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Thursday, April 8th, 2010I’m Crabby
Monday, March 1st, 2010This weekend I traveled to my mom’s house in New Jersey. I can always count on delicious fooding when I visit Mom so I couldn’t wait to see what she had in store for me. Little did I know, she would break those winter blues with a seafood dinner…
Crab legs, baked potato and some yummy greens. The legs were so full of meat, I was full before I finished the first one. She topped it off with a glass of crisp white wine and I was in heaven. Thanks Mom!
Oh boxed wine, it was only a matter of time until I found thee.
Friday, January 29th, 2010Story time! This crow needed a bottle of wine the other day, and things being as they are, I was on a budget. So I skipped up to the local boozery in search of one of my favorite less-than-seven-dollars bottles of wine; Pinot Evil. I like this wine; it is smooth, simple and cheap. A perfect weeknight “who cares what your having for dinner Lady needs a drink” kinda wine.
Anyways, I was searching the bottom shelves and I found this:
A entire BOX of Pinot Evil. For $20. Plus, there was this little handy graphic on the side that explained that 1 box= 4 bottles. I was sold. Any you know what? The wine tasted just as good, saved me eight dollars, and stayed fresh until the last drop*. It was like having a second faucet in the kitchen, only this one spurted wine. I had plenty of wine for me and whatever guests came through, all for a bargain price. What could be better? Boxed wine: Not just your Grandma’s Franzia.
*Disclaimer: by the end of the box I was so sick of this Pinot Evil that I will not be buying that brand for a long, long time. Thank goodness there are other boxes out there to try!
Wildekrans Cabernet Franc Merlot 2007
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010I had the pleasure of attending the Ten Tables weekly wine dinner last night which focused on four different South African wines, each paired with a delicious course. I’ve always liked wine, but have never had a good understanding of what really makes a fine wine. When my beau asked the waiter what to look for in the wines we were drinking, he explained that with any wine you should trust your instincts-its like music, he said. There are so many different styles and tastes and the only way to find out what you like is by opening up and trying something new. Don’t try to analyze too much, he warned. It gets complicated. Let’s leave that to the professionals. With that, he poured us each a glass of one of the most delicious wines I’ve tasted.
Wildekrans Cabernet Franc Merlot 2007- Inexpensive and delicious! I wish I could effectively express the taste, but I don’t want to complicate matters. Just sit back and enjoy it.
Check out Ten Tables website at www.tentables.net to make reservations for next Tuesday’s wine dinner!
