Dining - March 28, 2007
Spring means white wines
Spring is starting to come back around and that means often I will change in my usual order for a Malbec, Pinot Noir, Cab or Shiraz for something a little more crisp and light, often a Pinot Grigio or something along those lines.
Tags: white wine, chardonnay, pinot grigio, gris, sauvignon blanc

Dining - Dec. 6, 2008
What's in a name? That which we call Morillon by any other name would smell like Chardonnay!
Cencibel, Ulle de Llebre, Aragonez, Valepenas, Tinto de Toro, Tinto Pais and Tinto Roriz. What do all of these things have in common? Well they are all names for the same grape and with the exception of three of them, these are names for the same grape in the same country. And by no means are th...
Tags: Chardonnay, merlot, grapes wine, sommelier, Cabernet

Dining - Dec. 6, 2008
The wines of Autumn
My youngest son just entered kindergarten and in the first week he had show and tell. The theme of show and tell that week was "Signs of fall". My first inclination, although I am not a crafty type of mom at all, was to go out and finds some leaves that were starting to turn. Press them...
Tags: wine. grapes, Autum, chardonnay, cabernet. Merlot, Barolo