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Top Wineries in Walla Walla, WA

posted August 11, 2010 in Delishhh

Picture taken by Nancy Palmer Walla Walla is in the southeastern region of Washington, approximately four hours by car from Seattle, Washington and thirteen miles from the Oregon border.  Walla Walla is famous for not only its sweet onions but in th (read full article)

{ wine }Concannon 2009 Riesling

posted August 03, 2010 in MyGourmetConnection

Concannon Selected Vineyards Riesling is a well balanced, aromatic wine with a slight sweetness and flavors of fresh pear and tropical fruit. (read full article)

Revisiting Seattle Wine Award Winners

posted July 30, 2010 in Wine and Beer of Washington State

Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting It’s been over a month since The 2010 Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting took place, and the memory of that fabulous day is still fresh! If you’ve read the posts by Bean and Ed, you know this is an event not to be (read full article)

Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting Review

posted July 27, 2010 in Wine and Beer of Washington State

Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting I considered myself extremely lucky when I received a phone call on Sunday afternoon  July 11th asking whether I’d like to cover the Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting for Bean. Of course I would! The weather was s (read full article)

Another Picpoul Pairing: With Gingered Greens & Tofu

posted July 27, 2010 in Cooking Chat

Well, the 2009 Saint-Peyre Picpoul-De-Pinet from the Coteaux Du Languedoc continues to show its versatility as a very reliable food wine for a great price ($9). I previously posted about it as a good match for pesto, tonight I tried it with Gingere (read full article)

LIEBFRAUMILCH AND THE STORY OF BLUE NUN.

posted July 19, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

Ever since the good monks of the Collegiate Church of Our Liebfrauensift in Worms, Hessia offered to the tired and thirsty pilgrims visiting their church the wine of the property, the libation acquired a fabulous fame. In effect this wine’s popula (read full article)

Malasian Curry Dinner

posted July 18, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

The Malaysian Curry Dinner on 17 July presented by Chef Derek Selbo was a good event. This was our first time at one of his events and the crowd looked like a good one, about 65 people. My only comment is that this curry was a sweet curry and I did n (read full article)

Peter Lehmann Eden Valley Riesling 2008

posted July 18, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

I wouldn't say this is my favourite Australian Riesling, but I think it expresses enough Riesling character and the price is reasonable enough to warrant some attention.It's interesting to see what others thought of this wine. One customer on Majest (read full article)

MATT'S WINE NOT! INNISKILLIN SUMMER SERIES 2010

posted July 17, 2010 in Food Tastes Yummy

Not often do I say that something is a "distinct pleasure," dear reader. Sure it's a distinct pleasure to sleep-in on weekends, orrrr say, a distinct pleasure to watch a new episode of one of my favourite TV shows (could be Pawn Stars for example).B (read full article)

Pauletts Polish Hill River Riesling 2009

posted July 14, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

Tonight a Clare Valley Riesling was in order. I'm rarely disappointed by these, and this was no exception. My only regret is I haven't tried this wine after a few years in the cellar.I prefer my Riesling with some bottle age, to enjoy those seconda (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)

2007 Magnificent Wine Co. Cabernet Sauvignon

posted July 05, 2010 in The Blog Wine Cellar

The Magnificent Wine Co. "CAB" is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington Stat's Columbia Valley. The winemaker Charles Smith has been making noise in the last few years for making some really high quality wines at great prices. Magnificent Wine C (read full article)

Entendiendo las etiquetas del Riesling

Después de investigar el significado de las crípticas etiquetas de los vinos alemanes, me he topado con esta información que puede ser de gran utilidad para los amantes del Riesling, pués permite... Haz clic en el titulo para leer el articulo co (read full article)

Seattle Wine Awards 2010: Celebrating the Old and the New

posted June 24, 2010 in Wine and Beer of Washington State

The Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting is the penultimate event of the year to enjoy and celebrate our state’s spectacular and growing wine industry. This was an opportunity to taste the new releases of my favorite wineries as well a chance to (read full article)

Chateau des Charmes Estate Bottled Riesling 2007

posted June 16, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

My sister was over to visit from Canada recently, and she brought me this Niagara-region Riesling. It's from the same producer that makes this red, which I thought was a bit weak. However, whites are more Ontario's strong point, so I was open-minded (read full article)

Not even Seattle sunshine outshines Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting

posted June 16, 2010 in Wine and Beer of Washington State

The Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting was on Sunday, June 13th and featured almost 400 award winning Washington wines.  Every wine poured at the event was an award winner. For me, wine is not only a beverage but it is an experience. The Grand Tastin (read full article)

Orange-Rosemary Jelly

posted June 14, 2010 in Stumptown Savoury

If you have extra rosemary in the garden–if you have rosemary there’s always extra–or you want to make jelly but don’t have pectin, this simple jelly will work well for you. I used young, mild rosemary so if you’re usin (read full article)

Steak dinner at the new apt

posted June 10, 2010 in LookyTasty.com

It’s been about 1.5 weeks since I moved into the new place. I still haven’t finished unpacking and settling down, but I’ve got a bed to sleep on and a the kitchen is somewhat operational. My bedroom got downgraded to half the size o (read full article)

Steak dinner at the new apt

posted June 10, 2010 in LookyTasty.com

It’s been about 1.5 weeks since I moved into the new place. I still haven’t finished unpacking and settling down, but I’ve got a bed to sleep on and a the kitchen is somewhat operational. My bedroom got downgraded to half the size o (read full article)

Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling 2005

posted June 07, 2010 in Tim\'s Wine Blog

Apologies for the lack of posts recently, but my entire immediate family from Canada is over visiting at the moment. We're currently renting a holiday home in Bournemouth, and have at least had 2 days of good weather, although that's come to an abru (read full article)

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