Recent Posts Tagged With 'basic wine knowledge'

• WFP Hot Air Balloon World Championships, Go Team USA!

  Posted on Sunday September 14th, 2008 at 10:02 in Wine, austria, wine blogs, wine information, wine travel, wine food pairing, zweigelt, basic wine knowledge, hot air balloon world championship

  How COOL is this? Wine food pairing right on the side lines in the press area watching and cheering on the teams from the USA while BigAl shoots video. I was drinking some exceptional Blauer Zweigelt which was just perfect for the chilly fall ai...

• Wine Food Pairing and Sweet Corn "Porn" !

  Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 15:24 in recipes, Wine, Florida, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, pinot grigio, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and fun

  Wine food pairing knows all about food porn .... WIKI says that Food porn is a sarcastic term variously applied to a spectacular visual presentation of cooking ....... well sweet corn porn is what I just took part in .... and let me tell you, it le...

• Wine Food Pairing with Killer Tomatoes!

  Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 12:11 in recipes, Florida, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, wine and food, wine food pairing, zweigelt, fresh tomatoes, basic wine knowledge

  Summer is starting to wind down in many parts of the country and many thoughts are toward cooler weather and heavier meals. Not so in sunny Florida, where we won’t even think about dropping below 90F until the end of October. Wine food pairing...

• Wine Food Pairing - Practice Makes Perfect!

  Posted on Monday September 1st, 2008 at 13:54 in Wine, Florida, austria, wine blogs, food and wine, steaks, red table wine, wine food pairing, heurigen, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq

  Wine food pairing is gearing up to travel across the pond to Europe in 10 days. We will be flying in to Munich and then after a long lunch with a friend in one of our favorite biergartens we will land in Vienna about 6PM. Now ,I don't know if you h...

• Wine Food Pairing - Rosemary Gone WILD!

  Posted on Sunday August 31st, 2008 at 11:16 in recipes, Chardonnay, Florida, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq, wine and shrimp

  Wine food pairing is enjoying the Labor Day weekend, but sometimes you just don't want a heavy meal and you still want a bit of "grill" time with your friends ... the perfect answer is Shrimp on the barbie! Well, I decided to pair my "shrimpies" wit...

• Wine Food Pairing - What the Heck is Couscous?

  Posted on Saturday August 30th, 2008 at 10:09 in recipes, Florida, austria, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, couscous, soda club, wine food pairing, pumpkin seed oil

  Wine food pairing asks are you looking for something light and easy to cook? Maybe you want a meatless meal, but something a little different. How about Couscous? What the heck is it, anyway? Couscous is a coarsely ground semolina pasta. The grai...

• Wine Food Pairing Declares a State of Emergnecy!

  Posted on Monday August 18th, 2008 at 13:50 in Chardonnay, Florida, wine blogs, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, pinot grigio, basic wine knowledge, winefood pairing

  Wine food pairing is declaring a state of emergency. This is my neighborhood and don't get me wrong, I love where I live, but occasionally Mother Nature plays a little joke on us and sends us a visitor. Right now, the unwanted guests name is FAY! ...

• Wine Food Pairing – a Spa-licious Afternoon!

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 07:21 in Florida, wine blogs, food and wine, champagne, freixenet, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge

  It is a steamy hot summer afternoon and what should a girl do when she thinks about enjoying wine food pairing? How about hopping into the hot tub … now a non heated tub this time of year and enjoying cool water along with the great backyard view?...

• Wine Food Pairing with a Wine Sorbet

  Posted on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 06:33 in Florida, wine blogs, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine ice cream, wine sorbet

  We are in the dog days of summer and wine food pairing is asking the question …. What can we do that will be tasty and yet refreshing? Have you considered a wine sorbet? I love the sorbets that you can easily make with fruit, fresh or frozen, ...

• Wine Food Pairing - Beach Dogs and Brats

  Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 09:52 in wine blogs, food and wine, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, cabernet sauvignon merlot, wine and bbq, wine and sausage

  Wine food pairing a lazy weekend and what to serve? It is summer and steamy out, so why not crank up the barbie and pull out a terrific new Australian wine?Beach Dogs wine from South Eastern Australia has juicy ripe blackberry aromas and the Caberne...

