I was headed home Friday after another week of too many hours, and not enough rest. I decided to pick up a pizza on the way home because we’d opened a 2006 Rosenblum Cellars Richard Sauret Zinfandel (88pts) the night before. I decided to get a pizza topped with grilled chicken, sausage, linguica, roma tomatoes, red…
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Blind tasting and strip poker, Oh my!
After our most recent wine tasting club meeting I began to wonder why it is that the least expensive wine frequently wins. At our wine tasting club, we do blind-tasting. The bottles are covered up to conceal the identity of the producer. We typically pour an ounce or two, and score the wine on a…
Do you know the way to Viognier?
We recently went to dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant. We decided to take a bottle of 2008 Yalumba Viognier –Eden Valley South Australia ($14/bottle; 14.5% A.B.V). It’s a wine I purchased from my favorite wine store, K&L Wine Merchants six months ago. It paired wonderfully with the Thai dishes we selected, Crab fried-rice, Pad…
Everything’s coming up Rosés – for me.
Why I love Rosés – Rosé is the perfect summer wine.They have the chillability of white wine, and the bright fruit flavors of red wine, while being easily paired with a variety of cuisines.