Fine Wines (Re)Visited

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

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 [...]

Pinot Noir and Lamb
FIRST SHOWJoe and Christina s first show: Our very first menu consists of roasted lamb, rosemary potatoes and baked asparagus. The meal is paired with a French Burgundy, Chassagne-Montrachet 2002 produced by Chateau de la Maltroye. We discussed basic wine tasting techniques, pairing foods with wine and food preparation. We [...]

OWS#11: A Divine Affair
This interview is with Andrew Wood, producer of Divine: Food & Wine, a very good, independent magazine.

Best Wine Blog Posts for March 2nd through March 29th
I read a lot of wine blogs each day and tag the best posts in Google Reader that appear on my blog sidebar. But most readers use blog aggregators to read Winecast so I will be publishing these links most every day. The first post is rather long as it covers nearly the entire month [...]

Old World Riesling for WBW 45
In the long and storied history of Wine Blogging Wednesday, several bloggers have hosted the monthly virtual tasting twice. But only one, founder Lenn Thompson of LENNDEVOURS, has hosted three times. As of today, you can add my name to the WBW three-peat list as I again take up the reins and choose the theme.The [...]

OWS#1: Mountadam Label&Fortified Tasting
OWS#1 includes a label review of Moutadam Winery and we talk about a fortified tasting night Mick attended recently.

Events This Weekend
Sorry for the lack of audio in the past fortnight. Mick’s still traversing the South Australian countryside and I’ve got a thesis due this Friday. Next week I’ll be on the job and try to line up a number of shows. So stay subscribed to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ozwineshow).I was hoping to make the Nebbiolo tasting [...]

A Kracher of a Saturday Morning
by Tessa Brown, new Oz Wine Show contributing author.Elevating myself before nine in the morning on a weekend day is, at best, challenging. Performing same on four hours sleep, when Friday night ended at three am after the following: 1997 Billecart Salmon Elisabeth Ros , 1983 Roederer Blanc de Blancs, 2000 Pierre Usseglio Ch teauneuf du [...]

Lake s Folly 2006 Vintage
Emails just went out inviting orders for the 2006 vintage of Lake’s Folly to be made. Langton’s wine auction site give the 2006 Hunter Valley vintage a 10/10 for Cabernets so get in quick on this Lake’s Folly release. I picked up a mixed case and a magnum to boot.Order form is here.

Myth- A Magical Moment in San Francisco
Marc Vogel visits "Myth," one of San Francisco’s best restaurants located in the old Barbary Coast/ Jackson Square Area.

Sailing to Santorini: Supper at Selene
Leaving Sicily, Chef Marc Vogel joins Stephen Mathew’s aboard "Yellowdrama" where they sail the azure Aegean and make landfall on the spectacular volcanic island of Santorini, Greece. Here Chef Marc, with friends Ari and Stephen, pay a visit to one of Greece’s best restaurants, Selene.

Perfect Thanksgiving Desserts
Quick and easy desserts that complement your Thanksgiving dinner….

Chef Marc?s Inaugural Podcast
Chef Marc’s podcast will involve every aspect of food and travel– its senses and shared experiences. Marc will share his adventures and explorations of the food, the culture and the history of the places he visits.

Michael White
Michael White has taken over the reigns as Executive Chef for two of New York’s top Italian Restaurants L’Impero and Alto. He also is Chef -Partner at Due Terre in Bernardsville New …

Claudia Roden
Claudia Roden is a food writer who travels widely to research her award-winning cookbooks. Born and brought up in Cairo, Ms. Roden has been compiling recipes and investigating their context from a very young age. Her latest book, Arabesque, revisits …

Sanibel Sea School and Q Tonic
Dr. James Bruce Neill is a marine biologist who is currently the Executive Director of the Sanibel Sea School. Neill dedicates his time to promote marine conservation through experiential education. He is here to discuss this new school he opened last …

Frank Evans – North American Truffles
Frank Evans lives in Portland Oregon. He received a BSEE from the University of California at Berkeley. He is now retired after forty years of engineering in fields including instrumentation for human vision and oceanographic research, as well as …

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Raymond Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
2003 Raymond Reserve Sauvignon Blanc – The Vine Times Rating – 4 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Excellent) A crisp and clean Sauvignon Blanc with a floral and orange blossom bouquet. Citrus, pear ,herbal flavors and good acidity make it a great wine with shellfish and other seafood dishes.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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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 – Alamos Malbec
2003 Almos Malbec – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored full bodied and bold Malbec with dominant black cherry, blackberry, cocoa, smoky oak and slight spice characteristics.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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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 [...]

Lemon and Herb Roasted Chicken with Zinfandel
This Week: Christina prepared a delicious Lemon and Herb Roasted Chicken along with green beans, red peppers and almonds. Joe paired a Rancho Zabaco 2001 Zinfandel ( Sonoma Heritage Vines) with the meal. Joe reveals one of his tricks to pairing wines. Saturday Nights are for Wine, Food and Fun.Click [...]

Lobster and Sauvignon Blanc
This Week: Joe and Christina pair Kim Crawford 2004 Sauvignon Blanc with a classic New England lobster boil. They kick it up a notch by adding Pouilly Fume and Sancerre into the tasting mix.Click Podcast link for show # 3Show #3 RecipeShow #3 Wines

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – St. Supery Oak Free Chardonnay
2004 St. Supery Oak Free Chardonnay – The Vine Times Rating – 5 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Editor Choice Vine Award) A refreshing, crisp and perfectly balanced Chardonnay with plenty of green apple, pear and citrus flavors. It’s medium body and smooth texture make this oak-free Chardonnay a perfect match with seafood dishes or any summertime dish.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Alamos Malbec
2003 Almos Malbec – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored full bodied and bold Malbec with dominant black cherry, blackberry, cocoa, smoky oak and slight spice characteristics.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick- Raymond Estates Merlot
2002 Raymond Estates Merlot – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) An enjoyable medium-bodied merlot with black berry, cherry and a touch of spice in the nose and palate. For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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