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Archive for January, 2011

  1. WWoW: Austrian Cherry, Niederosterreich Zweigelt, 2008

    Wow, that’s a mouth­ful!  Zweigelt has come a long way from its Frankenstein-ish, hum­ble begin­nings when in the 1920’s Dr. Fritz Zweigelt (Cue light­ning bolts and screams of ‘IT’S ALIIIIIVVEEE!!!’) crossed  the grapes Blaufrank­ish and St. Lau­rent.  Zweigelt really only gained recog­ni­tion after World War II but is now the most widely planted red grape […]

    Posted by on January 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  2. Ninety-Nine Bottles Of Booze On The Wall

    I know, the song is about beer, but a recent trip to our local ware­house liquor store got me to think­ing.  I was bask­ing in the glow of hav­ing put a box of booze in the trunk and I thought, “I won­der how many bot­tles of booze I have on the wall.”  Well, you know, […]

    Posted by on January 19th, 2011 | 5 Comments

  3. Weird Wine of the Week

    There are about as many ways to make wine as there are to skin a cat. In our new Weird Wine of the Week (WWOW) fea­ture we’ll explore some wines that are a bit off of the beaten path and made in a not-so-traditional fash­ion.  We’ll also get to know some of the pas­sion­ate, mad […]

    Posted by on January 13th, 2011 | No Comments

  4. Spice of Love Sangria

    1 cup straw­ber­ries, sliced well 1 cup apple juice 1/3 cup Triple Sec 1/2 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup) 2 whole cloves 1–2 seed­less blood oranges, each cut into 16 wedges 1 bot­tle fruity red wine 2 (3 inch) cin­na­mon sticks 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a large pitcher (suspend […]

    Posted by on January 13th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  5. Champagne Wishes and Holiday Dreams

    The hol­i­days have now washed over us and that can only mean one thing: the cham­pagne flowed.  Whether we toasted with fam­ily, rang in the New Year with friends, or stole away for an inti­mate party for two, good bub­bly always brings a unique touch of class and sexy fun to any gathering.

    Posted by on January 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

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