Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
Since being exposed to Finger Lakes wines nearly 10 years ago, I have been a staunch supporter of the products coming out of that region. I am a devoted fan of high minerality, dry Rieslings from the Mosel region and to me, Finger Lakes dry Rieslings rank up there with those fabulous German wines. While […]
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Bright yellow and cloudy in the glass, this wine rocks. I could sit here and describe the 2012 Dirty & Rowdy Semillon in so many different ways: funky and fleshy, bold and intense, well-structure with great acidity, herbaceous and a little spicy, pink grapefruit and nutty? Yes, it’s all that and more. Hardy Wallace, winemaker […]
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The medium-bodied Rosé is crafted from hand-harvested grapes. It’s salmon in color and just pretty to look at. What’s in the bottle isn’t too shabby either. This French Rosé has an intense floral nose with a bit of strawberry. It has incredible peaches and juicy, ripe cantaloupe flavors with bright acidity and a long pleasantly […]
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This wine from Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir pioneer, Gary Farrell Vineyards, has further opened my mind to California Chardonnay. While I enjoy unoaked Cali Chardonnays, this outstanding wine’s great level of acidity balances the oak it sees from seven months in 40% new French oak making it enjoyable for folks who aren’t […]
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I’m not sure why, but seeing overripe bananas and having to toss them hurts me. I’m also not sure why, but spending $10 on ingredients required to make banana bread to save $0.50 worth of bananas doesn’t bother me at all. This banana bread is gilded with chocolate and butterscotch chips that give the plain […]
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This dessert wine is made from a small section of Ingle Vineyard’s younger vines (15 years old) and the grapes are harvested when frozen then hand-sorted. In the glass, it’s strikingly golden with juicy tropical fruit, honey and jammy fig aromas. This is a rich and intense wine that’s not overly sweet and offers ripe […]
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My tasting panel (ten warehouse workers at my office) really liked these chewy yet crispy cookies and the extra chocolate from the addition of chunks with the chips. This recipe yields 32 cookies which can be a lot of you’re only craving a quick dozen. The cookie dough can easily be divided and wrapped tightly […]
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This is prime tomato season. Some of us either buy quantities of or have an abundance of the fruit to harvest and a few key tips on how to properly handle and store our bounty is valuable. Handling: Tomatoes, especially the coveted heirlooms, are fragile – treat them with care from the time you pick […]
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Old York Cellars is one of New Jersey’s oldest vineyards and last week, old vines met new technology in a virtual wine tasting. I’ve detailed the concept of virtual wine tasting in previous posts but for those of you who are new to virtual wine tastings, this is what the concept entails: Buy a bottle […]
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