Monthly Archives: October 2010
Chateauneuf du Crap – Mouton Merde
October 29, 2010 Posted in Funny | Leave a comment //Shellfish Paella with Fregola Paired with La Cala Sella and Mosca Vermentino di Sargegna 2008
October 28, 2010This recipe was a nightmare! Don’t get me wrong, the taste was near perfection and I would challenge any chef to rival it. But as far as cost and preparation time goes? Nightmare! Any recipe with 21 ingredients is a … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | Tagged buy Sella and Mosca wine, Italy, La Cala, Seafood Paella, Sella and Mosca, Sicily, Vermentino | Leave a comment //Corton-Charlemagne
October 27, 2010According to local legend, the great French white Burgundy, Corton-Charlemagne, owes its existence, not to the emperor Charlemagne, but to his wife. The red wines of Corton stained his white beard so messily that she persuaded him to plant vines … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged Burgundy, Corton Charlemagne, France | Leave a comment //Llopart Brut Rose Cava–Not Your Average Cava!
October 25, 2010Grapes 60% Monastrell, 20% Garnacha and 20% Pinot Noir Facts Have you ever tried a good Cava? I’ll answer for you: No, you have probably never tasted a decent Cava. Most of the Cava that is readily available from most … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Cava, Jorge Ordonez, Llopart, Penedes, Pinot Noir, Spain | Leave a comment //The Wine Brick
October 25, 2010During prohibition, a product called the ‘Grape Brick’ was sold to thousands of wine-starved households across America by wineries looking to recoup their loses. Attached to the ‘brick’ of dried and pressed winegrape concentrate was a packet of yeast, and … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged Prohibition, Wine Brick | Leave a comment //Getting to Know Me – A Soiree Wine Aerator Giveaway
October 23, 2010I’d like everyone to welcome a new sponsor! Soirée is a perfect accessory for any wine bottle and is a proud new sponsor of this website! It fits securely into any wine bottle allowing you to pour, without dripping directly … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaway | 1 Comment //Grilled Steak Tacos With Avocado Salsa Paired With Grilos Portuguese Red Blend 2008
October 21, 2010I was in a taco mood yesterday! We all get taco cravings, and if you don’t you’re either a liar or we’ll just simply never be friends. These particular Grilled Steak Taco’s with Avocado Salsa use flank steak (otherwise known … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | 1 Comment //The Wine Bottle Plant Nanny
October 20, 2010Ok, so the name is bloody awful, but I have to admit I actually quite like the gimmick! Recycling wine bottles always seems to draw the line at sticking a candle in that awful bottle of straw-basket Chianti, and pretending … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a comment //Gruner Veltliner–Quite the Mouthful!
October 19, 2010Grüner Veltliner [groo-nur felt-leen-er] Meaning Literally translated it means "green grape". Grüner Veltliner is thought to be a cross between Grüner Muskateller and Traminer grape vines according to DNA analysis. The Grüner Veltliner grape is also known as, GrüVe, Green … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Riesling | 1 Comment //5 Patron Saints of Wine
October 15, 2010St. Trifon Zarezan, or St. Trifon the Pruner (pictured left) Saint Trifon was the Bulgarian patron saint of vine growers and winemakers. All was going so well for this guy until (according to legend) he laughed at a vision of … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged Patron Saint of wine | 1 Comment //The First Wine Critic
October 15, 2010 Posted in Funny | 1 Comment //The Great Twitter Wine Exchange–Part 1 of 2: Caparone Sangiovese
October 15, 2010I’m going to say we are the first to ever do this through Twitter! One of the people I have been randomly talking to through Twitter is Kevin Widmer, who goes by the obscure Twitter name of @billybuttock. The rules … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged buy Caparone wine, Caparone, Facebook, Sangiovese, Social Media, Twitter, Wine Exchange | 2 Comments //← Older posts
