Archive for the ‘white’ Category

Mattie’s Perch “White Shiraz”

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

It's been quite some time since anyone's made a post, and even longer since there's been a wine post. Maybe this will get things started again. (By the way, Jeff, we need a category for rose wines.) I've recently been trying quite a few cheap wines (under $12). ...

Firestone Riesling 2005

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

On a recent trip to Santa Barbara for a three winery wine tasting, I stopped by the Firestone vineyard. At the end of the visit, after ten or so tastes, I was able to try the star of the lot, the Firestone Riesling. And I wasn't disappointed. Katie bought a ...

Red Bicyclette Chardonnay 2004

Friday, November 17th, 2006

I have been horribly delinquent in writing up my short review of the Red Bicyclette Chardonnay 2004. I bought two bottles of this wine at Bevmo's most recent 5 cent sale. I thus bought one bottle at full price (nominally $10 or so) and got the second bottle for 5 ...

Chicken With Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

My girlfriend is out of town and has been for several days now. I decided to be adventurous and make myself an "exotic" dinner. By "exotic", I mean something other than leftovers or macaroni and cheese. I chose the chicken with sun-dried tomato cream sauce recipe from Epicurious. I followed the ...

Honey Moon Viognier

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Early this week I saw the Honey Moon Viognier at Trader Joe's for the notable price of $4.99. Intrigued, both by the price and by the then unknown to me varietal, I bought a bottle out of curiosity. Five bucks? I'm in. Trader Joe's described it as both ...

Barton Guestier Chardonnay 2004

Monday, May 1st, 2006

For the first edition of the Carnival of Drinking, I have decided to write about the 2004 vintage of the Barton Guestier Chardonnay. What's the Carnival of Drinking? It's a weekly event where submitters write a brief article about a given beer, wine, cocktail, or any other drink of their ...