Category Archives: Dessert Wines

A Wine Rack Store Mystery

  Four Sisters Winery in New Jersey is getting ready for its first Murder Mystery of the year.

The Wine Rack Store Looks at Edelweiss

For some readers, ‘Edelweiss’ is a song from ‘The Sound of Music’. Our family favored a deli by the same name when we lived in Richmond, B.C.  There are tour companies, pubs, and also wines called ‘Edelweiss’ too.

The Wine Rack Store Goes Gourmet

I know it seems early, but I’m starting to plan what I’ll make for the Valentine’s Day Dessert Auction at our church. They’re raising money for a youth mission trip to Mexico, so chocolate chip cookies just won’t do.

Fall Harvest Foods at the Wine Rack Store

Autumn is one of the most fruitful seasons for market gardeners. The produce which is harvested at this time of the year creates a colorful and flavorful display on the table and yields many tasty dishes.

Pretty in Pink at the Wine Rack Store

  Our local liquor store had an organic rose on prominent display before Easter, so I decided not to search and just gave in to the power of simple, effective marketing.

Fortified at the Wine Rack Store

When the owner at Recline Ridge Winery told me their fortified Ridgeport was better than chocolate I was skeptical. Since she assured me that she really likes chocolate I was willing to give it a whirl at the tasting bar. What did I have to lose?

Barefoot Again at the Wine Rack Store

Seems it was time to try a sweet wine. I don’t know what had stopped me. Perhaps it was this idea that to learn about wine, one needs to stretch. This meant drinking reds, dry whites and so on, not wine so sweet even my tea total friends wouldn’t know they were tasting something from [...]

Thanksgiving Rebellion at the Wine Rack Store

Thanksgiving arrives early in Canada, perhaps for the sake of the farmers and turkeys who risk frostbite being outside all the time by November. We had a mild winter last time around so we expect to pay for it this year. October 11th is D-Day for turkeys and pigs this year, while the ungrateful like [...]

Sparkling Diamant in Your Wine Cellar

Okay, so you wouldn’t put this next offering in your wine cellar. You would buy the bottle, chill it, and toast a new baby, wedding, or birthday with it. I’m talking about an aerated semi-sparkling wine, given its bubbles with added carbon dioxide. Deinhard Sparkling Diamant is my poison this evening, and a lovely poison [...]

Discount Wine Cellars: A Look at Desserts with Wine

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). [...]