Monthly Archives: July 2009
Great Whites from North & South America
When it hits 100 degrees, there's nothing better than a quick swim in the ocean. But if you've seen Shark Week or the movie JAWS one too many times you may prefer to keep your feet on the shore. ...
Building a Better Salad
Summer is here, and in this part of Texas, that means temperatures that do the double dutch on either side of 100° F. When it gets that relentlessly hot around here, we turn to eating a lot of salads. Regular ...
Wine Law: The Times They Are ‘A Changing
We've recounted the horrors of the big brown truck, especially when our wine must be shipped to the Gulf Coast in Texas' gawdawful summer heat. Last night we opened a Chateau de Fontaine-Audon Sancerre; completely undrinkable and unusable because it ...
Wine Review: Chalone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
I'm usually not one to buy a Sauvignon Blanc -- not a big fan of the grassy, pipi du chat flavor. So I'm not quite sure from where the 2008 Chalone Vineyard Monterey County Sauvignon Blanc came. Perhaps it ...
Looking Back and Looking Ahead: WBC ’09
When Joe first said he wanted to start a blog about wine and food, I'll have to admit I was a little skeptical. Sure, he is a great cook, and was studying with the International Sommelier Guild. But I remember ...
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