My laptop crashed. After nearly 24 hours of trying to recover my data due to a “corrupt volume” on my Microsoft Vista OS that just “happened” yesterday morning, I think I’m in a really bad relationship with Bill Gates. I need wine!
Continue readingAnother Wine Byte 16: A Little Bit of Blarney
Many a sommelier student has heard that Haut-Brion was named such by an Irishman named O’Brian or O’Brien, who wanted to make wine but knew that no Frenchman would consider wine made by an Irishman worthy of his palate. So he adopted a French spelling and pronunciation of the name.
Continue readingEven Alton Brown thinks Sandra Lee is creepy!
Cooking Techniques – Make Your Own Fish Stock
It really is about technique, so don’t think of this as a recipe. Almost all ingredients can be removed or replaced it is just a matter of taste. All that is really important is that the shells, bones and heads are quickly sauteed; the wine doesn’t have any off flavors or strong taste, and that the mixture doesn’t boil.
Continue readingSilver Oak and Twomey – Wine Reviews
They say, “Joe, why do you drink?”
A Tale of Two Meals
To be honest, it made me want to go back in the kitchen and cook each course properly so that the chef and the proprietor could taste the difference. I can’t help it, I have a Gordon Ramsey complex. “Have you $@#%ing TASTED it???”
Continue readingEarthquake wreaks havoc on Chile’s Wine Industry
Early estimates put the loss at $975 million due to spillage from barrels and storage tanks damaged in Saturday’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile. Not since Prohibition has this much wine been spilled in one day alone.
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