I Love German Wine and Food – A Rheingau Riesling
If you are looking for fine German wine and food, consider the Rheingau region of central Germany. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local Riesling.The Rheingau region is the most central wine-growing region in Germany. Its terrain is [...]
A Wine Lover’s Weekly Guide to $10 Wines – A Montepulciano D’Abruzzo
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC is a very popular Italian wine. In fact it’s the most exported Italian wine and is widely consumed within Italy as well. We’re talking about half a million hectoliters per year, or to put it in simpler terms, more than 65 million bottles a year. This particular bottle was made by a [...]
Chinese Vegetable Eggplant Chili Sauce
Eggplant Garlic Sauce Recipes selected by the collective taste buds of the masses from Group Recipes. This popular Szechuan dish is made with Chinese eggplant, which is thinner and longer than the short and thicker eggplant that is commonly available in supermarkets. Both Chinese eggplant and chili garlic sauce are available at Asian markets. This [...]
I Love Organic Wine – An Argentine Cabernet Sauvignon
The Zuccardi family are major Argentine winemakers, in fact they have the largest family-owned winery in Argentina with about 1400 acres (about 560 hectares) under cultivation in the Mendoza region at the foot of the Andes Mountains. They produce the well-known and often popular fuZion wines that we have reviewed in our weekly column on [...]
Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipes
What makes great homemade BBQ sauce recipes? Well, it could be the time and love that you put into making this delectable barbeque sauce for your family to enjoy, or it could be the fresh ingredients that you use.The barbecue that you create is what make your meals so tasty and wonderful. The main ingredients [...]
Wine Pairing – Choosing the Right Wine for Your Food
Wine pairing is the process of matching the food and wine to accentuate the taste in both. Wines are often times paired with foods of complimentary flavors and textures. Some wine connoisseurs even like to eat multi-course meals, where each course is paired with a separate wine. Although food and wine pairing depends on one’s [...]
Hot Sauce Recipe – How To Make A Delicious Chicken Sandwich
6 chicken breasts1 bottle of Outlook1 tsp of cooking white wine2 cup of self-rise flour1 1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp of black pepperBurger bunsKosher pickle liceStep 1.Combine Outlook and wine in small bowl. Stir in chicken breasts cut in sandwich size or cubes; cover and chill for 6 to 8 hours or overnight.Step 2.In bow: mix [...]
A Wine Lover’s Nearly Weekly Review of $15 Wine – A Bordeaux, France Merlot
At the most recent meeting of our wine tasting group the host strongly recommended this wine. Only after I bought the bottle I realized that I tasted and reviewed a previous vintage of this same wine which I relished about two years ago. Things can change so I decided to review this wine instead of [...]
Enjoy the Challenge of Gourmet Cooking
Gourmet CookingGourmet cooking presents a challenge basic cooking does not. Food preparation may require use of various cooking implements foreign to basic cooking. All though this may be the case in retrospect it’s just a different approach and this ought not intimidate you in the least.The types of foods used in gourmet dishes are not [...]