• Wine Food Pairing with Pineapple Salsa

  Posted on Saturday August 9th, 2008 at 11:12 in Florida, wine blogs, white wine, wine and food, pinot grigio, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq, wine and fish, winefood pairing

  It all started out 2 years ago when I bought a pineapple at the local Publix store .... we ate the pineapple, enjoyed it and then my husband said "why don't we plant the top"?OK, we live in Florida, why not? I trimmed the top a bit and put it in a ...

• WFP - A Toast to Randy Pausch ......

  Posted on Saturday July 26th, 2008 at 15:47 in wine blogs, pancreatic cancer, randy pausch, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge

  Wine food pairing takes a time to announce the passing of Dr. Randy Pausch. Randy made national news last September when he delivered his famous "Last Lecture" to a packed audience at Carnegie Mellon University. Yes, indeed it was his last lecture,...

• Wine Food Pairing - Urech Quads Stomp Grapes!

  Posted on Saturday July 19th, 2008 at 15:42 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, white wine, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge

  Wine food pairing, well actually this is just the wine making portion.I ran into this blog called The Urech Quadswhile surfing the internet. These little darlings are showing us all how it is done and that you are never to young to enjoy wine making...

• Wine Food Pairing - Macaroni's Grill

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 19:50 in Florida, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, chianti, red table wine, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and pasta, macaroni's grill

  Wine food pairing can be done all over the country. This last weekend we headed up to the Orlando area for a business meeting and stopped off at the Macaroni Grill in Kissimmee .... that is pronounce Ki-sim-me, for a bit of food and wine!Matt was o...

• WFP ... Let's Hear it for Whitey Tighties!

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 14:41 in wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, naked cowboy, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge

  I was watching on the news last week where the Naked Cowboy is suing the M & M company for some ridiculous amount of money because they dressed up one of the blue "candy" guys in a cowboy hat and whitey tighties! YIKES!!What is this world coming...

• Wine Food Pairing Party of the 4th!

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 17:10 in wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, pinot grigio, god bless america, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq

  What says America more than getting together with friends and family for the fourth of July? The birth of our nation is a pretty darn good reason!Everybody brought a favorite dish and Donna and Carl provided all the BBQ we could eat! OH MY! Alfred...

• God Bless America!

  Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 08:12 in Wine, Chardonnay, wine blogs, wine information, white wine, god bless america, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq

  Wine food pairing on this special Independence Day ..... always a time for good food with great friends and family. We plan on visiting some friends for a traditional BBQ. What could be better for the fourth?My contribution will be the "deviled" eg...

• Tangy Tsatsiki and Refreshing Sprtizer

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 15:42 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, sparkling wine, wine and food, soda club, tsatsiki, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge

  Top 10 wine food pairing in the summer is so much different than in the cooler winter months. In the winter I like a lot of red wines for the full bodied richness and in the summer, well the summer needs cool, light and crisp.A favorite that I have ...

• Wine Food Pairing with "Drunken" Chicken!

  Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 18:04 in beer, Wine, wine blogs, food and wine, wine and food, beaujolais, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq, wine and chicken

  Wine food pairing should be a lot of fun.. We are coming up to a long holiday and what better way to get the laughter going at your next picnic than to grill a drunken chicken or three! Many times this is called "beer" can chicken, but let's face i...

• Wine Food Pairing - Summer Salad, YUM!

  Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 13:48 in Wine, austria, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, wild mushrooms, pinot grigio, wine food pairing, pumpkin seed oil, basic wine knowledge

  For some of the best wine food pairing, just improvise. We all know that I have been whining (pun intended!) about the summer heat. You and the family are hungry, but nobody wants anything heavy and you don't want to heat up the kitchen. Salads ar...

• Wine Food Pairing Goes Mexican!

  Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 15:43 in Wine, Merlot, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, red table wine, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and shrimp

  Wine food pairing ..... sometimes while I am dancing around my kitchen, usually after a couple of glasses of wine, I just want to shout OLE` and whip up some quesadillas from scratch. Well, not really scratch because I buy the flour tortillas alread...

• Wine Food Pairing with Pasta Salad, YUM!

  Posted on Sunday June 22nd, 2008 at 07:09 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, sauvignon blanc, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and pasta

  Wine food pairing can be such a delight in these hot/humid months of summer. Try a quick and easy cold pasta salad with just what you have hanging out in the fridge!The extra pasta that you cooked the night before and the skinless chicken breast tha...

• Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Wine Food Pairing!

  Posted on Friday June 20th, 2008 at 12:29 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, snapper, pinot grigio, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and snapper

  Today is "bring your dog to work day" and even though I work at home, Houdini wanted to take part in this official day. Wine food pairing can take place just about anywhere and the "Hoots" wanted to be prepared ... sunglasses to take care of the gla...

• Wine Food Pairing - It's Too Hot to Cook!

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 10:33 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, wine and food, zinfandel, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, white merlot

  Sometimes it is just too hot to cook! Wine food pairing can be done without turning the stove on, just use your imagination!One of my faves is a cold avocado soup. This bad boy can be whipped up in a matter of minutes and leave you plenty of time t...

• Wine Food Pairing Goes Bohemian!

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 07:08 in Wine, Merlot, austria, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, sparkling wine, steaks, wine and food, freixenet, wine food pairing, pumpkin seed oil

  Yes, wine food pairing goes Bohemian .... Bohemian Highway Wine, that is!What better way to welcome back my husband who has been touring the wine country in Austria, than with a "cheeky" Californian red.I made a quick trip to the Winn-Dixie searching...

• Wine Food Pairing - Celebrates Kitchen Klutz Day!

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 11:42 in Wine, Pizza, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, wine and food, chianti, red table wine, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and pizza

  Get ready folks, tomorrow Friday June 13th, wine food pairing will be celebrating National Kitchen Klutz Day! This is a day that is close to my heart ... I tend to spill, drop, step in ... YUK ... all sorts of things in the kitchen. Maybe having my...

• Wine Food Pairing ... Cork, Zork ?????

  Posted on Tuesday June 10th, 2008 at 12:33 in Wine, austria, wine blogs, food and wine, corks, zork, wine food pairing, basic wine knowledge, wine and bbq, pinor noir

  Wine Food Pairing makes many of us nervous. Just when you start to get comfortable someone throws a monkey wrench (or should I say corkscrew!) into the mix!Many wineries, in fact almost 90% of them in New Zealand have turned away from the prestigiou...

• Wine Food Pairing - Capri Sunrise

  Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 06:13 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, sparkling wine, freixenet, wine food pairing, sunday brunch, basic wine knowledge, guanaja honduras

  Wine food pairing in the wee hours of the morning! This is the absolutely terrific view off my dock about 6:30 am ... well worth the effort to get up early.....Preparations begin for a Sunday Brunch. These get togethers can be easy and stress free ...

• Wine Food Pairing - Cheering for Big Brown!

  Posted on Sunday June 8th, 2008 at 16:11 in Wine, wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, champagne, sparkling wine, freixenet, belmont stakes, wine food pairing, big brown, basic wine knowledge, wine and chicken

  Wine Food Pairing and the Belmont Stakes... any excuse for a glass of champers!Houdini and I are cheering for Big Brown ... my trusty Maltese and I are gathered around the TV with a chilled bottle of my favorite, Freixenet and Houdini has a crystal b...

• Wine Food Pairing Goes to Guy Harvey Grill

  Posted on Saturday June 7th, 2008 at 08:16 in wine blogs, wine information, food and wine, white wine, wine and food, pinot grigio, wine food pairing, guy harvey, basic wine knowledge, wine and fish

  Wine food pairing goes to the Guy Harvey Island Grill on Marco Island with friends yesterday and what a great time we had!Located on the water, Smokehouse Bay to be exact, it has terrific views as well as a great island ambiance! Large saltwater aqu...