This week’s in the kitchen with on design*sponge featured our wonderful friend Kristina (from Three Layer Cake), her recipe for Roman-Style artichokes and her beautiful photography. I selected the Mas de Bressades Rosé 2007 to pair with the artichokes. Mas des Bressades is considered by many as one of the top estates in Costières de [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Design*Sponge: In the Kitchen with Kristina from Three Layer Cake
Posted in Recipes and Wine Pairings, tagged Design*Sponge, Mas de Bressades, roman style artichokes recipe, rosé wines, Three Layer Cake, Wine Pairings on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Casa Marin Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Posted in Chile, Recommended, Wine Makers, tagged Casa Marin, Casa Marin Sauvignon Blanc, Chilean Wine, Maria Luz Marin on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The wine is a very light, pale straw color. Grapefruit, limestone, white flowers, salt water, cut grass and some damp basement characteristics on the nose. On the palate, key lime pie, quince, citrus and wet stone — with lemon rind and jalapeno components. Solid underlying minerality, very crisp with razor-sharp, mouth-tingling acidity. I have seen [...]
Clos de Caillou, Vieilles Vignes, Côtes du Rhône 2001
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Côtes du Rhône, Clos de Caillou on June 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is a blend of 90% old-vine Grenache, 8% Syrah and 2% Mourvèdre. It is a Côtes du Rhône, but the vineyard is located very close to Château Rayas and Château Beaucastel. The “Unique” denotes a North Berkeley barrel selection. Beautiful dark ruby in color. Reticent black cherries with violets, some pepper and earthiness on [...]
McPrice Myers Grenache L’ange 2005
Posted in California, tagged Grenache, McPrice Myers on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
McPrice Myers began his career working for specialty food retailers and grocery stores, giving him the opportunity to taste a lot of wine. In wine he found a passion and started dreaming of the day when he would make his own wine. He started working harvests in Paso Robles, learning the trade and making the [...]
Ridge Lytton Estate Petite Sirah, 2002
Posted in California, Recommended, tagged Lytton Estate, Petite Sirah, Red Wine, Ridge Vineyards, Zinfandel on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This wine is a blend of 84% petite sirah and 16% zinfandel from the Lytton Estate. The blend’s zinfandel is from hundred-year-old vines and the petite from younger wines. This was the first petite sirah table table wine produced from the estate, producing 38 barrels in 2002. Stunning black purple in color with serious legs [...]
Bonny Doon Vineyard Old Telegram, 2004
Posted in California, tagged Bonny Doon Vineyard, Mourvedre, Old Telegram, Randall Grahm on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is 100 percent mourvedre from Bonny Doon Vineyard. I worked at Bonny Doon during my last year and a half of college. Old Telegram and Le Sophiste were the first wines I started to stockpile in the late 1980s. I depleted all of my reserves a few years back. I had a magnum of [...]
Domaine de Bellivière, Jasnières “Les Rosiers,” 2005
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Domaine de Bellivière, Eric Nicolas, Jasnières, Les Rosiers on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beautiful golden straw in color. Very aromatic with pronounced notes of apricot, apple and peach. On the palate, peaches, pear and stone fruit with a touch of hay and honey. Fleshy, nice creaminess and great viscosity. This is a sec, or dry wine, but it seems closer to off dry. Really a lovely wine, that [...]
Saxon Homestead Creamery
Posted in Recommended, tagged Cheese, Saxon Homestead Creamery, Wisconsin Cheese on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On my last visit to Wisconsin, I went out to see the Saxon Creamery. The creamery is located in Cleveland, Wisconsin. It was started by the Klessig and Heimerl families, who brought in Neville McNaughton, Pat Knowles and Dan Strongin as consultants. Not only do I love cheese, but I grew up in Cleveland and [...]
“The Aisling” Syrah, 2004
Posted in California, tagged Garretson Wine Company, Mat Garetson, Syrah, The Aisling on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This wine is produced by Garretson Wine Company. Garetson was founded by Mat Garretson. Mat moved to the Paso Robles area from Atlanta in 1993 and started the GWC in 1997. He had previously founded the Viognier Guild in 1991, which evolved into the Hospice du Rhône. Some have credited Garretson as The Man Behind [...]
The Phone Call
Posted in Wine Makers on June 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have been looking for a certain syrah — a syrah that the winemaker contends is the best syrah he has ever made. I have enjoyed his wines for many years and I really wanted a couple of bottles if he says it is the best he ever put in a bottle. It turned out [...]
Phillips Hill Toulouse Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, 2006
Posted in California, tagged Anderson Valley, Phillips Hill, Pinot Noir, Toulouse Pinot on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Phillips Hill produces limited production Pinot Noirs from Anderson Valley & Comptche in Mendocino County, California. I have been excited to open this bottle for quite a while given that their wines have been getting quite a bit of attention. The Toulouse pinot is beautiful, dark cherry in color — though I can easily see [...]
Brauerei Weihenstephan 1809
Posted in Recommended, tagged 1809, Berlin beer, Berliner Weisse, Brauerei Weihenstephan on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You might be surprised to find me writing about beer. It certainly wasn’t my intention when I started this blog. But I poured a glass of this beer after arriving home after a long walk this evening, and felt compelled to write about it given that I enjoyed the beer as much as my walk. [...]
