2001 Château Greysac Oh Man! Where do I begin?! This is one of those wines that will stay fresh in my memory for a long time. We were...
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Recipe from FoodTV.com . This is a great, quick & easy meal to cook in the middle of the week. We use Panko bread cumbs (a staple in our...
2003 Dancing Bull Zinfandel This was a weekday bottle from last week that I picked up for $10. I think we had this with parmesan chick...
2004 Avila Pinot Noir We enjoyed a bottle of 2004 Avila Pinot Noir with our burgers on burger night & it was very nice match. Av...
MMMMmmmmm........ We celebrated burger night a few days ago. It is a rarity that we have burgers because of an aversion that we both have t...
2003 Firesteed Pinot Noir Originally uploaded by djcollinator . My exploration of Pinot Noir has turned into something else. Not s...
2004 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling I got a bottle of 2004 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling with the soul purpose of learning how to make Beur...
2004 El Portillo Malbec I got my first bad bottle of wine. I don't know if it was corked or what, but it wasn't good. At first...
REAL Cuban cuisine If you are ever in Miami or more specifically Little Havana, you must take the time to eat here. We ate lunch the...
This nugget is from Randy: Buy carafe of plonk. Pour out plonk. Pour in good wine. Enjoy drinking good wine from $3 carafe.
Cline Zinfandel 2003 I am not a big Zin drinker. I used to be...well, we both used to be...big time. Not in the way you are thinki...
Michel Picard Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2002 Originally uploaded by djcollinator . This was an impulse buy. I had what I wanted in my h...
Paso Robles Vineyards Originally uploaded by djcollinator . I was bored today because I am trapped inside due to ICE STORM ARMAGEDD...
Castle Rock Pinot Noir 2004 Originally uploaded by djcollinator . I hit up Midtown Liquor again (sorry Joe & Buster!). I got t...
I have been hooked on podcasts, as I mentioned a while back. Recently I found Graperadio & have been addicted ever since. Their slogan ...
2003 Rosemount Estate Diamond Label Shiraz Originally uploaded by djcollinator . One of my favorite grapes is Shiraz & we usual...
2004 Trapiche Pinot Noir Originally uploaded by djcollinator . WOW! This was a screaming deal at $8. I have found that with Pinot ...
Curry Lamb Stew & Cous Cous Originally uploaded by djcollinator . This was my first time cooking Indian. It is something I hav...
2004 Tres Picos Garnacha Originally uploaded by djcollinator . Spain has lots of good value reds, I can't remember but I think ...
Raspberry Chocolate Cake with Rasperry Grenache & Framboise & Sparkling Wine. Originally uploaded by djcollinator . We made...
Sebastiani Pinot Noir 2004 Originally uploaded by djcollinator . nose: woodsy with faint cherries. palate: bright & snappy wi...
Valentines Dinner Originally uploaded by djcollinator . So last night we celebrated Valentines Day. We both have to work on the 14...
My better half, Laura. We are going to tag team See, Sip, Taste, Hear, since we are both in the kitchen together most of the time. She is ...
Well, mark this post as my SSTH debut. Smothered pork chops are a staple in the south. The recipe is great to have around because its super ...
We had a nice 'down home' soul food dinner last night. Total comfort food. It was snowing & very cold, so we needed something ...
Big Fire Pinot Noir 2004 Originally uploaded by djcollinator . Nose: succulent & juicy with ripe red berries & baking spic...
Sorry, but I dont want to pick up a bottle of Pinot Noir & read a Haiku...Or ANY poetry for that matter. Don't get me wrong, I like...
Things to come... Originally uploaded by djcollinator . This is for our Valentines Day dinner this weekend.
This is a good "go to" recipe. We weren't very motivated & the pork chops were still in the freezer, so we whipped up som...
Italian spice packet Originally uploaded by djcollinator . Another goodie from the Fam across the pond. We used this last night fo...
I am going to start a series of posts today called Memorable Meals. Feel free to share your own Memorable Meals with me too. This Memorable...
Being on a Pinot Noir kick right now, I thought this was very interesting & blog worhty. I found this on Flickr! . It was taken by Dey...
I picked up a bottle of 2002 Altos de Nunez Mencia from Joe's today after work. I have been wanting to try a bottle of this wine since...
Nose : lots of ripe blackberry, plum & some cassis, a little bit musty & funky. Palate : rich casis with some earthy notes in the ba...
That is how I keep my wine budget in check. My weekend wines are my "splurges" & I use that term losely. A splurge for us is...
This 2004 Rheinhessen Gewurtztraminer Eiswein was a gift from Zach. He brought Laura a bottle from Germany a couple of weeks ago. It made a...
I picked up a bottle of Louis Latour Marsannay 2003 this weekend & had my first taste of Burgundy. I drank this while cooking last Frid...
Last Friday we had friends & family over to enjoy great food, great drink & great company. Memories were forged, bonds were strengt...
