I'm a great fan of the industry magazine, Wine Enthusiast, however I don't often have the opportunity to read an issue when it first arrives in the post. So on a recent trip, I thumbed through my stack and picked up a couple back issues to take along. I enjoyed the December 2018 write up
The nice folks at Virtuoso Wine & Spirits are one of our three distributors that we work closely with on a weekly basis. Just this week, Xavier brought by a few wines for us to try. I think this is one of the most informative parts of our week - trying wines we would
If you’ve been reading my posts for these last few months, you may have gleamed that my husband and I do not come from a food service background. We come from a background with an even greater emphasis on safety, sterilization, and sanitation - dentistry! Even with all of the strict rules to follow
It was a cold and rainy day, so business was slow. I worked the shop by myself, and the first two hours after opening, I did bookkeeping, with no customers stopping in. But then one of our wine distributor reps stopped in with a delivery for me, and we discussed my ideas for wine
Learn a little about Bordeaux: The municipality, or commune, of Bordeaux proper is in Southwestern France. With a population of approximately 250,000, together with its suburbs and satellite towns, this area is the centre of the Bordeaux Metropole. With 1,195,335 in the metropolitan area, it is the sixth largest in France - after Paris, Marseille,
Tonight, we have venison steaks, cooked on the gas top with red wine and dried cherries. I’ve stuffed a bag of pureed cauliflower in the microwave and topped it with butter, a touch of sour cream, salt and pepper. And, poured a couple of glasses of Stone House Vintners 2011 Special Reserve Merlot from
A few years back, I read a book called One Word and it basically talked about the idea of a resolution not being something that the average person can commit to for a full year. It suggested the idea of choosing a single word that would be the underlying theme for the full year,
The ZD 2017 Rosa Lee Pinot Noir Rosé, Carneros sold out in May, and I was lucky enough to be at the vineyard in April and picked up a case. This is a lovely, fresh Rosé made from 100% California Pinot Noir! Here's the story: the winemaker's grandmother, Rosa Lee, selects a wine each
Cabernet Sauvignon is a grape that's tough to grow in Texas. We just don't get cool enough at night to allow the grapes to thrive. But people love Cabs these days. So my solution was to do as the French, and work towards a Bordeaux blend. In Bordeaux, its generally believed that a single
