Let’s think some more about those labels…
I posted an article on appellations and here is some more information from Dr. Vino. Are AOC’s significant after all? Or are they becoming too commonplace to have any value?
I posted an article on appellations and here is some more information from Dr. Vino. Are AOC’s significant after all? Or are they becoming too commonplace to have any value?
It’s the classic tug-of-war. The locals want to keep it small, like it’s been for years. The newcomers, coming from the city, have found wide open spaces and affordable real estate prices. A place they can escape to and build their dream home on a lake. Yvonne Barnette, a resident of Lake County for the…
There is a time and place for everything. I recently returned from a week’s stay at a challenging “boot-campâ€? where I hiked, swam, and worked out non-stop, surviving on only 1200 calories a day (no coffee or wine) and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. But it’s certainly not for whusses, gourmands, or…
In the 1970s, fondue parties were the rage. You’d invite people over to dip bread or ham chunks into bubbling hot cheddar cheese. Or you’d put chicken, shrimp or steak on a fork and place it in boiling oil. Dessert was fruit dipped into melted chocolate. It was fun then and it’s even more fun…
I had never paused to think about this. But nuclear activity, even far far away, leaves a radioactive imprint in the grapes (and, I am guessing, in every fruit and vegetable as well).
Naturally, if your wine has won an award, you just want to flaunt, flaunt, and flaunt some more. Can it go too far? Buyer beware.
An exclusive bottle of a vintage wine from the wine region of Bordeaux, Chateau Margaux 1787 was insured at an eye popping amount of $225,000 in 1989 when one of these wine bottles was accidentally broken in the Four Season Hotel by a waiter. At that time, this vintage liquor was part of the collection…