Get out there and get your Wacky Name Wines. I have to admit, I’ve not bought mine yet…but I’ll be doing so on my way home tonight. I only hope the wine shop still has the one I want! I don’t have high hopes for the wine itself…but the name is great! Join us…and contact Pim over at Chez Pim and let her know the URL for your post!
For a variety of reasons, I’ve rescheduled the LENNDEVOURS Tasting Tour of Long Island’s Rose’ Wines. The new date is: Saturday, February 5th and we’ll start pouring at 4 p.m. If you’d like to join us, please shoot me an email.
Beans. Nena and I eat them pretty regularly because they’re good for ya (and great on the pre-wedding budget). But how to pick one recipe out of probably the dozen or so we use? Should I go with Nena’s Italian-inspired white bean burgers? How about our smokey black bean soup? Maybe the new fallafel recipe Nena tried out just last night? Nope. Our new favorite homemade bean burgers get the honor. And, because I’m using them for IMBB #11 (hosted by My Little Kitchen), I renamed them Southwest Blog Burning Bean Burgers. They’re pretty easy, very flexible and absolutely deliciously…
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Macari Vineyards doesn’t always get the press that other Long Island wineries get, but, for my money, their wines are some of the best on Long Island. I’ve written about a few of their wines before, including their Alexandra (meritage) in one column and focusing on some of their new releases in another. Every time we stop at their tasting room, we always take a few bottles home…especially if they still have some of their Early Wine left. Beyond the well-made, delicious wines, the people there are a pleasure to meet and work with. The tasting room staff is always…
(This column appeared in the 1/21 issue of Dan’s Papers) Drink Charitably This WinterWith the recent devastation in Southeast Asia and East Africa, the ideas of charity and giving to those less fortunate have jumped to the forefront of most of our minds. While some wineries host fundraising events or give a portion of wine sales proceeds to various causes, Judd Wallenbrock, founder and proprietor of Humanitas Wine Company in Napa, has taken wine “giving” to a whole new plateau, donating all of Humanitas’ profits to charity. Yes, you read that right, every last dollar is donated. Specifically, the profits…
I’ve been emailing with the proprietor of basicJuice all week, and his blog is one of my new favorites. Though he’s a techie type like many of us in the wine blogging community, Beau is also a certified Sommelier and an obvious lover of all things fermented. He and I are a lot alike in that we try to use our sites to demystify wine and make it accessible to more people. He talks about wine in plain english, another thing I can always get behind. Plus, again like me, he writes for a local paper…in addition to teaching wine…
From a New York Times piece on the Presidential Inauguration: "The most surprising Lone Star delicacy, at least to some locals watching in dismay, was a new drink ordered by a group of Texans: merlot with 7-Up. It was described as a Texas version of sangria. As a teetotaler, Mr. Bush may be glad that is one bit of Texicana he won’t have waiting for him back home." For the first time ever, I’m siding with Georgeie. I’m glad concoction isn’t waiting at home for me either…but certainly not because I’m a teetotaler. Makes me proud to be living in…
It’s possible…if Governor Pataki’s latest proposal goes through. He’s introducing legislation that will allow NY winelovers to "import" wine directly from other states. Sounds great, right? Sure, but he also wants to raise the excise tax on a liter of wine from 5 cents to 28 cents…because it will raise millions in new tax dollars. That’s quite a hike…but does not going through the three-tier system make up for it? I honestly don’t know the numbers enough to say…anyone? At least a portion of the tax money is going to be used to promote NY wines. I can easily get…
When someone mentions pink wine, do you think of cheap white zinfandel? I know that I used to, back before I knew much about wine. I’ve since seen the light. There are some delicious, bone dry pinks wines available that actually have flavor and complexity…and there are some great ones made here on Long Island. I’m working on a story on Long Island Pink Wines for Valentine’s Day and I could use some help. Why? I’m gathering samples from at least a dozen Long Island wineries…and that’s just too much wine for Nena and I to drink alone (at least…