Wine
NorcalWingman has a revelation on how to season a Christmas Prime Rib. Some tips and anecdotes on holiday cooking and how to deal with extended family.
Continue reading about Not Bad – Christmas Redux – Prime Rib
It’s a nice chilly evening up at the condo we are lucky enough to have access to through “the wife’s” family and we’ve just finished off a great bottle of Michel-Schlumberger “Coteaux Sauvages” and we still need more vino… So it is on to the Seven non-vintage Red wine of Spain. This box of wine [...]
A nice little Napa Valley Chard. Easy on the oak, nice and spicy. Kinda reminds me of a baked apple, not sweet or cloying but great fruit and nutmeg spice. Check it out
Two and a half years ago I made my first batch, it was worth a third place. Although the results were clearly rigged (I have no real proof, but have a hunch) I probably had the best standard chili. The second place chili was more of a spicy seafood chowder and the first place chili [...]
Obviously the big V-Day is a very important day in the annual cycle of days, and is especially crucial to maintaining happiness around the home. All this aside, it’s another good day and excuse to open a really good bottle of wine and cook some decent grub to boot! Now I know that it may [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad, no wait, About par for a Valentines Day!
First off, an apology for not being here with you these last few months, however, every now and then a hiatus it in order. Regardless of the reasons I’m here now with a new sample provided to me by the Austrian wine contingent. A new wine for me to be sure, but not a new [...]
Continue reading about Long time no see.. 2009 Neumeister – Grauburgunder
When I started my wine blogging adventure I put this post together for Jon Troutman over at http://corkd.com and was very exited to have my work shared with a much wider audience than my wife and a few friends that actually read my blog posts at http://norcalwingman.com. I heard the news today that Cork’d is [...]
Yes it’s Thursday, and in all rights I should be typing up a sweet recipe for you to enjoy on another “Not Bad for a Thursday Night Dinner!” Well, perhaps I’ll add a cooking tip at the bottom of this post… Anyhow, Tonight we had some super delish, filet mignon steaks, so I wanted to [...]
Continue reading about The first of many – Head to Head Aerator Challenge
This past Friday I was attending a little post-harvest celebration with “the wife” where I had the opportunity to meet the guy who does grape sourcing for her company, I’m assuming for many of the brands. Anyhow, he was chatting with the general manager and winemaker from “the wife’s” winery and was telling us about [...]
Up until this evening I had always wondered why grapefruit were called “Grape” fruit. It never really made sense, but clearly the folks down in New Zealand, responsible for the creation of this 2009 Silver Birch, Sauvignon Blanc felt the need to express themselves with grapefruit. 2009, Silver Birch, Sauvignon Blanc — Octavin Home Bar [...]
