Contemporary Catering of Jacksonville Brunch Menu
December 28, 2010
Cupcake Vineyards “Bake It Up” Sweepstakes!
December 28, 2010
You are invited to enter for your chance to win a gourmet dinner and private blending session for 20 people with winemaker Adam Richardson. The winner and their guests will help Bake Up the next award winning Cupcake Vineyards Wine. Don’t worry, you don’t actually have to bake anything to enter! All you have to do is fill out a very short entry form for a chance to win.
Click here for the entry form.
Entries accepted up to Dec. 31, 2010, SO BE QUICK!
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Video Wine Review of Chockstone Shiraz 2008
December 28, 2010
Wine
Chockstone Shiraz 2008
Region
Grampians, Australia
Price
$25
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My Christmas Day Feast – A Photo Journal
December 27, 2010Here is a short but sweet photo journal of how I spent my Christmas Day!
I’ll let you take one guess as to who is sat at the place setting with the oversized wine glass!
Last year was duck, the year before was lamb, this year I opted for Prime Rib. Simple recipe: take fresh thyme, rosemary, sage, horseradish sauce, salt, pepper and melted butter; stick it all in a blender and puree until smooth. Cover the prime rib generously with the mixture and throw it in the oven.
This year’s wine selection was:
Cardinal Zin 2008 – Zinfandel from California
Darcie Kent Merlot 2008 from Livermore Valley, California
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Wine Review of Cardinal Zin 2008
December 26, 2010
Grape
100% Zinfandel
Facts
You might have seen the Cardinal Zin before with a different label. Cardinal Zin used to be a Bonny Doon project, but was acquired by Underdog Wine Merchants back in 2006.
In their own words; “Underdog Wine Merchants is the champion of the more interesting, albeit sometimes misunderstood or under-appreciated wines and wine styles. In a word…the “underdogs” of the wine world.” Underdog isn’t just a wine importer, they also partner-up with winemakers from all over the globe, crafting wines from Argentina, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, as well as the west coast of the U.S
The original Cardinal Zin label was banned in Ohio in 2001 due to Ohio’s law on wine labeling. This forbids “advertisement or representation portraying pictures of children or religious subjects.” Due to the label depicting a Cardinal, it was pulled.
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Underdog Wine Merchants | 2 Comments //What Ever Happened to Dorothy J. Gaiter & John Brecher?
December 26, 2010
It’s been a year ago today since we lost Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher. No they didn’t die, but the wine community did lose two of the most respected wine writers in the industry.
Wall Street Journal wine columnists Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher ended their column on December 26th 2009 and parted ways with the newspaper after 12 years, the husband-and-wife team announced their departure at the end of their Christmas Day article.
"This is our 579th and last ‘Tastings’ column. The past 12 years — a full case! — have been a joy, not because of the wine but because we had an opportunity to meet so many of you, both in person and virtually," they wrote.
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