Thursday, December 31, 2009
After a week of mouth puckering wines that belonged on the perfume shelf or in the jelly jar cupboard, I finally got to visit a local winery in the home of redeeming the grapes in my former state. The place was called Conneaut Cellars and I enjoyed a spirit warming wine tasting with my fellow [...]
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Instead of protesting the unbelievable sweetness of the Pennsylvania wines my friends and family had recommended for my wine rack, I decided to conduct a little research of my own in order to get a broader picture of the Pennsylvania wine scene. The Pennsylvania climate of four distinct seasons coupled with an accommodating terrain of [...]
Thursday, December 31, 2009
I love desserts, especially during the holidays and before I go off of sweets entirely for about two months. Too much sugar and it isn’t fun anymore. Until that day comes (my waistline looks forward to it), learning about desserts made with wine seems like fun. There are some which suggest ‘summer’ (ice cream, granita). [...]
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Just when I thought I knew what wines I really don’t like, I browse on the internet and find out one more of the many, many things I have to learn about wine. Seems that red wines are often better if aged, and that a ‘young’ Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot will often taste like asphalt [...]
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
I’m a foodie more than ever now that I am learning about wine. The two combined make for more interesting conversation and deeper contemplation than the wine alone. Sometimes wine even goes into the food rather than at its side. I recently tried a dry sparkling wine which was not to my taste. To my surprise, though, it [...]
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Everything that bubbles is not champagne, but it doesn’t have to taste like soap either, unless you’re drinking bubble bath, in which case you’re either a little strange or you said a bad word. I was not drinking bubble bath: I was looking for a sparkling wine which might add a bit of festive fizz [...]
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
I often spend a long time in the liquor store, browsing from wine rack to wine rack, admiring the colored liquid. Their subtle variations in shade, added to artistic labels or unique bottle shapes, are a visual treat. They are usually categorized by country, and there are many to consider along with the multitude of [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
I’m starting to think it’s not possible to find a Pennsylvania wine that I enjoy. Right when I was about to give up on it all my aunt offered a bottle of white from Gettysburg for the wine rack. Actually produced by the Hiwassee Acres company, the Gettysburg Winery White wine entitled “Majestic” carries the [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
Having just banished the Edelweiss offering from the Wilhelm Winery from my wine rack, I have a few trepidations when it comes to tasting the red. The no vintage “Fredonia” from the Wilhem Winery in Hadley, Pennsylvania is close to my last attempt to find a nice Pennsylvania wine for my wine rack. Wish me [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
After the horrible, almost traumatic experience I had drinking my first Pennsylvania wine, I decided to take one of the white wine’s off the wine rack and see if it would taste any better than the Foxburg table red. This time it’s the Edelweiss white wine from the Wilhelm Winery in Hadley, Pennsylvania. The wine [...]
