I always enjoy it when a friend brings a bottle of wine to share. This evening Eileen came over to watch one of the smut shows with Chris, and she brought a bottle of Zinfandel I have not tried before. I had not heard of “Zen of Zin” so I was intrigued. I grabbed some…
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The past few weeks the weather had been challenging. We have temperatures in the upper 90’s with high humidity. There have been a few days with a heat index in the 100’s! As I write this blog during lunch, the temperature is already 93 degrees and the relative humidity is 41% (comfortable) and the dew…
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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…
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Since the very first time we dined at “Nectar” located in downtown Osseo, MN we were hooked. Chris and I enjoy the wine dinners that Chef Kevin hosts monthly. Unfortunately we will not make the August Wine dinner as I will be in California for work. We will however be will be attending the Verite…
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This past May while we were in Napa for ten days, we knew we wanted to make the drive over to Sonoma Valley to check out Kunde Family Winery. You may recall that I’ve mentioned that Chris and I are going on a Mediterranean Wine cruise in September. Kunde Winery is one of the hosts,…
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We discovered Elizabeth Spencer last Thanksgiving weekend. Our friend Chantal had left another high-end winery and began working at Elizabeth Spencer some time ago. If you were wondering where this tasting room is located, it’s right across the street from Rutherford Grill. It is a small brick building with additional tasting space on the patio…
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I wanted to ride along and assist Chris while she met a couple of builder client option selection appointments today. Her sales guy who calls on this national builder was not able to cover them this Saturday. We got up pretty early to head down to Lakeville for the scheduled appointments. Between the two appointments…
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My introduction to Cline wines came from my Uncle Ron. Ron lives in Brentwood California and has been retired for many years, but he sometimes pours for Cline Wines in Brentwood when there are fairs or other events. After our initial introduction we had our friends Joe and Lisa bring in some Cline wines. They…
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Chris and I discovered Crocker & Star winery during a trip to Napa in 2010. We were staying at the Harvest Inn just south of St Helena. If my memory serves me there was a flyer in the lobby talking about a Cabernet release party. When I looked at the address Crocker & Starr was…
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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…
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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 bachelorette…. 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…
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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…
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