Saturday my wife decided to use some of the peppers we had grown in our garden to make a quick meal.

Eventually this consisted of peppers (green, red and yellow), onions, sun dried tomatoes. garlic and a little bit of chicken. Added to that were salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning (basil, oregano, etc), red pepper and a splash of wine. To give it an Asian edge, we also added a touch of roasted sesame oil. All of this was cooked in light extra virgin olive oil. To this mixture we added rigatoni pasta and stirred well.

Posted by Administrator on Monday August 23 2010 - 04:47:34 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |  

Most people, upon seeing a dusty old wine bottle that has been stored seemingly forever, would simply deduce that the bottle of wine is still in good condition. There is a common misconception that wine tastes better after it has aged. However, not all wines do get better with age. approximately 95% of the world's wines are meant to be consumed relatively quickly, as they are not meant to age. Only the finest and most expensive wines are created to benefit from a watchful aging process performed at controlled temperatures. One rarely sees wine that turns into vinegar, as it used to do in the old days. These days, wine turns brown, flat and dull after going through oxidation caused from long and improper storage.

Posted by Administrator on Wednesday August 11 2010 - 05:36:59 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |  

Storage Guide For Wines And Spirits [ by Kevin Prebel on Sun 25th Jul 10, 9:56pm]
Many people hurtle through life at warp speed only to come to its end wondering what it is all about. A few lucky ones have learned the art of quietly (and literally) savoring life so that when it's about to be over, one feels like he's lived a thousand years.

Posted by Administrator on Wednesday August 04 2010 - 02:39:08 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |  

Today we took out four future wine tasters who saw the site and wanted to see what this tasting thing was all about. We headed out east early in the morning and hit a few preferred vineyards like Laurel Lake and Jason's. On our way to another vineyard we decided it was time take a chance, go off the beaten path and have all six of us share a new experience. A vineyard none of us have been to so we made our way to Diliberto's.

As we pulled into the driveway I wasn't expecting anything grand but thought that at least I'd have a new experience. Well, let me tell you, I could not have been more wrong. As we approached the quaint building, I caught a glimpse of the sitting area under an overhang, heard a wonderful guitar and saw a lovely pavilion right there in the middle of the rows of grapes. Little did I know this was just the beginning of something I won't soon forget.

Posted by Administrator on Sunday August 01 2010 - 10:01:15 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |