Two Great Wines: Second Quarter of 2010
We continue with a series that presents two great wines that I tasted within the last three months — April, May and June for this post — but didn’t get an opportunity to write about.
These wines were samples for review.
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The “regular” bottling of Renaissance Winery’s Roussanne 2006 was released early in 2009. A year...
Benito & I Blind-Taste Six Pairs of Big Deal Red Wines
I invited wine-blogging colleague Benito to come over and taste six pairs of mainly limited-edition red wines with me a couple of weeks ago. The wines within each pair were related in some way, mainly in the sense that they were made by the same producer but from different vineyards or appellations. My intention was...
A Great Rosé, and Don’t Hate Me for Mentioning It
I am fortunate to live within short or fairly easy driving distance of four or five excellent wine and liquor stores, and I happened to be in one of them a few days ago when my eye fell upon a selection of rosé wines. Now it’s already stinkin’, freakin’, awesomely and unseasonably hot in Memphis...
No Shrinking Violets These
It’s ironic that the logo for August Briggs Winery features a delicate dandelion puff-ball with a few of its gossamer filaments a-drift on a gentle zephyr, because these six red wines are anything but gossamer-like. They are, instead, in a few words, solid, substantial, robust. The winery is on the Silverado Trail in Calistoga, in...
First Weekend of Summer Wine Festivals
What are your plans to celebrate the first week of Summer 2010 (June 26-27)? Do you want to attend a wine festival? Below some links are provided for your convenience to help you choose which one you might like to have fun at. Whatever festival you attend drink lots of water! Write and let me...
Eric Asimov Thinks California Syrah Sucks, Except He Doesn’t
For those of you who don't know, Eric Asimov is the wine critic for the New York Times (I add New York in front of it because in DC we have a paper called the Times too, except no one reads it and it is on the verge failing spectacularly). Back on Jun...
A Simply Easy and Delicious Dessert Discovered in Mendocino County
Nothing could be easier and more delicious than this simple, summertime dessert dish that we discovered while visiting Frey Vineyards in Mendocino County, California. Frey Vineyards is a winery and vineyard that features organic and Biodynamic wines. In fact, they were America’s first organic winery!
Category: Dessert
Title: Honeyed Strawberries
Ingredients
Strawberries
Honey
Directions
1. Drizzle honey over...
This Pasta Dish Needed a White Wine of Class & Restraint
Last night we made the Orecchiette with Cauliflower, Anchovies and Fried Croutons from the May 2010 issue of Bon Appetit. The recipe is included in an article about the cuisine and wine of Puglia, the Achilles heel and actual heel of the Italian boot. Simplicity is the byword in that rugged region, and not much...
I found a Unicorn
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the folks at Lange Twins Winery. “You got your cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you’re born, you’re never gonna see no unicorn…” Under $20 Pinot Noir that actually tastes like Pinot Noir is sort of like the wine world’s unicorn. It’s mythical, lots...
Travel to One of These Wine Festivals June 11, June 12 or 13
I have discovered 9 wine festivals from the east coast to the west coast winelovers may be interested in attending during the middle of June. Below are listed the names and dates with a link to the information for your convenience. Check them out if you have the chance and verify the info before leaving...
Enjoy a Walk Through Vineyards and Help Pancreatic Cancer Research