Sonya Schryer Norris

Wine party

The wine party was a success. I had wine quotes and wine quizzes and some reference books to answer questions placed strategically around the living room. The Fat Bastard Merlot was our least favorite, the Six Grapes port went over very well. Extremely yummy. I served 8 wines and 4 kinds of cheeses and oneContinueContinue reading “Wine party”

Annie has arrived!

Do you remember in April when we rented a Chevy Malibu for a day and I decided I didn’t want to buy one? I couldn’t quite put my finger on exactly what the problem was but I both liked and didn’t like the car. In the end I just kind of shrugged and said, “nah,”ContinueContinue reading “Annie has arrived!”

Wine and Cheese Fill-in-the-Blank

Complete the Following Sentences from Wason, Betty. Giving a Cheese and Wine Tasting Party. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1975. Blue cheese gets its colored veining from ___________________________________. Cabernet Sauvignon is a grape variety which originated in ___________________________________. When a wine bottle has a screw cap it usually means the wine___________________________________. The best kind ofContinueContinue reading “Wine and Cheese Fill-in-the-Blank”

Wine and Cheese Quiz 1

Multiple Choice Quiz from Wason, Betty. Giving a Cheese and Wine Tasting Party. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1975. 1.Liederkranz cheese was created by Bismarck Metternich, the Austrian statesman and gourmet A Minnesota farmer A New York delicatessen man 2. The first people to put up wine in glass bottles were Monks in medievalContinueContinue reading “Wine and Cheese Quiz 1”

Stood up again

As long as we’re talking about contractors I should mention that we got stood up again – but this time only by 3 twelve year olds who have started their own weeding/gardening/babysitting/pet sitting business. We’ve had some trouble connecting in general and on the day they were due to work – yesterday – they didn’tContinueContinue reading “Stood up again”

At Least Your Lousy Contractors Show Up

Remember when I mentioned that we went to the home show at the MSU pavilion this spring and set up two appointments for home repair work? Apparently, someone forgot to tell the contractors that we’re in a recession and they need the work. Hubby screened the companies at the show – asking enough questions toContinueContinue reading “At Least Your Lousy Contractors Show Up”

Wines for the Wine Party

Montecillo Crianza. 2006. Produced by Bodegas Montecillo. Rioja, Spain. Imported by: Underdog wine merchants, Livermore, CA. Tempranillo. Wine party 2011. Veleta. Produced by Dominio Buenavista. Contraviesa Alpujarra, Granada, Spain. Imported by: Estate Wine Company, Dayton, OH. Tempranillo. Wine party 2011. Louis Jadot. 2007. Produced by Louis Jadot. Beaujolais-Villages, France. Imported by: Kobrand. Red Burgundy tableContinueContinue reading “Wines for the Wine Party”