Callaway Vineyards “Front Yard”…Not To Shabby
Rabbit Aerating Pourer (by Metrokane) Review
Rabbit Aerating Pourer
Wine Gadget Review: Rabbit Aerating Pourer
Purchased at: Online – Amazon.com
Cost: $20.00 to $30.00, depending upon where it’s bought
Introduction:
This is the third in our series of aerating devices, designed to quickly and effectively aerate wine. The Rabbit is one of the most well known devices so we decided to it would be the guest of honor at our next test.
Photo Gallery, Eastern Santa Cruz Mountains – July 19th
Pairing Chicken with Wine
Intro
So you are looking for a chicken and wine pairing right? What’s the problem? “Everyone” knows that the right wine to serve with chicken is white. Well, there are two problems with that theory. Number one, it’s too general. A sweet Riesling and a dry Roussanne are very different wines, so trying to generalize on the right wine with chicken makes no sense whatsoever. The second problem…”everyone” is wrong. Have you ever tasted chicken with no seasoning or sauce? Pretty bland right? It’s about as neutral a flavor as you will find with any meat. OK, if some one actually serves you unseasoned chicken, you can open a bland, non-descript white wine and it will probably pair ok but it really wouldn’t be too appealing.
Ramona Valley Wine Blog, Part 1
Vineyards of the Ramona Valley Area
Date:
May 18th, 2013
If you are interested in reading the introduction to this series of wine blogs, click here. This is also a follow up post from our Temecula wine tasting which we did the previous day. To view it, click here.
Wineries Visited:
Altipiano Winery – production 600 cases
Cordiano Winery – production ? cases
Details:
Leaving Temecula for the morning trip to the Ramona Valley, you quickly realize that the two areas could not be more different. Temecula is geared for tourism and there are a number of very large facilities. Ramona Valley is located in San Diego and the county is still wrestling with how best to regulate the nascent expansion of its first viable wine region.
Refreshing Wines for Hot Weather
Refreshing White Wine On A Scorching Hot Day
Is it sweltering where you are? It is in California, so that got us thinking. What are the best wines to have on hot days? Refreshing wines when the temperature is hot (blistering, scorching, baking…insert your appropriate description based on just how hot it actually is where you are) are a great way to endure the heat. If you need suggestions, we’ve got it covered.