I get all giddy at the thought of a trip to Canada. I LOVE that country. I’ve determined if I hada grander tolerance for chilly winters, it’d be Vancouver all the way, baby. Cosmopolitan, clean, great people, amazing restaurants with cool wine lists, Stanley Park, dragon races, the Grand Isle Market…wow, I could go on—that…
As promised, I hunted down a bottle of Austrian Gruner Veltliner this past weekend. I've been hearing snippets about what a great white it is; it's one of the little darlings of wine officianados and I wanted to get my palate on it. I'm thinking there might not be that many of you who have tried it either, so…
If you'd like a change from the traditional champagne and chocolate pairing of Valentine's Day fame, reach for a red. While ports are often a paired accompaniment, I like a bold and jammy zinfandel. Berry-laden and silky on the palate, those zins produced in a heavier style are perfect with chocolate– particularly dark. My favorite of this style, Rombauer…
Susan Brown Uncorked 