Archive for the 'Wines' Category
The case for half bottles.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008My father who loves to drink wine is also very cautious about exactly how much wine he has on a week night. Therefore he loves half bottles, he always complains that there are not enough in restuarant wine lists, and that sadly many of the wines by the glass are never the top end wines. […]
Lost in Translation
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008We are really exited that our Japan Distributor, Hotei Wines has landed a great palcement for us! Our 2005 Pinot Noir has now been added to the wine list at the New York Grill Restaurant in The Park Hyatt in Tokyo. You may remember the bar from the scenes of Bill Murray in Lost in […]
Corks, screwcaps, glass stoppers and fine wine
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Every year as we approach bottling we always have the corks, screwcaps, and recently we added the glass stoppers into the conversation. I always feel that synthetic corks look horrible, they are always short and I feel it sends a message of: hey we want to avoid corked wine, but we dont care about how we […]
Coquilles St. Jacques with jamón serrano and hazelnut crust and orange sauce, on a bed of arugula
Friday, April 11th, 2008Dear Friends, On our last club shipment, we asked our family chef, Jennifer, to create a recipe to pair with our 2006 Oro de Plata Chardonnay. I have to say, she went all the way for creative, but please try the recipe, it is fantastic !
Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb. fresh large sea scallops […]
Our Rosé is out!
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Well, I just came back from a 2 week holiday with the kids and 19 more! My husband´s longtime friends organized a well choreographed trip taking us from Bordeaux, to the famed caves of Lascaux, then to Toulouse, spending good Friday in Colliure, where we say the processions, then crossing France, spending Easter in the […]
