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Sir…?: A Pick-Up Line Hubby Can Get Behind

We have company this Easter weekend and my grocery list included beer. I am not a beer drinker and I am a poor beer purchaser. I asked Hubby to be as specific as possible in this regard. He said Bell’s or Founder’s (two Michigan breweries) and a total of three six-packs: a stout, a paleContinueContinue reading “Sir…?: A Pick-Up Line Hubby Can Get Behind”

Flight

As the last person in the United States to learn what a “flight” of alcoholic beverages is I wanted to let you know that while we are still doing wine tastings with friends, we recently hosted a Scotch tasting with another couple at our home. It started at a library conference two years ago whenContinueContinue reading “Flight”

Holiday Cookie Exchange!

The cookie exchange with Fred! It was a wonderfully civil exchange. No grilling!

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”

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”

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”