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BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS – ONE OF BURGUNDY’S PREEMINENT SHIPPERS.

posted August 12, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

Burgundy in central eastern France is fabled wine country with thousands of grape growers, hundreds of winemakers, and many shippers. Not too long ago, shippers dominated export markets. They had the means to buy unfinished wines, sometimes blend th (read full article)

COQ AU VIN Made Easy With Le Creuset Cookware!

posted August 11, 2010 in Karen B\'s Cooking Made Easy!

COQ AU VIN(Chicken in Red Wine with Onions, Mushrooms, and Bacon)It can be made with either red wine or white wine, but the red obviously is a better choice. Julia Child's wrote that in France it is served along side parsley potatoes, buttered peas o (read full article)

MATT'S WINE NOT! INNISKILLIN SUMMER SERIES 2010: WINEMAKER'S SERIES 2008 CHARDONNAY ONTARIO WHITE WINE

posted August 07, 2010 in Food Tastes Yummy

Greetings once again dear reader, and as you have patiently awaited with baited breath no doubt (actually, I doubt that) for my third of four exciting reviews in the muchas delicioso (better not talk like that in Arizona...) 2010 Inniskillin Summer S (read full article)

Book review: THE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN WINES.

posted August 04, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

Wine aficionados always associate American wine with California, and yet there are many other States that produce this noble beverage In fact, almost all oft the States except Alaska and a few others produce wine. Michigan, a State with coasts (read full article)

Maiale Ubriaco

posted August 01, 2010 in Memorie di Angelina

 They don't make pork like they used to. Modern pork is raised lean for health reasons but in the process a lot of flavor got lost. But there are ways to make up for the lack of intrinsic flavor, like this simple Tuscan method for making pork ch (read full article)

Recipe | BBQ Cupcakes

posted July 30, 2010 in Susannah\'s {Kitchen} Aprons

Pastry Fit for Kings... & KidsEvery dinner entre has a “full-on” version—and a family version. And the former is usually a lot easier to prepare than the latter! Pictured above is a meat pie fit for a monarch. In fact, it’s called the Kin (read full article)

Sayaka and Grant's Wedding Cake

posted July 28, 2010 in cakelava - Musings From Cakeland

Yet another cake in our list of "favorites" for the month of July. This cake was made for the wedding of Sayaka and Grant, who were married on the same day we delivered the 4 and a half foot tall wedding cake! The towering white and silver cake wil (read full article)

People and Places: Innsbruck

posted July 12, 2010 in Unbearable Likeness of an Angel

If there is only one place in Innsbruck that I could spend a day, where would it be?Most definitely the Altstadt or Old Town which is the historic centre of the city.  You will never run out of things to see in the Old Town Filled with narrow ho (read full article)

Domaine de la Motte Chablis Cuveé Vieilles Vignes 2008

posted July 09, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

I was sent this wine in the post from Burgundy Wines (I think), as a result of not being able to honour an invitation to the 24th Annual Chablis Contest in London. In a remarkable coincidence, it happened to be the wine of a producer that I had rece (read full article)

Wine Dinner With Joe Dewey

posted July 08, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

We received this from Joe Dewey. A wine tasting at the 36th Street Bistro in Boise. Hope you can make it! "Here are some attachments and info about the Arbor Crest Dinner on July 21st from 5 - 8 pm". For more information contact Joe Dewey.Arbor Crest (read full article)

Last Dance

posted June 30, 2010 in A Foodie's Quest

What a week-end! While I was contemplating cutting short my stay-cation and joining the throngs in besieged Toronto, I almost missed out on a beautiful opportunity. You see, while I had my eyes riveted onto the telly looking at the chaos that was Tor (read full article)

Value Wine Quest - Pinot Noir for Entertaining

posted June 28, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

For sipping and sharing with guests, we like Pinot Noir - but often DON'T like the price. We've also stumbled across more than a few bottles that have a great price, but we might as well have been drinking water (expensive water at that!).  A (read full article)

l’arpège

posted June 22, 2010 in gourmet traveller

Day 2 in Paris began with a shared croque monsieur and a small bag of chocolate chip chouquettes from a traditional pâtisserie (Aux Péchés Normands), two blocks from our hotel. The rather substantial breakfast was probably unwise, considering we (read full article)

Chablis Wine Tour - Burgundy Wine Board

posted June 08, 2010 in The Blog Wine Cellar

I wanted to pass along an invite I received to an fantastic event that is taking place this month in five US cities. The Burgundy Wine Board has put together an amazing tasting event that will feature the Chablis winegrowers, wine merchants, and th (read full article)

Bark un vino de perros…

posted June 03, 2010 in SibaritiaBlog

Una compañía estadounidense presenta esta variedad sin alcohol creada especialmente para las mascotas. En un mundo en el que el gasto en mascotas alcanza sumas exorbitantes (en EEUU las ventas de complementos para mascotas superan los 10.000 millon (read full article)

Domaine de la Motte Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy 2006

posted May 27, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

This wine has me interested in Chablis again. I tasted it at a tasting party we had with some friends, and one of the group had brought it back from France. The people who brought it kindly offered to buy some more if anyone was interested, so I to (read full article)

PINOT NOIR – THE HEARTBREAK GRAPE.

posted May 24, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

“ God made cabernet sauvignon whereas the devil made pinot noir” Andre Tchelitcheff “ The true pinot noir is one of the unmitigated joys of the experienced taster … it has a distinct and penetrating taste… a definite silky texture… among (read full article)

Louis Jadot Meursualt 2007

posted May 15, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

Sainsbury's has come up with the deal of the year. This wine normally goes for about £25, and it's on for half-price. That's not inflated either - this is proper wine.Everything adds up here, almost. Louis Jadot is a good name. 2007 was a good vi (read full article)

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits 2008

posted May 09, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

This is a terrible wine. I think I mistook it for this. How I did that I'm not sure.It's almost the colour of a rose (not really unusual for a Pinot Noir), but it's also thin, acidic, and just generally grim. Really disappointing. I don't remember (read full article)

Le Café de Paris - Dinner In Burgundy

posted April 30, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

29 April 2010. April has much to offer. (There's a double meaning here!) Dinner in Burgundy presented by Le Café de Paris in Boise. We have been to several of these specials, and we have yet to be disappointed. Tonight was great! Just look at this m (read full article)

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