In Europe, Drinking Wine at a Young Age is More Acceptable…
October 28, 2010I seem to remember this also was the look on my face when I tasted my first Barolo!
Shellfish Paella with Fregola Paired with La Cala Sella and Mosca Vermentino di Sargegna 2008
October 28, 2010
This recipe was a nightmare!
Don’t get me wrong, the taste was near perfection and I would challenge any chef to rival it. But as far as cost and preparation time goes? Nightmare! Any recipe with 21 ingredients is a recipe for a pain in the arse!
Ok now that I have that off my chest, on to the pairing…
I’ve been craving good Paella for a while now. I say that because good Paella isn’t easy to come by. I find that most restaurants either use too much tomato, seafood that isn’t fresh, or both. This particular recipe for Shellfish Paella with Fregola from Food and Wine calls for fresh mussels, littleneck clams, squid, shrimp and monkfish. The monkfish was the first small problem.
“You know why people like Monkfish so much, right?” said the helpful lady at my local fish market. 
“Yes I do, it’s because…”
“It’s because it’s the poor man’s Lobster.” she interjected.
“So that means you don’t have any?” I replied.
“Correct.” she chriped
“Ok…I’ll take a lobster then.” I retorted, not wanting to look like a poor man.
My second problem in procuring ingredients continued at Publix. Fava beans are a very minor but essential ingredient to this dish, even though you don’t see them mentioned in too many recipes for Paella.
“Excuse me, do you know where the Fava beans are?” I asked the store associate at Publix.
Corton-Charlemagne
October 27, 2010
According to local legend, the great French white Burgundy, Corton-Charlemagne, owes its existence, not to the emperor Charlemagne, but to his wife.
The red wines of Corton stained his white beard so messily that she persuaded him to plant vines that would produce white wines. Charlemagne ordered white grapes to be planted. Thus: Corton-Charlemagne!
An Unforgettable Evening with Ruth’s Chris Steak House –Weds Oct 27th
October 25, 2010
Join us for an evening of exceptional food and award winning wine…
Featuring the fine wines of Republic National Wine
Wednesday | October 27th | 7:00pm
$89 per person (not including tax & gratuity)
First Course
Fried Tomatoes
Lightly fried beefsteak tomatoes layered with goat cheese and drizzled with remoulade sauce.
Paired with Cakebread, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, CA, 2008
Second Course
Blackened Ahi Tuna & Colossal Crabmeat Stack
Topped with lively red pepper pesto
Paired with Cline, Viognier, North Coast, Sonoma County, CA, 2009
Third Course
Oven Roasted Duck Breast served over Sweet Potato Puree
With a red wine veal demi glaze served over sweet potato puree
Paired with Picket Fence, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, CA, 2008
Fourth Course
Filet with Wild Mushrooms
The tenderest cut of corn-fed Midwestern beef served with wild Chanterelle, White Oyster & Cremini mushrooms
Paired with Silver Oak, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, CA, 2005
Dessert Course
Mini Sin Cake & Mini Banana Cream Pie
Paired with Taylor Fladgate, LBV
Call today to reserve your seat as space is limited.
904-285-0014
814 A1A N, Suite 103
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
The Truth About Wine Prices – Courtesy of Snooth
October 25, 2010
Image courtesy of Snooth.com
Posted in Facts | Leave a comment //Chateau Petrogasm – The Wine Blog of Tasting Notes Through Images
October 25, 2010“For a long time, the problem with wine has not been pairing it with food, but rather with words. At Château Petrogasm, we evaluate and describe wine by departing from the traditional methods of review. In doing so, we hope to provide a valuable tool for wine drinkers by using colors, sketches, photography, and other visual media in order to convey both the intrinsic components of a particular wine along with a general impression of it. Wine is art; drinking it should be too.”
Here are a few examples;
2002 Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis 1er cru “La Forest” ($90)
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