Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
Greetings, fellow oenophiles! I think I might’ve wasted a good worry yesterday. Last night, for JavaMonkey’s Thursday Wine Series, Jess put together a list from wines that I had rated highly in the past year. I was afraid that a lot of people would turn out for the tasting, and they’d all hate the wines, …
I was in Ponte Vedra Beach this past weekend for a “consensus conference” in my area of work. This meant that there were lectures for Continuing Education credit on Friday, but then the schedule on Saturday afternoon had the dreaded words, “Breakout Sessions” and “Discussion Groups.” Yeah, I blew those off and went to the …
Good progress this week on the writing front. I submitted a short story that I’ve gotten favorable critiques on to the Writer’s Digest Annual Contest. Yes, this is in spite of Ed(itor)’s insistence that “writers are paid to write, they don’t pay to write!” But hey, if I didn’t spend any money, I wouldn’t have …
Greetings, fellow oenophiles! If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been the past couple of weeks, the answer is absolutely nowhere interesting. Okay, that’s not technically true. I haven’t traveled, but we did eat at Leon’s Full Service last weekend and Parker’s on Ponce last night, and I promise that reviews will be forthcoming, as will …
I had lunch today with one of my friends and faithful readers, and she mentioned that she can’t wait to hear all about the wine and chocolate festival in Lodi. However, I wanted to be sure to acknowledge a very important person in the classical music world. Today is the three hundred and thirty-first birthday …
So here’s the bottle of wine we opened tonight: 2005 Lange Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir For those who don’t know, Open That Bottle Night is an occasion to open that special bottle of wine you’ve been saving. It happens toward the end of February, and we were technically a day late, but Hubby went …
I started this blog post yesterday with a comment about how the weather was very similar to Napa with a high in the low 50’s and rain showers. Yeah, that changed today at around lunch time when big, heavy snowflakes gradually replaced the rain. Now it looks like it should be January, not March. It’s …
Hubby and I had been talking for the past year about taking a trip out to Lodi, which is a wine-growing region about 85 miles east and slightly north of San Francisco. All of the Lodi wines we’d tasted were big and fruity, our favorite kind. I had suspected that February would be slow, and …
I’d thought about writing a long, drawn-out explanation for why I’ve disappeared over the past two months, but I’d rather focus on the present and future, so I’ll give you a brief overview: Last September: Started businessLast October: Went on vacation to Belgium for family reunionLast November: Put lots of time and energy into marketingLast …
People who live outside the Southeast are often surprised at how cold it can get in the winter. We’ve also been pretty dismayed at this year’s turn of temperatures. My personal indicators of “when it gets cold” — wearing my long wool/cashmere coat, having to bring the potted plants inside at night, putting flannel sheets …