Turned sideways
So everything was in place for a perfect Feb. 14 evening with my decidedly better half. Filets had been studded with a... Read More
Chez Syrah/Shiraz
Minnesota is blessed with a lot of syrah weather, so it’s not a challenge to find fun people who like that grape... Read More
Jordan rules: Best memory of ’11
When circumstances force me to take a bite out of a shit sandwich (blessedly, only figuratively), my rote response is “yeah, but... Read More
Pinot Camp (sorta-kinda), Part II
It would take a dozen posts to pass along everything interesting that was shared at a mini-, Minnesota version of Pinot Camp,... Read More
Pinot Camp (sorta-kinda): Part I
Welcome to Pinot Camp. Now of course this is not the real Pinot Camp, an annual confab in which Oregon wineries entertain... Read More
That’s some pot-ent wine
From Gourmet via Jezebel comes word of a wacky-tobacky trend: marijuana-infused wine. I’m pretty sure I have not sampled any of this,... Read More
Untainted victory
So a funny thing happened on the way to some lucky soul gifted chef triumphing in the first (of what figure to... Read More