Saturday, October 31, 2009
Well, I thought I had done it: found a cheap wine that tasted good. But as I continue along my path of wine education, every step forward tells me I have a lot to learn. After browsing the limited stock of wines in the small town store where I live, I settled on a couple [...]
The web postings from a radio wine show broadcast in our area includes various recipes. At first I thought the focus was on how to stock wine racks ready for pairing with their ideas for curry, turkey, pizza etc. While this is true, I noticed something else: there is a lot of wine in the recipes [...]
Thursday, October 29, 2009
As I express an interest in filling my wine rack with red wines to my friend, the Californian wine expert, she informs me that room temperature doesn’t mean room temperature. I was under the impression that red wine is supposed to sit and breathe and when it is room temperature it should be served.
But what [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Like many people these days, I’m always looking for the green angle and the low price behind every purchase that I make and that includes what I choose to put in the wine rack. Organic wine is another popular buy these days but a little green wine education can ensure the wine you purchase is [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Apparently, bird-lovers try to time their visit to Delta, B.C. to coincide with a visit from hundreds, perhaps thousands of snow geese. My traveling companions and I felt guilty knowing that we got to see them without planning to. We were close enough to feel as though we could end up in an Alfred Hitchcock [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Some people are really special. Gifted. They create items which do the unthinkable, such as support hundreds of passengers thousands of feet in the air; travel to the moon, or support something twice their weight by virtue of a well-chosen angle. I mean take the wine-bottle holder I saw at the Westham Island Winery in [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Strawberries and rhubarb grow all over British Columbia, make great jam for pretty gifts, and are very popular in pies. I love pie. When I lived in England pie was a rare treat. I discovered blueberry pie on the dessert list at a pub once and I got very excited. What a surprise, a taste [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
‘It’s like pumpkin pie in a bottle,’ said the lady at the Westham Island winery as I considered the many flavours typed onto a sheet in front of me. I could taste three different varieties. Should I waste one of my chances on something I thought would be horrible? It was like ‘Let’s make a [...]
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I have been told that sherry wines are growing in popularity among wine drinkers so it seemed pertinent to do a little research. I want to add a bottle to the wine rack but need the basics to get started. Here’s the skinny on sherry.
Sherry is a fortified grape based wine traditional produced in Spain’s [...]
I did it. I finally took the bottle of red my friend gave me off its dusty spot on the wine rack and began my renewed education on the highs and lows of the modern wine world.
And, I was pleasantly surprised.
The bottle was nothing special: a 2005 cabernet merlot called Prosperity Red. My friend in [...]
