Perfect Thanksgiving Side Dishes, Pt. 1
Cooking the consummate chicken stock and making marvelous mashed potatoes…
The Big Pig- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Restaurant Review: Belo Horizonte, Brazi, Porc o.Brazillian "Barbeque"– A Unique and Exciting experience.
Craig Minowa of the Organic Consumers Association
Craig Minowa has been an actively working as a researcher and writer for environmental nonprofits for over a decade. He is an Environmental Scientist with the Organic Consumers Association. He is here to talk to The Guys about the problems with the …
James&Kay Salter
James Salter, one of America’s greatest authors (including the novel A Sport and A Pastime and the collection Dusk and Other Stories) along with his wife Kay Salter (journalist and playwright who has written for The New York Times and Food&…
Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, and trained as a Chinese chef at China’s leading cooking school, the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, where she lived from 1994 to 1996. Her first book, Land …
The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Francis Coppola Syrah-Shiraz
2003 Francis Coppola Diamond Series Syrah-Shiraz - The Vine Times Rating - 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored wine with plenty of black cherry, raspberry, black currant, cocoa, pepper and slight spice characteristic.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick - Chalone Vineyard Pinot Noir
2003 Chalone Vineyard Pinot Noir - The Vine Times Rating - 4 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Excellent) This 2003 Pinot Noir has a wonderful bouquet of red berry fruit, bright cherry, strawberry and plum with a slight touch of toasted oak. Ripe red berry fruit flavors last throughout it’s lingering soft finish. For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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RAIN CHECK!!! Doctor?s Orders?
Due to Joe catching a nasty cold, we will not have our usual Saturday night dinner. Poor guy can’t taste a thing! Not to worry, Christina has the nurse uniform on….
French Pork Chops and Bordeaux (Right Bank)
This Week: Joe and Christina indulge in a vintage 1990 Chateau Trimoulet, St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe. Christina prepares hearty French Country Pork Chops. This is the second part of a four part Bordeaux series. Join them for dinner as they explore the right bank.Click Podcast link for Show […]
WBW 33 Is Another Regional Tasting!
The next round of Wine Blogging Wednesday is hosted by Marcus of Doktor Weingolb who has chosen a regional theme of value wines from France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region. I’m really glad to see this as the past couple events took me into more wine stores than I would have likedJoin us on May 16 […]
Reconsidering Wine Ratings
With all this attention to ethics and disclosure over the past few days, I have also been thinking about wine ratings. No, not writing descriptions about wines and if I like them or think they are good values, but the numerical score.Quite by chance, I received an email today that included a link to a […]
WBW Update
Well, it’s been almost three weeks since my last post so I’m playing catch-up here… the summary for Wine Blogging Wednesday 33, the first time I’ve missed participating in over 2 years, was posted some time ago. Also posted was the theme for WBW 34: Washington Cabernet. I’ll be looking for a wine to fill […]
My Wine Background&Tasting Process
My last post started a great discussion about disclosure and transparency, so it is in that spirit I will write a bit about my background as a wine writer.In short, I have no credentials. Although I have a B.A. in communications, I didn’t take any journalism classes. My MBA did nothing for my love of […]
Very Useful Tasting Guide from Vinography
I read (skim mostly) my blogs through an aggregator so I rarely visit blog websites but I did find myself on Vinography this evening and I’m glad I did. Alder has posted a very handy pocket tasting guide that summarizes most all the classic wine aroma terms. Like a lot of wine geeks, I have […]
Down but not out!
Well, that was certainly not the easy Sunday afternoon server migration… apologies for the outage but all is back on the new server now with some performance improvements to be done in the next day or two… normal blogging to resume in the morning. I’m glad that is over, etc.
Why I Blog (and podcast)
I knew it wouldn’t take long for the“why do you blog” meme to come my way and Gabriella from Catavino did just that 4 days ago. So I thought about it for a while and have come up with a few reasons:1) I want to share my passion for wine: This is really […]
My Wine Background&Tasting Process
My last post started a great discussion about disclosure and transparency, so it is in that spirit I will write a bit about my background as a wine writer.In short, I have no credentials. Although I have a B.A. in communications, I didn’t take any journalism classes. My MBA did nothing for my love of […]
New Season
Its been a while but we are planning another show for Halloween. We are excited to get back on the air. Please Email us with any suggestions or comments………………. We’re also planning a trip to Napa and Sonoma in November…Thanks
Cabernet Sauvignon and Stuffed Peppers
This Week: Joe and Christina pair Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Sonoma County with Stuffed Peppers. Share the evening as they enjoy this hearty meal and evaluate the wine.Click Podcast link for show # 4Show # 4 Wine LinkShow # 4 Recipe Link
Steak and Bordeaux (Left Bank)
This Week: Joe has gotten over his cold and is ready for some steak with his favorite wine….Bordeaux. Join Joe and Christina as they pair a Leoville Barton 1999 with a broiled steak and sauteed spinach. This is the first of a 3 part Bordeaux series. Tonight’s show features a left […]
Meatloaf and Bordeaux (Entre-Deux-Mers)
This Week: Christina cooks up one of Americas most popular dishes…meatloaf. In this third part of a Bordeaux series that seems to go on and on our hosts pair a red from Entre-deux-Mers with their meal.Click Podcast link for Show # 10Show #10 Recipe LinkShow #10 Wine […]
Brian Snyder (Raw Milk in PA)
Brian Snyder is Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), a position he has held since 2001. Mr. Snyder hails originally from the state of Indiana where both of his grandfathers had been dairy farmers, and …
New Season
Its been a while but we are planning another show for Halloween. We are excited to get back on the air. Please Email us with any suggestions or comments………………. We’re also planning a trip to Napa and Sonoma in November…Thanks
Lasagna with Chianti Classico Reserva
This Week: Joe and Christina pair a Castello Di Volpaia, Chianti Classico Reserva, 1999 with a cheese and meat lasagna. Italian wines from Tuscany are discussed along with an overal evaluation of the food and wine. Saturday Nights are for Wine, Food and Fun.Click Podcast link for show # 6Show #6 Recipe […]
Back in Action
Thumbs up from the Doctor. Joe and Christina will pair a Bordeaux with a beautiful steak dinner. Leoville Barton 1999.The above map will help those unfamiliar with the Bordeaux region.For further info regarding Bordeaux click here… Bordeaux Link
Meatloaf and Bordeaux (Entre-Deux-Mers)
This Week: Christina cooks up one of Americas most popular dishes…meatloaf. In this third part of a Bordeaux series that seems to go on and on our hosts pair a red from Entre-deux-Mers with their meal.Click Podcast link for Show # 10Show #10 Recipe LinkShow #10 Wine […]
Justin Hartung (Restaurants Editor for Citysearch.com)
As the Restaurants Editor for Citysearch.com, Justin Hartung is responsible for covering the entire New York dining scene including new restaurants as well as uncovering seasonal culinary trends. Prior to becoming the restaurants editor, Hartung …