The “former” 90+pt Merlot Once again, I had to convince Eddie that one of our cellared wines was overdue for drinking. He didn’t believe me, or my WSET training, so I pulled up the latest Wine Spectator rating online (the same thing we looked at when we bought the wine at the winery and wanted…
What happens in The Cellar decidedly doesn’t stay in The Cellar. I just got home. This post won’t go up until tomorrow. Giddy from picking up my WSET Level 2 Certification, tasting wine with Michael Perlis, Claudia Sheridan, “Shipwreck” Bob Schwemmer, Vic Herstein…and of course, the reason I went to the Cellar: Chris and Patty…
The recipe’s title above and below – duh – is what caught my eye. Red Wine Soup is really all I saw. I found it in this cookbook that I bought from Chef David Lawrence. I really dig him, his cooking classes, and his patience. So here’s what happened when I made it at home…
This was the greeting last week’s Dear Wine Friend e-newsletter subscribers dealt with: “I PASSED WINE & SPIRITS EDUCATION TRUST LEVEL 2 INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATION! Now, go to the “Top O’ the Blog Photo” to see our new blogger braggart badge!” And that reminded me that the rest of my two readers may not know my…
One more recipe from my husband saying, “My mom used to make this”. Suffice it to say Chef Dave ruled this recipe. My edits are in red. Boy Eats World!By David Lawrence Splitpea soup is one of those things you either love or hate. There is no inbetween. As a card-carrying split pea soup lover,…
Hello Dear Wine Friends, Today’s two YouTubes feature David Schutz discussing a wine sale currently taking place at All Corked Up, and plans you can make for tomorrow night with DiMaggio Washington at The Cellar. (A couple of edits: At the end of the group video from last week’s holiday tasting: The gentlemen that pulls…
CHRIS PHELPS’ AD VIVUM BRINGS LIFE TOWINE Renowned Local Winemaker Announces theRelease of Own Label Chris Phelps, one of Napa Valley’s mostexperienced winemakers, has introduced the first wine under his new label, the2007 AD VIVUM Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Phelps has spent his careerbridging the winemaking worlds of Napa, California and Bordeaux, France, makingit inevitable…
My sister Lauren, in Ferrara, Italy, had enough of watching everyone cruise past her on their bicycles so she stopped them for a photo. Lauren, the center of all attention. We have a few things in common; we both blog, we’re mostly slim, our conversation is usually teemed with sarcasm (thanks mom) and we both…
If I’ve loaded them up right, you should have four YouTubes, each one less than two minutes long, from the biggest holiday wine tasting/shopping spree event of the year. And it all took place last Sunday courtesy of the Valencia Wine Company. Three are with wine representatives, and one with agreable wine-drinking cohorts. Look for…