Well, friends, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time to gather with family and friends around the fire… sing carols… light candles… generally make merry. And what’s merrier than wine? You might be wondering what bottle to bring to your in-laws, or what to pour if you’re hosting, or what to chug when your [...]
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Holiday Wine Guide
Posted in Beverages, Wine Notes on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How To Choose A Thanksgiving Wine
Posted in Beverages, How-Tos, Wine Notes on November 10, 2011 | 8 Comments »
If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year… or throwing a holiday dinner party of any kind… or having the boss-man over before your end of the year performance evaluation… odds are you’re giving some serious thought to the wine. Even if it’s not normally your beverage, you might be wanting to impress everyone with your fabulous [...]
Burgundy: The Wine Country
Posted in Travel, Wine Notes on October 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Burgundian Vineyards It’s no secret that I love wine. I love everything about it – the aromas, the flavors, the adventure of learning about my palate and pairing food with wine… and I especially love visiting the great wine regions of the world. There’s always something new to experience in the world of wine. Hubby [...]
The Cotes du Rhone Wine Road
Posted in Travel, Wine Notes on October 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
View from the terrace of our B&B in Vaison-la-Romaine, Provence. Provence has a few standout wine regions, including Chateaunneuf-du-Pape and the Cotes du Rhone. During our stay in Provence, hubby and I knew we wanted to see the Cotes du Rhone and try some of the region’s wines. We’re both fans of the reds, and [...]
Scenes of the Wine Country
Posted in Travel, Wine Notes on December 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here are a few final shots of hubby’s and my travels through Napa and Sonoma. It was an amazing trip, and we hope to return sooner rather than later. The tasting room at Grgich Hills, a biodynamic winery that is doing some magical things with their grapes: These grapes outside the Grgich Hills winery look [...]
Cyrus Restaurant and Sonoma Wineries
Posted in Travel, Wine Notes on November 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Cyrus Restaurant was our big splurge, because try as we might, hubby and I just couldn’t get a table at The French Laundry. While pouring over the Burgundy Bible to plan our restuarants, we discovered that Cyrus had the same food rating – an astronomical 29 – as The French Laundry. We decided that just [...]
Wine Notes: Robert Mondavi Winery
Posted in Travel, Wine Notes on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
While in Napa, one absolutely must visit Robert Mondavi winery. Sure, you may think – as I did – that you already know what Mondavi wines taste like and you’re in Napa to experience something new. But you still have to go to Mondavi, first and foremost, to pay your respects. Mondavi was a wine [...]
Wine Notes: Cakebread Chardonnay
Posted in Wine Notes on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
California wines have come a long way. There was the time when Napa and Sonoma were just sleepy farming communities. Then there was the Judgment of Paris. The butter bombs of the ’80s and ’90s. The anti-oak backlash. Sideways. And today, I’d like to think that we’ve come to a place where we can respect [...]
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