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Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday. It’s all about fellowship, food, family and friends. It has nothing to do with religion or gifts. I like the idea that all across America, people are sitting down and pretty much having the same thing for dinner. Even those less fortunate are often able to have turkey for dinner. …
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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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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. …
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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Wine 101 is an occasional series of blog posts that will introduce novice wine drinkers to the wine culture. One of the goals of this website is to introduce more people to wine. In particular, I want to introduce more people-of-color to to the wine world. Wine 101 will discuss topics from how to open a …
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 …
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 …
For dinner, we had penne pasta with homemade basil pesto, topped with local salmon brought from Half Moon Bay CA, and fresh Roma tomatos from our garden. The salmon was cooked in light olive oil, salt, pepper, and butter. I thought the garlic pesto would overpower the wine, but this dish was a fantastic compliment …
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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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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