Tequila Tasting 101
Getting my #tequila on for work tonight - poured these beauties and had a great time spreading love for tequila:) . . . #reposado #anejo #aviontequila #herradura #corralejo #casamigos #spirits #booze
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2011 Dominus – Fabulous Wine from a Challenging Vintage
Let’s talk for a second about vintages - in Napa, 2011 was widely dissed upon release as a "bad" vintage, but in the past few years I’ve found the 2011 wines to be on fire with deliciousness! True, it was a rainy, difficult harvest, but the serious winemakers in Napa...
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Prato, Winter Park
Chicken liver crostini and shrimp with cucumber and grapefruit salad - just 2 of the delicious appetizers I had at Prato last night. We sat outside in the gorgeous weather and it soon became too dark to get photos of the pastas and pizzas that followed not long after. ....
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2004 Yann Chave Crozes Hermitage
There’s something magical about Syrah when it’s made in the Northern Rhone. Tonight’s 2004 CrozesHermitage was so spot on - bacon, smoky meat, and spice slowly evolved to give way to berries, earth and peppery deliciousness. This is the type of wine I’d love to be able to drink every...
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Drink Oregon – Wine Tasting Event
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Arkenstone, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of Arkenstone wines. I've visited the winery, walked the vineyards, and was so pleased to taste today in Orlando along with Jake Krausz, Estate Director. The 2015s are showing extremely well, from Sauvignon Blancs aged in oak with extensive time...
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Caprese Salad
I've been a little obsessed with caprese salad recently, so when I saw beautiful heirloom tomatoes and burrata cheese at the grocery store, I knew I had to make my own. Like most salads, I'm not going to write a "recipe" but rather, give you some tips to make your...
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Raw Oysters with Mignonette Sauce
For many years, I was afraid of raw oysters. They seemed slimy, scary, and just not appetizing. Then I did my first trip to New Orleans, and my mind started to change. It was the wood-fired oysters at Cochon that opened my eyes. These weren't scary at all, but rather...
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Pad See Ew
For the past few months, I've been more than a little obsessed with Thai food. I've always liked the sweet, sour, salty, spicy, umami punch that typifies Thai cuisine, but I was intimidated to try cooking it at home. Then I got the cookbook Night + Market. Now, I am...
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2013 Ao Yun – My First Chinese Wine
Tonight was a first for me... wine from China. From the Yunnan province in Southern China on the edge of Himalayas, this Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend is grown at an elevation of 7000-8000 ft and was a pleasure to explore as I let it evolve in my glass. 2013...
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