Monday, November 29, 2010
For a celebratory drink some time this Christmas season, think about a cheaper alternative to Champagne or Methode Traditional. While lower in price, these fizzy wines can still taste mighty good. An example is the Yellow Tail Bubbles Rose. I know it’s good because my husband asked for more. Not too sweet, not too dry. [...]
Saturday, November 27, 2010
The jar of white wine had been sitting in my refrigerator for some time, just a quarter of a cup, but I refused to throw it out. I also didn’t know what to do with it. I wasn’t baking muffins. No bread kneading loomed on the horizon (white wine is great for extra rise in [...]
Saturday, November 27, 2010
When I tasted Baron Bohemian Ale for the first time I have to admit, there was a bit of an unfair contest underway. My previous tipple had been the luxury double-chocolate stout from Young’s. As I said, not really fair. Although I’m weighing each one up on the strength of its own merits, I have [...]
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tis the season for ice wine and maple syrup. Imagine combining the two: with fish. Fish? Yes, I feel a bit skeptical, although someone went to all of the trouble to come up with a beautiful-looking dish, poured an entire bottle of ice wine into it, used maple syrup (also not cheap when pure), took a picture (above) and posted a [...]
Thursday, November 25, 2010
No don’t worry, this writer has not hit rock bottom herself. The title refers to Rock Bottom Foundation, the giving arm of Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery. Their mandate is to help hungry people in the towns where they operate, with a goal of giving more than $5 million annually to achieve this end by assisting hunger-related [...]
Thursday, November 25, 2010
In honor of my brother who loves beer and because I find beer interesting myself, I have been looking out for new ones to try. Though not right for the wine rack, often their bottles are pretty enough to fit in with many vintner labels. As for Young’s Luxury Double Chocolate Stout, its worthiness in [...]
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Okay, WE aren’t stealing it but a picky burglar picked up earlier this week by Madison police, did just that. The thief broke into a 77 year old woman’s house while she was away at the local casino and took nothing but a bottle of blackberry wine from the fridge. When police apprehended Steve Smith, [...]
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
You already know that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. So, it only makes sense that dessert wines come to the fore during the holiday season. What better time to kick back with a glass of something sweet from your wine cellar? But many people tend to skirt the dessert wine shelf, with its unfamiliar names [...]
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Well, not directly at the Wine Rack Store but in homes every where! Frequent holiday snacking on cookies, pies, and other goodies wreaks havoc in your mouth. The biggest holiday culprit: cranberry sauce. Cranberry sauce contains a formidable fortress of molecules known as glucans – building blocks of plaque, stacked like bricks in a wall, [...]
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
There is nothing worse than pulling a bottle of red from your wine rack for you and your guests to enjoy at a holiday gathering, pouring yourself a glass, and promptly dumping it in your lap or, even better, on the carpet. Below are some amazing tips for stain removal from CBS News that are [...]
