Five Hills Blue Merlot, 2004, from organically grown grapes – a wine we recently purchased from Trader Joes and recently opened. The only problem is that it wasn’t recent enough to remember details about it, other then it was tasty, smooth, and we liked it. I can’t say that I… Continue reading
I happened to catch Narsai David on the radio the other day on the way to the grocery store, and he was recommending a bottle of wine from Kendall-Jackson. Their 2005 Special Reserve Zinfandel. And I was actually able to find it in the store, so we bought it! And… Continue reading
Now that we’re finally starting to get a feel for the kinds of wines we prefer, and what a lot of all the names MEAN (lots to go yet of course), we’ve decided to create some designs for specific kinds of wines. “Quick! Merlot Me!” is the design for Merlot… Continue reading
First, for the old year! Late December we decided to branch out in our white wine consumption and purchased a Riesling – J. LOHR 2005 Bay Mist Monterey County White Riesling to be exact. (I have no explanation for why we hadn’t had a Riesling in so long, since it’s… Continue reading
Over the last few months we’ve tried a number of wines that we’ve been meaning to write up, but just haven’t gotten around to it. So, in an attempt to put SOMETHING in writing, here’s a brief summary just to get something posted! Elena 2005 Sauvignon Blanc – Very flavorful… Continue reading
We just heard about the Organic Wine Company… “All of the wines are Earth-friendly, made in partnership with nature from certified organically grown grapes. They are free of pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers and other synthetic chemicals, and essential natural preservatives like sulfur dioxide are kept to a minimum. In the… Continue reading
Wanted to post this quick review before we forgot! The 2004 Blackstone Chardonnay (Monterey County) was an excellent, and rich wine. Rather velvety and strong, but went well with the hard-ish Portugese cheese and crackers that we conveniently had on hand. We might have been a little less ‘affected’ had… Continue reading
We tried a Cabernet Sauvignon from Camelot Wines which cost us about $8.00. I must admit for an inexpensive wine it had a great flavor: fruity and rich with no noticeable after taste. Definitely a wine I would buy again. [Tags: Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Camelot Food Blog: http://www.foodfollies.com; Foodie T-Shirts… Continue reading
Recently we started a new enterprise called Powered By Tshirts, which has all kinds of ‘powered by…’ designs, including a number (and expanding rapidly) of specific food designs. Some of these food designs, such as the one to the left, we are also selling in our little Food Follies shop!… Continue reading
John was making a homemade tomato sauce a few days ago and decided to open a bottle of zinfandel to add a bit of wine to the sauce. The sauce came out excellent, and tonight we decided to actually try the wine directly, with a few ‘sea creature’ cheesy crackers…. Continue reading
