In June, when school breaks up for summer, I dread the coming of September. Having my two girls home is my strongest desire from about October onwards. Then mid-August arrives and I realize that they are bored with each other, with me, and they like school. I am always grateful for this psychological 180 which [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Gayot offers an authoritative look at all things culinary and they also have their finger on the pulse of the wine industry. Whether judging the best wines for a residential wine rack or a restaurant cellar, their experts sound like they know a thing or two. For this reason, their list of top ten value [...]
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Tagged Gayot, top ten, wine rack, wine racks, WineRackStore.com
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Laying out on our deck with the girls to catch the Perseid meteor shower was an amazing experience. We saw a few meteors, not the shower we hoped for, but still: just gazing up at millions of bright lights and seeing the Milky Way. I felt as though I was looking up through a canopy [...]
Summer is wedding season, and if you have received an invite recently the question of what to buy might already be plaguing you. These days couples often set up a gift registry at a Department Store to decrease the risk of receiving duplicate or superfluous items, like ash trays for non-smokers or a blender for [...]
Also filed in WineRackStore.com, bottle openers, gift, wedding, wine glasses, wine rack, wine rack store, wine racks
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Tagged bottle opener, gift certificates, gifts, wedding presents, wine of the month club, wine rack, wine racks, WineRackStore.com
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One of the biggest down sides for me with wine is that woody flavor. Oak overwhelms other taste and aroma notes as far as I’m concerned. And though having a wine cellar would be nice, I think my husband would prefer to use space in our basement to play volleyball in the cool when temperatures [...]
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Tagged merlot, Naked Grape, wine cellar, wine rack, wine racks, WineRackStore.com
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There is so much to look forward to during summertime in Canada. Loads of festivals. Lots of barbecues and picnics. Except for today, because after a slow warming, we now have rain. Heat is forecast, but I begin to lose faith. Oh well, it ain’t snow. Explore your fridge and wine rack, and should they [...]
Also filed in California, New Zealand, barbeque, dinner, events, food, metal wine rack, restaurant, wine cellar, wine pairings, wine rack, wine rack store, wine racks, wineries
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Tagged festivals, Flourish Winery, Inniskillin, Italian, Morocco, Persian food, prix fixe, Robert Mondavi, summer, Summerlicious, The Wine Rack Store, Toronto, wine rack, wine racks
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Although up until now I have been writing about 4th of July events happening across the United States (with more to come?), I realize that Canada Day comes first: July 1st. That is Thursday. A day of fireworks (of course), and children’s festivals and parties in beer gardens. Specials at the local pub, that kind [...]
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Tagged 4th of July, beaches, Canada Day, face paint, hot dogs, The Wine Rack Store, wine rack, wine racks
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Just to keep everyone on their toes, today I am not looking at my wine rack for inspiration. In fact, I looked straight into an icy bucket at the liquor store where I hoped to find something cold and refreshing with wine in it. No luck. And the bottle I wanted to get for my [...]
Having come to associate South American wine with Malbec, since that’s the variety I most often look for from that region, I decided to expand my view. After all, the Malbec is great: why not see if that same quality applies to other products.
I was not disappointed in trying the Cono Sur Gewurztraminer. In [...]
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Tagged Chile, gewurztraminer, grapefruit, summer, wine rack, wine racks, WineRackStore.com
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I’m ashamed to admit it, but I bought a bottle of wine the other day because it was pretty. I’m impressionable and I like flowers, plus pretty blush-colored wine (not pink; I really don’t like pink). The Gazela line also includes one with a cat on the bottle, which I nearly bought just because my [...]
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Tagged blush, portugal, rose, summer, wine cellar, wine rack, wine racks, WineRackStore.com
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