Coq au Vin is a traditional French dish. The flavors are so delightful and the chicken is so tender it literally falls off the bone. Ingredients 3 lbs chicken thighs and legs, excess fat trimmed, skin ON Flour Salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste 1/2 lb bacon slices 2-3 Tbsp butter 20 pearl [...]
I was born in New Mexico and lived there for a number of years and like any good New Mexican, I love green chilies! When I stumbled across this Hatch Green Chili wine from Southwest Wines in New Mexico, I was intrigued. The wine is 12% alcohol and according to the producer, “Mild green chile [...]
A fun video showing a vine from early spring to bottling.
This wine is #21 on Wine Spectator’s 2011 list of the top 100 wines. At about $16, this 93 point wine is a fantastic value. The wine is of the Gamay varietal from the Beaujolais province in France. Tasting notes include strawberry, raspberry jam and rhubarb. It is a very delightful, medium-bodied red, that is [...]
I recently attended a wine tasting at Kiler Grove Winegrowers in Salt Lake City, Utah. Among the wines sampled was their 2009 Interpretation (~$20), which is a blend of Grenache (40%), Mourvedre (40%) and Petite Sirah (20%). For the wine tasting, they provided white cheddar and chocolate. I found the Interpretation good when paired with [...]
