Category: Wine
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Wine and Cheese Pairing at Old Hickory Steakhouse
I know wine and cheese go together, and I’ve never had a problem consuming either (together or separately) but I’ve never been a foodie or altogether too ‘fancy,’ so sometimes the ‘fancier’ cheeses offer a bit of intimidation for me. I was in Nashville earlier this year, staying at the Gaylord Opryland for a blogging…
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Chilean Wines: Matetic EQ Sauvignon Blanc & Santa Rita Medella Real Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
The topic of last night’s #WineChat on Twitter was Chilean wine. And they had me at Chile… I traveled to Chile in 1999 with my then-fiancee and again in 2000, after we were married, and absolutely loved everything about the country. The people were welcoming, the landscape was incredible and the food everywhere was delicious.…
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Pinot Noir & Goat Cheese
Last weekend I wrapped up Spring Break with my family at Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas. At dinner in the 8212 Wine Bar and Grille, the cheese plate caught my eye, mostly for the Montrachet goat cheese, strawberry jam, balsamic, and warm brie. I asked my waiter for a white wine suggestion by the…
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Let’s rodeo in Houston with wine events every day
Yep, that’s me, your VineSleuth, chatting it up with Houston wine LEGEND Bear Dalton of Spec’s at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Rodeo Uncorked Roundup and Best Bites competition event just over a week ago. There were hundreds of medal-winning wines from the international wine competition to taste alongside delicious bites from some of…
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Hi, I’m Amy, & I have a Bible blog & a wine blog…
Yep, that’s me. And I admit just posting that photo here puts a little fear in my heart. But I’ve got to push past it and let you know a bit more about me. Wanna know what all too often keeps me from doing me best? It’s fear. And these are my two biggies: Fear…
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Blissdom Bound
Next week I’m heading back to Blissdom, a blogging conference for women, where I’ll get to listen to some fabulous speakers share their thoughts on better writing, better social media and, of course the pursuit of that better balance between the blogging world and personal life. I’m also excited to meet internet friends face to…
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Tricia Renshaw of Fox Run Vineyards in the Finger Lakes
Before we get too far into today’s post I have a confession to make: I am not so good at identifying flavors in wine. I know that I like a wine or that I don’t like a wine and I’m getting better at figuring out why, but, for the most part, I am awful at…
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Anthony Road Wine Company
After reading Summer in a Glass: The Coming of Age of Winemaking in the Finger Lakes, I knew a trip to the Finger Lakes would not be complete without a stop at Anthony Road Wine Company. I was delighted when the owners, John and Ann Martini, as well as their winemaker, Johannes Reinhardt, all agreed…
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Behind the Scenes at Crush with Pomum Cellars
This month I had the opportunity to work behind-the-scenes for a few days with Javier Alfonso, owner, winemaker and chief janitor (his words) of Pomum Cellars in Washington state. I helped check on the grapes, met with the farmers, brought grapes back to the winery for processing, hand sorted, crushed, did a lot of rinsing…
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Max’s Wine Dive in Houston, Texas
This was just one of the signs that greeted me as I went to meet with Jacob Fairchild, the director of wine sales for Max’s Wine Dive in Houston. “Merlot is the new Merlot,” said another one. Obviously I was in for a treat. But I knew that already. About two weeks prior to the…
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Behind the Scenes Winemaking: Pomum Cellars
I’ve been in Washington state for the past few days, volunteering as a winemaker’s assistant for Pomum Cellars, based in Woodinville. I’ve been checking on the grapes growing at the vineyards in the Yakima Valley, collected grapes that have been harvested and I have hand-sorted, crushed and pressed the grapes. And I have cleaned…
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In the Vineyard at Crush with Pomum Cellars
So what is it that a winemaker does in the vineyard, especially when he is buying his grapes from farmers and not growing them himself? That’s what I was looking to find out on my first day behind the scenes as a winemaker’s assistant with Javier Alfonso of Pomum Cellars. Javier was gracious enough to…
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Salmon Over Spinach and Peppered Pork Tenderloin
This week I am planning to try these dinners with my family, along with the accompanying wines: Pecan roasted salmon over wilted spinach Honey mustard green beans Couscous Fruit salad Wine Pairing: Kenwood Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (Purchased at Spec’s Liquors for $9.46) I have made roasted salmon with a spicy rub many, many times. This…