Many people love to throw Thanksgiving dinner parties for their friends and family. Turkey is the classic fall meal, having been enjoyed for centuries with fresh harvest vegetables for Thanksgiving. People around the world are enjoying and celebrating a good harvest by eating fresh crops like squash ...
This week's CorkPopper dinner was a Friday night affair because J and I have plans tonight and tomorrow night. I've been craving Linguine and Clams ever since the first sip of this week's first wine, so I scoured my cookbooks and my favorite recipe sites for a fun recipe. Not surprisingly, I found t ...
Maybe it's just Thursday, and I'm looking forward to the first weekend in a while where I'm absolutely sure I won't have to work. Maybe it's that I shared this bottle with my girls - LF, RP, KD and PL. Or maybe it's just delicious. Whatever the case may be, I think we've found this week's winner. St ...
The Alois Lageder didn't transport me virtually back to Italy the way the Marco Felluga did, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. Straw yellow with a hint of green (signaling a cooler growing climate), it's got a flowery aroma with honeydew melon and fresh herbs. It needs to open a bit, but once ...
Vintages Saturday November 7th 2009 THE LOW DOWN: This is Vintages at its best. Offering wine styles not generally available. In whites there’s seductive Viognier, classy Quincy and an upscale Pinot Grigio. Those who share my fondness for rustic reds will have a field day with no less than six picks ...
Yep. I'm ready. Put me on a plane right now and get me back to Italy. As with last week's sparkling wines, the Marco Felluga Pinot Grigio pretty much transported me directly back to the canals of Venice. I can taste the warm and garlicky linguine and clams from that little ristorante around the corn ...
(Warning: this post is ridiculously more enjoyable to music) Some people are foodies, well I’m a beerie (…that sounded a lot cooler in my head). That doesn’t mean I don’t like food; in fact, if I could do one thing for the rest of my life, it would probably be eat. I just don’t like cooking food. Th ...
Wine and cheese gift baskets make a wonderful class gift. Not only does it look great as a gift, but the recipient or recipients will be able to enjoy the goodies along with a nice bottle of wine. Some of the most popular wine and cheese gift giving occasions are: • Holiday gifts • Thank you • Weddi ...
Is it just me, or is this year flying by? I can't believe I'm already on Week 10 of this project! Wow! After a fun week of bubbles, I'm venturing into another Italian classic - Pinot Grigio. Grown mostly in Northern Italy, where the climate is cooler, Pinot Grigio is typically a light white wine bes ...
Riesling grapes in Schoden, Saar, shortly before vintage 2009 Uff, I am reading in todays “Your Daily Wine News” newsletter that some of Australia’s top wine experts think that over the next 20 years climate change will be responsible for the decline of Shiraz and Chardonnay and the rise of varietie ...
