Thanks for the feedback on the Thanksgiving video. I’ll keep my day job for now. This is a follow-up article to focus on the wines I’ve mentioned in the video. Some are very reasonable and easy to find like the Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay ($21 @ Costco!) or Le Cigar Volant. Others, like the DuMOL …
Category Archives: Red Wines
Thanksgiving 2008
It has been a difficult year…for almost everyone, but there is a lot to be thankful for, especially with the results of the last election. I never believed there would be an African-American, or person of color, in the White House. I wonder, what kind of wine President-elect Obama would enjoy? I’m ready for Thanksgiving; …
When it’s cool outside
When the weather turns to this wintery, below 60 degrees, there are a few specific wines that I think about! Along with that, a few season specific foods that come to mind. In my kitchen, this is the time to indulge in hearty foods, hearty vegetables, carrots, turnips, squash/ pumpkins and of course MUSHROOMS!!!!!!! Pastas, especially stuffed …
“we try the bad wines, so you don’t have to”
I knew I would would not like it. I actually knew I would hate it, but I bought it anyway. Why did I but this bottle of wine? I bought this bottle to give it a second chance. I bought this bottle to blog my displeasure. I bought this bottle to give my myself something to complain about. Something …
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a quick note…
I had a dinner meeting with the folks involved with this website, Mack, Anani, and Michaelangelo. We discussed multiple issues in regard to the direction of the site…but more on that later. A reader, Jonathan Branch, sent me a bottle of his Branch Cellars, Animae, 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was well received by the fellas. …
Don’t Believe the Hype…1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
I have been very diasppointed with the 1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon’s (CS). I invested a lot of time, money, and space (in my cellar) for the ’97 Napa Cabs. I started opening these wines last year and the hits have been few, and far between. My disappointment is amplified by the fact that the …
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Anthem
Food and wine paring. What about food and music paring? I’m serious. When I have a glass of wine, often think of what food would compliment the wine. When I listen to music, I occasionally think of what wine would compliment the music. I am a jazz fan. Straight ahead jazz. Recently I’ve been listening …
Harvest For The World
On Sunday morning, September 30th, I had the fortune of participating in the annual Grace Family Vineyards Harvest in Napa Valley. I was invited by Mack and his wife. We left San Francisco at 6am, started harvesting around 8am and finished by noon. There were approximately 150 invited guests from around the world. As …
I Must Say It Was A Good Year (2004 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon)
It’s Fall, my favorite time of the year. The weather is fantastic, football is back, and the new Cabs are being released. Over the past 6 weeks I tried about twenty 2004 Napa Cabs. Yesterday alone I tasted 12 Cabs. I went to a Saturday tasting at one on the local wine shops, The Wine …
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A good weekend, made spectacular by a difficult Monday
Damn…it was a long day, not difficult but long. 12 hours long. It would have been nice to sit in front of the big screen tonight and watch Monday Night Football, but I have a family so I did the next best thing. I opened a big Zinfandel. Rosenblum 2005 Rockpile Road Vineyard Zinfandel. As …
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