Dear Wine Friends, Today, while pilfering other wine blogs I saw this cool badge for “Adopt a Grape”. I clicked through and found that I could “virtually” adopt a grape vineyard, without the pesky work or COST, and learn via e-mail, what happens in my vineyard for a year. The bright idea is based on…
Rusty S: “One of my favorite martinis uses 1 oz vodka, 3 oz of gin and 1/2 oz of Lillet Blanc. I add just a little more Lillet than called for. Pour the gin, vodka and Lillet Blanc into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass….
Chefs Josiah Citrin and Nyesha ArringtonDesign Menu and Festivitiesfor Early and Late Evening Celebrants Caché, the casual restaurant showcasing a market-based menu by award-winning local chef Josiah Citrin and his Chef de Cuisine, Nyesha Arrington, presents their New Year’s Eve Dinner on Thursday, December 31, 2009. Located just blocks from the beach, Caché brings an…
A Bordeaux wine is any wine that is produced in the Bordeaux region of France. For this tasting we concentrated on red Bordeaux wines. Bordeaux France produce red, whites (sweet and dry) and sparkling known as Cremant de Bordeaux. To be classified as a red Bordeaux the wine can contain a blend of up to…
Sometimes, my Cultural Appreciation of Wine class, at Napa Valley College, takes a turn for the interesting. As a matter of fact, with instructor Paul Wagner at the helm, it seems to take the scholastic course of driving down Lombard Street in San Francisco. Once we get going one way, we take a turn for…
The Washington Post editorial board came out this morning in support of legalizing direct wine shipping. In case you missed it, here is a copy of the text below: Maryland’s liquor lobby and the politics of obstruction Thursday, December 24, 2009; A14 THIS TIME of year, holiday cheer often arrives in the form of a…
New Years Eve at Wine 661. Here goes: We’re doing fun music and adding a couple of things to the menu: Champagne flight $25: Heidsieck Monopole Champagne-France (the champagne served on the Titanic)Schramsberg Rose Sparkling Wine, Napa Valley (served at the White House)Dom Perignon-Served everywhere LOL Caviar flight: 3 different caviars/3 champagnes (above) price TBD…
Shrimp (five large per member)Butter (a lot)Garlic (a lot)Parsley (one bunch as opposed to a whole bunch…)White wine (one bottle) Melt butter. Add garlic, parsley, wine. Clean and de-vein shrimp. Fry shrimp in butter for approximately three minutes – until white. Remove from heat. Pour butter over shrimp. Serve with rice or baby potatoes. All…
Several years ago, as I was just beginning to take my interest in wine seriously, we wandered into a small tasting room in downtown Los Olivos. The winery was Andrew Murray Vineyards and my experience in this tasting room is what set me on my path of being a bona fide Rhone Ranger. We’ve enjoyed…
George didn’t have your email address, he asked me to pass this on. Of course you can use my name in your post. Make sure to mention that we are having an affair so all women need to keep away from him. Tina PurwinPurwin Insurance23542 Lyons Ave., #209Newhall, CA 91321