June 21, 2007 | I Love Beer, I Love Wine, Pictures
Archive for the 'I Love Wine' Category
May 10, 2007 | I Love Wine, Memes, Other Bloggers, The Pink One
Mir is getting married on Friday. I have been invited to participate in her bridal shower. Since I am a huge fan of Mir (both her writing and her as a person) I am posting a picture from my own wedding in her honor.
Good luck to Mir and Otto. You seem so well suited to each other. I hope Otto knows how lucky he is.
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Claudia: Look at my butt!
Me: What about it?
Claudia: It’s so cute!
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After my wine post yesterday, Kate tagged me for this wine meme.
Are you more white, red, or rosé?
Mostly red now. I used to be a white drinker. I thought I didn’t like red wine for a long time, but it turns out I just don’t like cheap Merlot. Huh. Go figure.
Your first time?
You are probably going to gag, but Jill and I used to make fake wine coolers in 8th grade by mixing my mom’s chardonnay with orange juice.
The best pairing between a wine and dish?
Gabe makes fresh pasta and the last time he made this dish that was pasta and tomatoes and fresh herbs and Parmigiano-Reggiano. I bought a wine from the Piedmont region that was a barbera d’Alba and it was insane!
Your favorite?
Neyers Grenache. Well, they don’t make that anymore. Once I had a Syrah from Barossa that was called Glen Eldon (not the same as Glen Ellen) and it was amazing but I haven’t been able to find it again anywhere.
Who chooses the wine at your house or who manages your wine cellar?
Mostly me, but we both buy wine.
How many wines do you have in your wine cellar?
Wine cellar? I have about 8 bottles in my wine rackand that is only because I went to the wine store earlier this week. Wine doesn’t last that long around here.
How do you introduce a young person to wine?
Can’t you go to jail for that kind of thing?
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That is all for right now. We’re off to the grocery store. I’m sure I’ll have stories when I get back.
May 9, 2007 | I Love Wine, Other Bloggers
Beth pointed out that I have a whole category called “I Love Wine” and so far I have only talked about “Wine Spectator” and “Food and Wine Magazine”.
I saw this as an invitation to blather on about wine that I really like. Since I don’t really like the cheap stuff, and can’t really afford the expensive stuff, you can get almost all of these wines from between $10 and $16 per bottle.
Here are a couple of reds that I buy on a regular basis:
Courtney Benham Zinfandel (2002)
Neiderburg Pinotage
For Pinot Noirs I really like Castle Rock, and it’s cheap but it is hard to find. I also like Stone Creek and the Kim Crawford thanks for the tip PapaDog).
For cheaper wines, I like Smoking Loon Cabernet. It’s not high end, but it is dependable and it’s really good with spaghetti.
I miss the Neyers Grenache, but it was almost $30 per bottle. That is a little out of my price range for an everyday wine so I am almost glad they stopped making it.
What do you guys like?
Nobody say Boones Farm.
May 4, 2007 | I Love Beer, I Love Wine
I was at the grocery store yesterday (No big shock there. I spend a very large percentage of my waking hours at the various grocery stores lately.) and when I was checking out I got carded.
Hooray! I’m 34 years old and I love being carded. I mean, who wouldn’t? Remember those commercials or maybe they were public service announcements about carding people for alcohol and they said something like “I.D. people, you could make a 35 year olds day”? Anyway, I have become the lady in that commercial.
So I thank the cashier and he starts telling me how young I look then going into some strange speech about taking care of yourself while I bask in my compliment.
I was feeling pretty good. Then there was an odd non-English exchange between the cashier and the bagger. The bagger looked at me and pointed to a 12 pack of beer and said “These are both for you?” Then there was some more non-English conversation and the cashier translated for me “He thinks you drink too much”.
Oh.
Okay, I was feeling pretty good about myself and now I feel kind of like an alcoholic. I mean I was only buying one bottle of wine and two twelve packs of beer.
Come on! It’s almost Cinco de Mayo. Corona is on sale!
(That isn’t me in the picture.)
At this point I didn’t know if I should go with the happy youthful feeling or the Mom that is buying two twelve packs and a bottle of wine on a Thursday night feeling. Gabe says the whole thing is a wash so it is okay to act as if nothing happened.
Besides, we only drank the bottle of wine.
March 26, 2007 | Food, I Love Wine, Uncategorized
Dear Food and Wine Magazine
My mom got Gabe a subscription to you for Christmas and now I can’t put you down.
I want you to know that I am not a magazine person. I am a book person, I am an internet person. I only read the paper online, but it’s not like that with you. You give me pictures and recipies and pairings… I never set out to be a food and wine snob, but you are making it so easy!
All I ask from you is that you find a way for wine to have less empty calories. Any chance of that happening? If not, I understand. I will take your pairing suggestions anyway.
The wine store near my house wanted me to thank you too. They are making a killing off of me.
Love,
Sarah
(Nobody asked me to say any of this or paid me to say this. I didn’t get anything for free - unless you count me usurping Gabe’s Christmas present as free. That being said, I will always accept free wine in the future if anybody wants to send me some. Seriously, anyone? Food and Wine? Wine Spectator? Mom? I am not proud.)
December 28, 2006 | I Love Wine
Does it make me a dork if I really want a subscription to Wine Spectator?
