another wine blog

As promised here is the recipe for making sliders at home. A slider is a tiny hamburger in the style created by White Castle, the original American hamburger chain. These gastronomical delights are affectionately known as “Murder Burgers,” “Belly Bombs,” “Whiteys,” and of course “Sliders.”

First off, I would like to apologize for my site being down yesterday. I somehow, despite having worked in the field of Web development for almost as long as their has been a Web, managed to pick one of the worst hosting companies on the planet. To paraphrase one of my favorite movies, they aren’t [...]

I previously posted about Enobytes a couple of times. In fact, as recently as last night. It is an excellent wine blog that I highly recommend bookmarking.
The first time that I blogged about them, since that is what the incestuous blog world does, it was to show the great interactive map of the Willamette [...]

A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to a contest to determine the best wine blogs at a site called Fermentation. My initial reaction was, “Cool!” Second reaction was, “Whoa, that is kind of an ugly site to be giving out awards!” My third reaction was, “Hey, I want one!” After I [...]

On the suggestion of a co-worker I tried the 2004 Perrin Reserve Cotes du Rhone Rouge. This stuff is incredible! It is a blend 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre that will match up with everything from lamb to red sauce.
It is fairly dry, with lots of fruit, mostly cherries, and a hint of smoke. [...]

In his immortal song “Anthem” Leonard Cohen says:
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.
I have loved that lyric from the first time that I heard it. It holds true for so many things. A crooked smile or some other “flaw” are often what elevate a pretty woman to a beautiful [...]

The 2003 Revana Cabernet Sauvignon is exactly what should come to mind when one thinks of a Napa Valley Cabernet. It is big and bold, loaded with fruit and silky smooth tannins, and has a finish that goes on longer than the ending of an 80’s prog rock anthem.
We drank this outside at twilight and [...]

There is a running argument in my house about what should be served for Easter dinner. My wife thinks it should be ham, and I think it should be lamb. To me, ham is an everyday kind of food and not suitable for special occasions unless you can’t cook or don’t have time to prepare [...]

My adopted hometown has a revolution going on in the food industry. Some of the very best restaurants in Houston have decided that selling wines at reasonable prices is good for business, and are being proven right. Viva La Revolucion!

Lloyd’s of London has insured the nose of winemaker Ilja Gort for $8 million. I’m with him on this one.
“I thought it must be a horror to lose your smell,” Gort said. “It would mean that you cannot taste wine anymore. Tasting wine is something you do with your nose, not your mouth.”
I can [...]

It may seem sometimes that I am a shill for Mayo Family Wineries because I review so many of their wines. For the record, I am not paid by them, I don’t even get free bottles to review. Not that I have a problem with free wine, nor would it influence my review in any [...]

Strange as it seems, the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show is a great place for wine lovers. In addition to the the World BBQ Championship, Livestock Show, and genuine Rodeo that you would expect at an event with such a name, they have some fantastic wine events.
1,969 wines from 606 wineries were represented and judged. [...]

Show a little common sense, will you? Coloring bad beer green doesn’t make it any better and coloring good beer is just criminal. Don’t drink this stuff.
If you want to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day by drinking some beer why not drink some authentic Irish beer instead of American mass-produced swill with food coloring in it? [...]

When we think of great food our imagination can be forgiven for conjuring up images of sizzling, perfectly cooked steaks, or the memory of a sublime creation with exotic ingredients and a stunning sauce from the kitchen of a magical restaurant visited on a past journey. But few of us are able to eat meals [...]

Food and wine pairings are a hot topic these days, and also seem to generate the most interest of any of my posts. I recently read a couple of articles on the subject that I thought I’d share.Here is the first article on the subject, I found it to be very interesting.
Here are some excerpts [...]

I am not a big fan of the traditional Saint Patrick’s day meal of corned beef and cabbage. Boiling is not my idea of how to treat meat, I don’t care for the spice combination typically used for corned beef, and boiled cabbage is not high on my list of vegetable dishes. Other than a [...]

Last night I paired my wine with what was on the television instead of what was on the table. While watching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony I opened a bottle of B.R. Cohn 2006 Silver Label Cabernet Sauvignon. B.R. Cohn Winery, in Sonoma, is owned by the Bruce Cohn, manager of [...]

Sometimes the labels on wine are so beautiful that you hate to just throw them out with the bottle. My wife uses adhesive sheets made for the task to remove the ones she likes and saves them in scrapbooks. Well, at least the ones that her oaf of a husband doesn’t stain with wine when [...]

If you drink wine it is inevitable, you will spill some on yourself, someone else, or something. It will be red wine, too, guaranteed. Especially if you are wearing white, your date is wearing white, or you are sitting on your boss’s new white couch. Now what?

Last night my wife and I went out for dinner at a Japanese restaurant. She remarked that we seemed to have swapped tastes. She was ordering Philadelphia rolls and Texas/Japanese fusion style items that would make a sushi purist cringe, but are actually quite tasty, and I had ordered simple raw fish and rice. This [...]