The Thanksgiving holiday is almost upon us, it is just a few days away. If for some reason you had forgotten that it was this week, just take a vist to the supermarket and you will quickly remember. Yesterday I thought I was clever arriving at my local store prior to church letting out as I thought I would miss the crowds. Well, I was quite mistaken. The parking lot was mobbed and they were 5 or 6 people deep in the check out lines. My weekly shopping trip that normally takes 30 minutes took me 90 minutes yesterday. Another thing about the holidays is people are so crazy! It is supposed to fun, but they are under such pressure to get things done they forget to enjoy themselves. I also hear folks around the office complaining that a relative... »View More
Added Monday, November 24, 2008
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I have often wondered why the big wine publications pay so little attention to the many excellent small wineries located in regions around the United States. Test my theory, pick up any of the top wine magazines and almost all the articles will be about the big wine regions, California, France, Italy, Australia, you get my point. While I understand that some great wines come from these regions, hence the interest, I just feel more must be done to promote some of these less celebrated regions here in the U. S., that well deserve some attention. That leads us to report on another unique U. S. winery.
The beautiful Brandywine Valley in southeast Pennsylvania is home to the Chaddsford Winery. The setting is a small country estate in the historic... »View More
Added Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Tomorrow we are off to Giants stadium to see our favorite team (hopefully) beat Baltimore. We look pretty good so far with an 8-1 record, but as any sports fan knows, the season can change at any moment. Then again we are the current defending Super Bowl champions so it is fair of me to expect more of my team, don’t you think? I do. Well, I could have this debate all night and it doesn’t change the outcome, so I’ll just say a little prayer when I put my head down on my pillow that tomorrow the loss column is still 1! It will be a cold one as the forecast is for a high of 47 degrees and windy, but we are all set for the tailgate party. We will arrive in the parking lot by 9:00 AM so we can set up for our BBQ. We have chili,... »View More
Added Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Wine of the month for November is Hook and Ladder 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley. The single Vineyard Cab comes from the family’s Los Amigos Ranch in the Chalk Hill area of the Russian River Valley. The wine is blended with a small amount of Merlot from the same area and aged in a combination of French and American Oak for 20 months before bottling. The wine is well balanced and offers hints of vanilla, cocoa, and spices on the nose with lots of ripe berry and oak in the taste. Hook and Ladder produces a variety of wines including Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Merlot and several blends in the red family of wines. In the white family they offer The Tillerman white blend, Chardonnay, White Zinfandel and Gewurztraminer.... »View More
Added Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Dan Aykroyd, well known actor/comedian/musician recently launched his own wine label. Known for his acting in the films Ghost Busters, the Blues Brothers and his stint as a comedian on Saturday Night Live, Aykroyd is a passionate wine lover and collector who has tasted some of the best in the world. Aykroyd joined in a partnership with De Loach Vineyards and its owners the Boisset Family. Together they will release a 2007 vintage Chardonnay and Cabernet from the Sonoma region under the Dan Aykroyd Discovery Series label. According to Aykroyd, a white Burgundy fan, his Chardonnay is a blend of seven vineyards. It will be food friendly, made in the Sonoma style with fresh Russian River- style fruitiness, rich complex aromas and flavors. The Cabernet... »View More
Added Saturday, November 15, 2008
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The recent financial meltdown and economic worries are affecting just about everyone worldwide. Maybe some of us have not been hit as hard as others yet we still have concerns. People everywhere are changing their buying habits, looking for bargains, putting off large expenditures and staying away from big tag items. Just about every retail market has been hurt by sales declines and the wine industry is among them. The December issue of Wine Spectator has two articles on this subject titled “Wine Industry Worries About the Economy” by Tim Fish and “What Now for Wine Lovers?” by James Laube. The first tells how wine retailers and restaurant sommeliers around the country are worried about the upcoming holiday season, the busiest wine-consuming... »View More
Added Saturday, November 15, 2008
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