Challenging Wine Pairing: Grilled Rockfish with Zydeco Sauce

Recently, I had a meal with blackened rockfish and enjoyed it very much. So I decided to plan a challenging wine pairing with this fish. If you are not familiar with rockfish, here are the descriptions of halibut, cod, and rockfish for comparison. Halibut has a firm-fleshed texture and mild flavor, cod has a flakey [...]

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Random Reds and Whites for the Friday Night Regulars

I host a weekly Friday night wine tasting at the retail outlet at which I am gainfully employed, and last week, I decided to abandon a more structured theme in favor of just sampling whatever odds and ends I thought our guests might enjoy. I also took the opportunity to pull the corks of a [...]

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Murder on the Grill @ CrossRoads Winery

Looking for something different to do?  Well Look no further!  CrossRoads Winery is having another Murder Mystery event.   The last one we attended was the Murder at Mardi Gras and it was a blast.  If you missed it here is another opportunity to a great time, great friends and some of the best wine around.  [...]

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Department of Trading Up: Weight Watchers edition

Even the recession did not lay waste to Americans’ love of wine: per capita consumption continued to increase the past couple of years even if the average per bottle price declined. Over the holiday, I found a curious cause of cutbacks that actually led to trading up: the waist. A relative told me that he [...]

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Alan Kerr?s Vintage?s June 11 Release ? Tasting Notes

Veneto wines are the feature of this release and, as Father?s Day is on the horizon, there are several highly touted wines suggested as treats for dad and for those kiddies with really deep pockets, well do read on… THE WINES OF VENETO 029850 TENUTA SANT?ANTONIO MONTI GARBI RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE 2008 Veneto $17.95 Notes [...]

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