What follows is the account of what else I did during a recent 5 day stint in Ventura, CA for a scientific meeting. Day 1 - Los Olivos With a free afternoon...

First thought in my little brain was a Montsant or Cotes du Roussillon, but my family all screamed "NO, it must be white!" My first thought there is Bordeaux...

Tonight, Jean cooked another batch of her venison-black bean chili for consumption while watching Purdue's basketball team play its first match in the Big Ten...

After a bad day at work (nothing like the server for your primary email being down for 10 hours), I was happy to be home, and to cook dinner while Betsy made...

Since we bought our house in 2003, we've experienced 4 prolonged power outages. Unfortunately, 2 of them were in the last 2 weeks! Rain came Saturday, and so...

The Corton Bressandes 1971, Prince de Merode, was properly stored since release, had a high fill, and had no cork or other issues. First a little background...

So last night Betsy made salmon steamed with chard and onions, along with brown rice. Unlike grilled salmon, I don't think PN works with this, so decided to go...

just to say I am still about, but have missed some SFWS tasting for various reasons. Last night at friends we had: Lanson Black Label NV, been stored for a...

All bottles were properly stored and had no cork or other issues. Chateau Haut-Brion 1970 is holding well and likely will last at least several more years. I...

I just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself ! My name is Brenda Hope to make friends here !

I did a couple of whole Hog Snappers on the grill last night for dinner and since I'm headed back to Ohio soon I'm getting low on wine so I rummaged around and...

I hope I shall be forgiven if I mention to anybody who can be in London on 9th April or Yok on 10th April that the Jurade de Saint-Emilion will be visiting...

I found two bottles of Bernad Moreau Chassagne Montrachet Champs Gain on sale for $36. I made fresh grilled Gulf Pink shrimp last night (a benefit of being on...

Since Monday I had gone to city for Spanish meal, we moved our Meatless Monday to Tofu Tuesday. But Betsy had rehearsal and I decided to just cook with what...

I had a grilled dry aged NY Strip steak last night served with a shaved 24 month "red cow" Parm. Reggiano and we had a bottle of 2000 Poggio Antico Riserva...

While fixing dinner I opened a bottle of Michel Turgy NV Brut Blanc de Blanc last night. I visited Turgy in Mesnil-Sur-Oger many years ago on my first trip to...

Do any of you have a portable ice making machine for a bar or kitchen in your home? We seldom use ice cubes, but I would use them more if I didn't have to...

Whole NY strips (short loins) were on sale, I got one and had it cut into 2" steaks. First time I've been able to use grill in a while (dug a path through...

Saturday Betsy made the Esca fish tacos (fried flounder, cabbage, salsa, chipotle mayo/sauce), not an easy wine match (next time sparkling!) but the 2004...

Lunch notes: 2000 Tyrells Vat 47 Chardonnay – a very European style with a slightly waxy citrus nose, lovely balance nice feel and good length 2004 Pieropan...

I met a few folks for lunch yesterday and we shared a couple of wines. We started with a bottle of 2007 Far Niente Chardonnay which seemed to be off a bit. ...

I opened a bottle of 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc last night with a dinner of seared scallops and shrimp with linguine. Initially very tight, almost closed...

So with Betsy having rehearsals that run late this week, I'm in charge of having dinner ready. Stew Leonard's is having another lobster special, so last night...

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Back in Ohio for a few days to work on taxes and such so I met a friend for a glass of wine and snacks. I ordered crispy veal sweetbreads with mustard sauce...