When our friends Joe and Lisa owned their wine store a few years ago I was introduced to my first Italian wine. Since then I have primarily focused on California reds. However, since Chris and I will be traveling to Italy for a wine cruise this fall, I have decided I need to pay more …
Now that “the Bachelor” is over, the girls are watching the newest smut show “the Bachelor pad”, which includes rejects from the previous seasons of Bachelor and Bacheloretts…. I enjoy the nights Chris’ friends come over! I get to sample some new food and enjoy the beverages they share. The other night Eileen brought over …
We had a Roasted Beet salad recently with our friends Jon and Laura at Bar La Grassa. It had been a few months since we saw these friends and we were missing them! We had a great time. Laura, like Chris, is a great chef. I understand there will be a change to the InnovativeDuo …
We spend the first part of Saturday with Dave and Heather looking at some camp ground sites on Coon Lake. They left their site last year and sold the travel trailer. They were missing the camping life the past few months. As luck would have it the camp ground has four open sites. I think …
I love working in the yard on Sunday… That is if it is nice out. Our Summers in Minnesota can be really hot and humid. Last week we had a few days in the 80′s and I think the humidity was in the upper 60′s. Its pretty bad when you wake up in the morning …
Our friends Dan and Cynthia have been members of Peju for over 20 years. They like to bring us to visit the winery when we’re in the valley attending the Insignia Day event. We enjoy the tasting with the Wine Singer “The Yodelmeister”. If you have not seen Alan he is worth a visit! I …
The second part of the tasting notes is Smell (in wine country, called “the nose”). I find smell is an interesting sense and I have found times it can trick me! To solve this, I have purchased a kit from LE NEZ DU VIN. For more information read my blog article discussing the Sensory Kit. …
A few months ago I released a tasting notes sheet for my friends and people who follow my blog. Within the tasting sheet I had setup three categories that you will use while tasting your wine. The first is sight followed by smell and than taste. All of these categories are related to your senses …
Happy Fathers Day! Chris started out my day with an unexpected Romantic boat trip on Lake Minnetonka with Dave and Heather. The weather was looking pretty good. I decided to wear shorts and muscle shirt so I could get some sun. We headed over to Dave’s around 11:o0am so we could stop by for a …
The last time I tried a bottle of Williams Selyem Pinot Noir was last April. Chris and I opened the 2008 Williams Selyem Central Coast Pinot Noir. I have to say it did not go very well. After our first bottle that we had enjoyed some time ago, I believe that the wine became maderized, …