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This Weeks Wine Picks!
We will be trying a number of great white wines and several terrific reds. Here’s a look at some wine we will be tasting this week. 2007 La Vieille Ferme The vineyard lies to the east of the southern tip of the Côtes du Rhône appellation, near the town of Villes-sur-Auzon, at the foot of the Mont-Ventoux [...]
Continue reading...Wines of The Chocolate Trail
Monday, February 23, 2009
We made the trip to Hermann Saturday for the annual Chocolate Trail that the wineries put on. Six wineries offered chocolate-based desserts and the appropriate wine pairing for visitors who paid $30 each for the festival. There some great desserts and even greater wines offered during the occasion, among them the port wines samples at Stonehill Winery [...]
Continue reading...Valentine’s Day Pair-Ups.
Monday, February 9, 2009
The most romantic weekend of the year starts Friday night with Valentine’s Day on Saturday. Men have to be prepared to meet the needs of their special loved one and there’s no better way than with some great chocolate and an appropriately paired bottle of wine. I have a few suggestions for the wines that pair [...]
Continue reading...Layer Cake Wines
Monday, February 2, 2009
The Layer Cake wines represent countries, people and traditions of craftsmanship. The wines are all rich, lush and complex expressions of a unique varietal from a place like no other. The three Layer Cakes we sampled were: Layer Cake Malbec, Layer Cake Cotes du Rhone, Layer Cake Primitivo aka Zinfandel All were big winners at [...]
Continue reading...A Taste of Elegance
Monday, February 2, 2009
A few more wines to get that “Taste of Elegance” in your life. 2007 Torbreck Woodcutter’s Semillon This wine sports a bright yellow-gold color and offers flavors of dried pear and apricot pit on the nose, with subtle beeswax and floral notes. Dry and focused, offering chewy orchard fruit and melon rind flavors, and picking up anise [...]
Continue reading...Wine, Cheese, and Video?
Monday, February 2, 2009
The January meeting of the Diamond Ridge Wine Club had a very “meaty” theme to it. I whipped up some tasty mini-meatballs and marinara sauce that seemed to be a hit with the members. We sampled a few Italian wines that went well with the little appetizers. If you check out the PFI Magazine soon you will [...]
Continue reading...Meatball Minis!
Monday, February 2, 2009
We served these mini meatballs at the club meeting and they were a big. People wanted the recipe and so here, it is: Mini Turkey Meatballs 1 package Butterball Fresh Seasoned Italian Style Ground Turkey (Wal-Mart carries this. If you can’t find it, regular ground dark turkey meat by Butterball will do). 1 pound 80/20 ground beef 1 egg ¼ [...]
Continue reading...Cake in a Bottle!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
I took some Layer Cake home the other night. Not the kind you eat with a fork and adds pounds to the waist. No, this was the kind you drink from a glass and enjoy slowly. Layer Cake Wine has an Italian Primitivo, aka Zinfandel, which will knock your socks off. It’s an incredible red wine [...]
Continue reading...Off to a good start in 09!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Check out some of the new wines for 09! 2007 Tait “The ball buster” This wine has earned 92 points from Robert Parke who writes: “Tait has been establishing a track record for hedonistically rendered wines at consumer friendly prices for several years. Previous vintages of this wine have been smash hits and the 2006 The Ball [...]
Continue reading...New in 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
It’s time to be looking at what’s new in 2009 in terms of wine. I stopped by the Diamond Ridge Market tasting room over the weekend to check out some of the new vintages coming in. I found both a white and a red I think you should consider adding to your collection. First, there’s the 2007 [...]
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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