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Reviews and Tastings
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Chateau Pipeau 1998 Saint Emilion Grand Cru - merlot based - well balance. Cedar, black currant, spices, red berry, long finish. Enjoyable! Natural cork, 12.5% alcohol. The average age of the vines here are 40 years! We had this with filet mignon a
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Off-Topic for Wine-Lovers
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He he he yes the question on the table right now is this one: Question 2(b) - What is the name of the location where the wedding was held, where Jesus first publicly turned water into wine?
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Glassware and Serving
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lol Brom I do have some of those sleeve wine chillers. To me they chill very slowly. They are certainly better than nothing! They do a good job, if you already have a cool bottle of wine, of keeping it cool as you sit out on a back porch and sip wi
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Glassware and Serving
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That sounds like a lovely idea, Brom! I do love my decanter but it's also fairly heavy, and I worry about my guests knocking over half the table when they are trying to move it around since they're unfamiliar with the shape. So I suppose having a de
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Reviews and Tastings
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Enoying Ergo Rioja, 2006, Spain, Tempranillo grape, goes wonderfully with palak paneer. The vintage is practically invisible on the label. I literally had to go online to figure out where the vintage is. Maybe it's my eyes in this not-so-bright roo
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Travel Photos
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Thanks Lisa. I am very happy at the way the pictures turned out. I have dozens more to add. Coming Soon.
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Food Pairings and Recipes
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Yes you can make some really cool cocktails (sangria-like) with cranberry wine as a base, and the color is very festive
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Wine Chit Chat
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Well, to look at it from another point of view, I'm pretty sure this has to do with COPA regulations, which try to shield minors from things they should not be able to see - US Supreme Court and COPA Laws "COPA defined the posting of material
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Reviews and Tastings
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I needed a Long Island cork for a wine cork trivet project, so opened my Osprey's Dominion 2000 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Juicy, berry, full flavor. Smooth, light tobacco flavor, hints of chocolate. It has a natural cork of course 13% alcohol. I
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Off-Topic for Wine-Lovers
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There's a lot of controversy of the H1N1 shots. Will you be getting one this season? Why or why not?
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Wine Chit Chat
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I have many different versions of my wine cork trivet instructions online. This set is done with hot melt glue, using a soft denim fabric wrap around the base. Where I personally made the other trivets with the various types of glue, my boyfriend too
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Wine Chit Chat
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This set is done with hot melt glue, using a suede fabric wrap around the base. Where I personally made the other trivets with the various types of glue, my boyfriend took on the creation of this one for me. The hot melt glue system is VERY hot and c
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Wine Chit Chat
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Epoxy Glue is a pain to use, you have to manually mix up two parts of the epoxy and then spread it on with a toothpick. However, it sets amazingly fast! In an hour the trivet was rock solid! I made this one with corks from wineries of New England.
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Wine Chit Chat
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OK the wood glue cork trivet came out really nicely! I'm quite impressed! The corks are very solid.
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