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Wines that Rock!
We wanted to remind you that we carry the three wines that makeup the Wines That Rock series. And for a limited time, if you buy all three, you get a $10 discount at Diamond Ridge Market. Here are the wines again: Rolling Stones’ Forty Licks Merlot The 2007 Merlot captures the attitude of Mendocino County’s style. Aromas [...]
Continue reading...Swirl ‘n’ Sniff Your Wine!
13. January 2010
Dummies.com has a great section on wine, wine testing and everything else associated with wine. Here is the site’s advise on sniffing wine! Also, don’t forget to check out our wine online…Click Here! Swirl ‘n’ sniff To get the most out of your wine sniffing, you swirl the wine in the glass first. Don’t even think [...]
Continue reading...MSU Wines at Diamond Ridge!
23. June 2009
I wanted to let everyone know about the great time you can have when you come out to the Diamond Ridge Market when it comes time to taste a few wines. We took my mother-in-law to the market late Saturday night before heading downtown for dinner and window shopping. As usually, Tyler was there behind the bar [...]
Continue reading...Wines of the World!
11. May 2009
It’s a known fact that no one can try every varietal of wine in the world but it sure is fun to try. Last week, I dropped in on the Diamond Ridge Market a sampled a few new wines that Tyler has out. They were very good and could be on the list of samples we [...]
Continue reading...Big Reds have BIG Taste!
7. April 2009
The reds have it this week as we take a look at some great full-bodied wines that are sure to please those looking for a big wine with a big taste. 2007 R Wines Roogle Red, SE Austrailia The Roogle Red is composed of 50% Shiraz, 30% Merlot, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was aged in [...]
Continue reading...Roogle Shiraz
7. April 2009
2007 R Wines Roogle Shiraz, SE Australia This wine was a big hit at the last Diamond Ridge Wine Club meeting. It got a lot of thumbs up from the folks. The wine aged for 12 months in seasoned French and American oak. It is purple-colored and offers up a big whiff of cedar, blueberry, blackberry, [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Forget the Decanting!
6. April 2009
Here are some tips on wine decanting thanks to Wineintro.com: Decanting is all about allowing the wine to breathe. Air getting across a good surface area of a wine can bring out its aromas. You want that wine to be giving off aromas! If it’s not releasing flavors into the air, it’s going to taste like [...]
Continue reading...Easy Grill Lamb Pops!
6. April 2009
Here’s a quick and easy grilling dish for when you want some tasty meat course. Lamb Pops 2-3 pounds of boneless lamb butterflied (ask your butcher to do this) ½ cup Dijon mustard ½ cup red wine (preferably the same wine you will be serving with the meal) ¼ cup soy sauce 4 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons dried rosemary Mix the ingredients [...]
Continue reading...World Wines for the Weekend!
6. April 2009
Sometimes we can’t decide on what varietal of wine we want to buy for the weekend. We’ll here’s an idea. Instead of going with the kind of wine, why not select from the country the wine originates from? At the Diamond Ridge Market, many of the wines are divided by country. Here are a few and [...]
Continue reading...Wine Club Meeting!
31. March 2009
With a big crowd seated inside the Diamond Ridge Market Thursday, we all enjoyed some great wines. I’ve finally figured out that the wine club members love reds so five of the six we offered them were reds, everything from Dornfelder to a deep Shiraz. We also started introducing members to Missouri’s red wines, not [...]
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25. February 2010
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