Which Wine to Serve When
Here are a few tips from Epi.Log when it comes to Thanksgiving and wine. 1. Start with bubbly. Sparkling wine is a great aperitif to sip while you wait for the turkey to finish cooking. 2. Consider the turkey. Unlike most poultry and game birds, turkey meat is very dry in texture. So you need a [...]
Continue reading...Sainte Genevieve Cranberry Wine
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Most of the time we look to grape wines for Thanksgiving but did you know fruit wines can also contribute to the holiday celebration? The fruit wines from the Ste. Genevieve Winery offer a great alternative and we have one of the best fruit wines available at the Diamond Ridge Market just in time [...]
Continue reading...Mmmm…Chocolate
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
There will be plenty of pumpkin pie made over the holidays but for wine lovers, a little chocolate would be welcomed. Here’s the best of both worlds with a mix of chocolate and pumpkin. CHOCOLATE-PUMPKIN MINI-MUFFINS 1 Devil’s Food cake mix 1 can of pumpkin mix 3/4 cup of water. Mix ingredients and pour into mini-muffin tins that have been [...]
Continue reading...Which Wine for Turkey Day?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
There’s probably no greater variety of food served at a single meal than during a Thanksgiving Day feast. There are a variety of appetizers, cakes, cookies, pies, dips, white and dark turkey meat, stuffing, different sorts of potatoes, breads of all kinds, relish trays, cranberry sauce and enough vegetable dishes to fill a barrel. [...]
Continue reading...Wine and…Candy?
Monday, November 3, 2008
We had a great time at Thursday’s Diamond Market Wine Club meeting. We drank some great wine and even tried pairing Halloween candy with some of the red wines along with apples and caramel with some whites. By the time we got deep into the tastings, we really didn’t care what candy was being eaten with [...]
Continue reading...Get the Skinny on Matchbook Wines
Monday, October 27, 2008
One of the great things about blogging on wines is getting to taste some great stuff. One of my favorites that I hadn’t tried before joining up with Diamond Ridge is the Matchbook line of wines. The label has the unique look of burnt paper to enhance the wine’s name. So why choose the name [...]
Continue reading...Wine “Legs” and Screw Tops
Monday, October 27, 2008
Here are a couple of issues that came up during discussions at our Diamond Ridge Wine Club meeting last month… What do we mean when we talk about a wine’s legs? In regards to wine, “legs” refers to the way that wine runs down the side of the glass after it is swirled. While some people believe [...]
Continue reading...A Tasty Trio
Monday, October 27, 2008
For Your Consideration: A trio of fine wines! Any one of these is a sure fire winner. Torbreck Descendant The Descendant is a single vineyard Shiraz-Viognier which, as the name implies, is a direct descendant of RunRig. It’s an old oak-aged blend of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier that offers up notes of blackberries, [...]
Continue reading...Matching food and wine
Monday, October 27, 2008
According to many wine experts, those trying to pair food and wine should: - First ask yourself: Do you want your meal to be about the food, with a wine accent, or about the wine as the star attraction? If it’s about the food, choose a wine that won’t overwhelm it-not a California Cabernet with [...]
Continue reading...Seafood Ceviche!
Monday, October 27, 2008
From the makers of Amelia Chardonnay comes this great recipe! Seafood Ceviche 1 lb. very fresh bay scallops or small peeled raw shrimp 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1 to 2 jalapeno or Serrano chilies, seeded and finely minced, or to taste Salt, to taste ½ red onion, cut into ¼ inch dice ½ red bell pepper, cut into ¼ inch [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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