Archive for February, 2011

Feb 22 2011

Mad For Merlot, Yet Again

Published by under Food,Italian/Pasta,Merlot,Red Wine

As February coasts to a quiet close, it seems as though all who are writing for this site are enamored with Merlot.   Earlier this week, a Reserve Merlot was featured from the Virginia wine country in the United States as the monthly featured wine for the Mid-Atlantic Vine and two weeks prior, in Denver, a […]

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Feb 15 2011

Spicy Nature of Field Blends

Once upon a time in Napa Valley, “field blend” red wines graced many a table.   Popular as they were, whims drove vineyards to change vine composition such that today to find a true single vineyard “field blend” in Napa Valley is a rarity. What is a Field Blend Red Wine? To be a “field blend”, […]

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Feb 09 2011

Setting the Bar, With Hayne Vineyard Petite Sirah

With a title such as that, any reader, let alone a Petite Sirah aficionado, would want any introductory banter about the present weather in Napa Valley, the blooming mustard, the cloudless sunny days sparking the hope for a good vintage year ahead or any other whimsical observations to quickly wrap and move on to the […]

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Feb 03 2011

Show Some Love & Drink the Pink

Published by under Bacon,Chicken,Food,Risotto/Rice,Rosé

Who says that you cannot enjoy Rosé in the winter?   I personally enjoy them when the weather warms and the sun shines abundantly.   Yet on a February evening when the fire place houses a toasty fire and candlelight glows, Rosé takes on a warm hue and its aromas and flavors open up. Rosé wines vary […]

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