2011 in Bordeaux was a good year. Nothing like the 2009 and 2010 vintages. 2009 and 2010 were considered great vintages. The 2011 growing season challenged the Bordelais. During the growing season, they were dealt with hail, drought, hot weather when it should have been cool. Many times they had storms with a lot of…
I like to find winemakers who produce small volumes of wine. I feel there is a lot of pride when you visit them and they share a bottle of wine with you. You can imagine how proud they are when they share something they made. I heard of MTGA wines during our trip to Portugal…
So it was T-Minus 26 hours and we were to get on our way to Italy! We hope to take some great pictures and share some amazing wines with you! Last Saturday we had to do some errands in preparation for our vacation. We spent quite a few hours at the local Maple Grove shopping…
Chris and I were introduced to PlumpJack by our friend Mark after he left Cosentino Winery to work in their hospitality room. John and Jennifer were accompanying us on their second trip to Napa valley over Labor Day weekend in 2010. PlumpJack is located off of the Oakville Crossing road just by the Silverado Trail. …
Dave and Heather recently joined us for dinner and Chris served stuffed Red Peppers and a nice garden salad. Stuffed peppers are one of my favorites! Heather wanted to know what they could bring, so I said “grab a bottle of wine and we should be good”! Earlier Chris steamed the rice and browned the…
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…
Chris and I received a bottle of 2006 Stag Leaps Merlot as a gift last year. I think I have told you that the “Merlot” Varietal was the first red we both enjoyed and started our crusade to find more great wines!! Chris was preparing a light dinner the other day. She was making fresh…
