Lasting as long as the closing volume to Peter Jackson’s vision of The Lord of the Rings, our wine group battled through fourteen different wines, four different cheeses, some amazing appetizers (including smoked salmon) and a dinner of beef tenderloin, Varenyky, grilled veggies and broccoli salad. It was epic. For only our second formal...
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Being so blessed with so many sparkling wine samples and events attended this year, our still wine consumption is way down from normal. While my wife laments the lack of Pinot Noir samples and purchases, we still do get to enjoy some great red wines here and there. White wines were never a big...
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About a week ago, I was fortunate enough to have been invited to dinner with the wine maker in charge of Big House, Georgetta Dane. Georgetta has an interesting story, one which embodies the American dream of making for...
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In my earliest days of wine education, I had a sensei who worked at a shop that did free wine tastings every Saturday. They were always packed and often times, filled with folks who were obviously there to just drink some free stuff with no intention of making a purchase. There were a handful...
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2009 has finally gone. To finish off the year, we had a quite evening at home with a couple of friends, some delicious wines and awesome food. We started with appetizers of shrimp cocktail; smoked salmon salad; and the most decadent brie I’ve ever had (sorry, I forget the name, but the texture was...
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