Monthly Archives: April 2008
In Praise of Zinfandel
In the 1970's Sutter Home Winery started producing and selling White Zinfandel wine. They were crappy wines that obviously had a great press agent. Despite the huge amount of it sold, it was actually created due to an accident occurring ...
Robert Parker – Someone’s Opinion
I don't usually link to someone else's blog post without much comment, but I thought this one about Robert Parker over at MustLoveWine was well worth it. A short excerpt: So why do I say Bob rocks? Say what you will about ...
Culinary Adventures
I am blessed to work at a place that employs people from many diverse cultures. When Chinese New Year came around I was invited to lunch to celebrate. There was some teasing that went on about the food and whether ...
The Miracle of Braising, or How to Never Waste Wine Again
Braising is a cooking method that sounds difficult, but is actually easy as pie. Actually, as anyone who has ever made a pie from scratch, it is much easier. The basic technique is to sear a piece of meat and ...
The Family That Drinks Together…
Eric Asimov recently had a very thought provoking article on his NYT's blog entitled "Should Wine Be a Family Affair?" where he discussed allowing children to have a little wine with food at the family table. For generations of parents and ...