- lo & behold -- I didn't dislike gin, I...

Quicken TurboTax: Avoid the Web Version! Stick to the Disc

Tue, 11 Apr 2000 20:32:03 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - This is a short criticism of just the Web version of TurboTax. I'll leave the more expansive review of the general program to others. I've used TurboTax for a couple of years now and find it a useful, comprehensive and easy-to-navigate program. This...

AT&T Mobile Phone Service in San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland: Good, Basic Plan

Tue, 21 Mar 2000 05:21:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - This Cellular One deal is a good starter plan for the first-time cell-phone user (that's me). With 1,000 night (after 7 p.m. plus weekends) minutes, it essentially gives you unlimited off-peak usage. The 125 daytime minutes are usually enough. I figure...

Good Brazilian food -- and lots of it

Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:21:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - One of the great things about living in or visiting Boston's Fenway neighborhood is that the restaurants reflect the diversity of the neighborhood -- Chinese, Italian, Thai, Brazilian.

Buteco is a great little neighborhood restaurant that...

Amazing Pasta!

Mon, 6 Mar 2000 04:20:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - Sorento's on Peterborough Street -- just a few blocks from Fenway Park -- is a great place for pasta on any day of the week, for lunch or dinner. Truth be told, I hear their pizza is great, too, but I've never managed to order it because the pasta dishes...

Sparkler in the Other Wine Country

Sat, 5 Feb 2000 14:30:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - Scharffenberger, which has been renamed Pacific Echo, is one of two champagne cellars (the other is Roederer) within a couple of miles of the tiny Mendocino town of Philo. In fact, the quiet stretch of state Route 128 is home to more than a dozen small...

Great Winery in Mendocino County

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:45:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - Navarro Winery is in one of Northern California's "other" Wine Countries, Mendocino County. It's in a cluster of wineries located in Navarro and Philo, just north of Boonville on Route 128.

Coming from the south, you crest a hill and...

Good champage, nice people, beautiful setting

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:32:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - Mumm Cuvee Napa is on the "quiet side" of the Napa Valley, along the Silverado Trail. It's not as crazy as the wineries on Highway 29, and that's a big plus.

The sparkling wine is superb and whenever I've visited, the people in the...

A Special Treat

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:26:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - This is a great wine from Domaine Chandon. It's a special, sweeter offering that I first tasted at the winery. Everyone I've ever poured it for has loved it.

It has a crisp, apple-tart taste. But remember, this is not a dry-tart ... this wine...

Worth a Visit

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:16:03 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - I always start my daytrips to the Napa Valley with a stop at Domaine Chandon. Yountville is at the base of the Valley, so this makes a perfect midmorning first stop. The setting is wonderful (if you're lucky, you'll see the white swans in their pond out...

Beautiful Buildings & Glorious Setting

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 21:43:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gregfoley - The grounds of Niebaum-Copolla are wonderful. From the long tree-lined driveway (illuminated at night by high-tech streetlamps imported from France) to the voluminous fountain and imposing pillars, this is a sight to behold.

As soon as you...