The door opened and my husband walked in. “Hello… How was your day?” He looked down at the sauce pan I was stirring. “Is that a cube of butter? Oh my god what are we having for dinner?” “It is … Continue reading →
A warm summer evening in perched village in Southern France; that is the memory that always comes to mind when I drink a glass of Rosé. To many, a pink wine means a sweet blush wine such as White Zinfandel. … Continue reading →
Sicily has been on my list of places to visit for a long while. I read the memoir “On Persphone’s Island” by Mary Taylor Simeti and I was hooked. Later someone on the SlowTalk message board mentioned a cooking school … Continue reading →
I’m just back from a quick trip to see the spring desert wildflowers in Arizona. Andrew has posted his wrapup for the obscure red varieties. What a turnout! We even had our first PodCast. Lots of interesting varieties to try. … Continue reading →
The theme for this month’s WBW tasting is Wine Rummage. I don’t think I’d call it a rummage but more like a great opportunity for exploring the exotic world of red grapes. What a fun idea! The challenge was to … Continue reading →
I almost didn’t think I’d make this month’s tasting. Sunday I was attacked with some pretty bad malware/spyware. I’ve worked on it for the past four evenings and I think I’ve finally got my computer cleaned up. I’ll post later … Continue reading →
Wow! Is this already the 5th WBW? Okay, I have to admit that I wasn’t crazy about the selection of wacky-named wines for Wine Blogging Wednesday 5. Too often cute named wines are some strange blend that not are … … Continue reading →
Riesling, one of my favorites. It is such a great wine to pair with food especially seafood. Riesling grows well here in the Northwest but for a long time it has not been well done. It was often an over … Continue reading →
I was worried that I would not be able to participate in this month’s WBW. I am currently in Leiden Netherlands for work. I am visiting our European office. This is my fourth trip to the Netherlands for work. I … Continue reading →
My wine this month is a Rioja, Langaza 2001 by Telmo Rodriguez. To select the wine, I made a trip to my favorite wine store in Seattle, Pike and Western Wines, and asked for a recommendation. I have to admit … Continue reading →