Archive for January, 2007

    

mall of america wine flightOriginally uploaded by Shuckle.

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2007 Wine Extraordinaire: Swing into Spring will be held on Sunday, April 29, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Hilton Anaheim.The Wine Extraordinaire is an event put on by the Orange County Wine Society that furthers their mission of educating the public on wine. They bring in over 100 small wineries that might not otherwise be [more...]

It’s cold here. The other day in Tucson, the temperature was 20-degrees. My water pipes froze and it took awhile for them to unfreeze but I was lucky as pipes burst all over town. We have snow advisories for tonight and that’s as low as 2,000 feet.
When it’s cold, I want to fill my stomach with something [more...]

There are wine festivals and then there are wine festivals.
Naples (Florida) Wine Festival is one of the most renown. Since its inception in 2001, the Naples Winter Wine Festival has raised $38.8 million for children in need, with a record $12.2 million raised under the auction tent in 2006.
It’s probably too late to think about [more...]

Here is the ultimate indulgence for you and 40 of your chocoholic friends:
This is way better than being trapped in a chocolate factory all night. Imagine an unlimited supply of exquisite morello cherries aged in kirsch and enrobed in a 60 percent cocoa blended chocolate; creamy chocolate ganache covered in milk chocolate and rolled neatly [more...]