Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
Hubby and I live in an area of Atlanta that’s frequently called a city of functional alcoholics. I would say I don’t know why the Decatur/Avondale Estates part of town has that nickname, but we do have a lot of great pubs, bars, restaurants, and wine, beer, and liquor shops. One of our favorites is …
Once upon a time, there was a stressed-out allied health professional with curly hair the color of old pennies, but shiny. We’ll skip the debate as to whether it’s blond or red, and we’ll completely ignore the gray that’s popping in – they’re just really light blond, darnit! She had a long four-day week with …
I love these sensual reds from Spain and South America! Jess at JavaMonkey introduced us to a few more this past Thursday at a tasting dedicated entirely to Tempranillo. The wines: 2005 Lorinon Crianza (Rioja, Spain): A blend of 85% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha, 5% Graciano, and 5% Mazuelo“Crianza” means that the wine spends at least …