This may happen to you. Just wanted to give a Warning in case you feel like this when you wake up one morning. The next pandemic I went to a dinner party last night, where I and other guests enjoyed copious amounts of alcohol. I awoke this morning not feeling well, with what could be…
Serving wine with your Thanksgiving feast can be challenging because of the variety of dishes and flavors. And should you serve red or white? Jonathan Shiekman, President of Margate Wine and Spirit Company, can answer all your questions about which wines complement everything from traditional Thanksgiving turkey to green bean casserole. Here are just a…
Tonight’s Cultural Appreciation of Wine class is for people with class and taste. You know….people with a taste and the budget for the finer things in life. The snooty, snobby crowd. I obviously thought I would be out of my element. Art? You mean looking at pictures that people painted? Not even one centerfold? How…
Yes, it’s an obvious topic for this week. But given the feedback received thus far, it seemed like a worthy one as I can actually make some recommendations to you. And anyway, being by far the most important eating holiday in the American calendar I had to offer my wine take on this festive feast!…
Ingredients 1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1″ pieces1 stick margarine + 2T1 medium onion – chopped finely6-8 cherry peppers (sweet, hot or a combination of both) seeded and sliced1/3 to 1/2 cup of red wine3/4 to 1 c…up Italian spaghetti sauce(Optional) 1/4 cup heavy cream1 lb cooked rigatoni Lightly flour chicken pieces (Place…
Those of you that know me know that I don’t cook. But, due to my husband being trained by the “chefs” at the LA City Fire Dept. and this wine-y job, I’ve had some killer meals. And any time someone else is doing the “catering” I can keep my hands free to assist…in opening the…
My recently planned trip to Paso Robles had to be canceled, as real life events required me to remain in town. While I was bemoaning that fact, I recalled that, in fact, I had recently made a virtual trip to Paso, thanks to All Corked Up. Almost every Wednesday evening, Victor Herstein puts together a…
In looking at ideas for blog posts, and never running short when I have built in Facebook subjects to query…this time I asked friends on my “global” wine 101 fan page their thoughts on “traveling the airports with wine”: Marki: If you have some time to spare at the Dallas Airport, take the tram to…
Usually, when I mention that the varietal will be Cabernet Sauvignon everyone comes out of the wood work. Our Grape of the Night meeting at Valencia Wine Company for this varietal had only six people in attendance, Jeff Prange, Allan and Katja Auer, Victor Herstein, Tracy and myself. This was very unusual. Cabernet Sauvignon is…
Darlene Gandara, me and Christine Calderon having more than a grand time(upper). Julie and Mark White (lower right) My friend Laura G. from Yelp. (upper left) And the band singing and playing away. Helen Laprairie joined them later in the day…
