This week’s T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like tasting turned in to a T.G.I. Saturday tasting since we went to the Dark and Delicious Petite Sirah wine event Friday night. As Gomer Pyle would say “SUprise, SUprise – a sparkler from New Mexico! Gruet makes both Vintage, and Non-Vintage sparkling wine, and still wines. It was…
Category: Wine Tasting
Paella fans rejoice…15 Minute Paella!
Couscous replaces rice in this 15-minute version of the Spanish classic.
Decisions, decisions…Open That Bottle Night Anxiety
Last year was the first time we celebrated Open That Bottle Night (“OTBN”). OTBN 2011 is February 26th. If you’re not familiar with OTBN here’s the 411 according to the OTBN website (check it out for OTBN stories, party ideas )… “Every year since 2000, on a special Saturday night in February, friends, couples and…
Lodi Old Vines….
Do Old Vines make a difference, or it just clever marketing?
How To Start A Wine Tasting Club
A year ago today, on the last Friday in January, we held the first meeting our neighborhood wine tasting club, the Pacific Point Wine Tasting Club (“PPWTC”). It’s been a great year, that after a slow start, has exceeded our expectations. We’ve got a great nucleus of members, which is frequently supplemented by our friends and…
BBQ Spaghetti and Zin
Food and wine pairing – BBQ Spaghetti and Zinfandel
Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club Blind Tasting – Chianti
It was our wine club’s first time tasting a wine produced solely outside the US. We tasted a nice variety of Chiantis – three from Chianti Classico, reputed to be the best Chianti, and one each from Rufina, and Chianti (the grapes were sourced from various subzones within the Chianti DOCG). There was also a…
Chocolate Truffle Tart and Sparkling Wine – An Odd Couple?
Pairing Rosa Regale with chocolate dessert called Chocolate Truffle Tart
Sunday Italian Gravy – Wine Pairing Smackdown!
What wine pairs best with the Italian-American Classic – Sunday Gravy? Syrah? Barolo? Chianti?
BYOW
BYOW – Bring Your Own Wine