tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-150458 2009-06-28T00:46:58-07:00 An irrelevant journey into the world of Grapes, Wine Travel and Vino Induced Experiences. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e2011570844d24970c 2009-06-28T00:46:58-07:00 2009-06-28T00:46:58-07:00 Beavercat Eight bottles down with a steady flow of delicious BBQ over an eight hour period. Burgers and portabella mushroom wannables pasted with red pepper maynonnaise capped the night. Coupled with a grilled nectarine feta starter, the meal fit the weather...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=Oiqi120WiY8:su8vNaTMPco:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=Oiqi120WiY8:su8vNaTMPco:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=Oiqi120WiY8:su8vNaTMPco:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20115716c04ea970b 2009-06-27T00:15:52-07:00 2009-06-27T00:15:52-07:00 Beavercat The only things missing from the picture are the incredible meal & the other four bottles we kicked. The wonderful potpurri cheese encilades and slighty spicy spring salad perfectly fit some Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc & Domaine Chandon Chardonnay. We...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=-0W5j50zMZM:tpIGTY0ZhuA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=-0W5j50zMZM:tpIGTY0ZhuA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=-0W5j50zMZM:tpIGTY0ZhuA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66623517 2009-05-10T21:45:35-07:00 2009-05-10T21:45:35-07:00 Beavercat It doesn't look like much but give it a couple of months and we will have more tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers and eggplant than we personally can consume. The real beauty of it, beyond the health and natural order benefits, is...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=NdwG3rNi0J0:zYAuecMgy-8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=NdwG3rNi0J0:zYAuecMgy-8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=NdwG3rNi0J0:zYAuecMgy-8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65690899 2009-04-18T11:45:18-07:00 2009-04-18T11:45:18-07:00 Beavercat Michael David Family of Winds is a Lodi based winery that started in 1984 under the Phillips Ranch logo, then in 2000 they launched the 7 Deadly Zins label that was an immediate hit. I tasted the syrah and petite...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=lmtn4cP7HzI:O202lx9pft8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=lmtn4cP7HzI:O202lx9pft8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=lmtn4cP7HzI:O202lx9pft8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64647297 2009-03-25T23:03:32-07:00 2009-03-25T23:22:29-07:00 Beavercat We celebrated my future brother in law's 30th birthday today with a family lebanese recipe of chicken & rice. We coated it down with a wonderful bottle of 2005 Pinot Noir from Ojai Vineyards, in the Santa Barbara region. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=GXvbj709NPY:it9srfn9V4Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=GXvbj709NPY:it9srfn9V4Y:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=GXvbj709NPY:it9srfn9V4Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64168339 2009-03-14T22:06:23-07:00 2009-03-14T23:29:34-07:00 Beavercat My mother in law is coming to stay with us next week to help us transition into the world of parentdom. Tonight was a kind of dry run where she came and made a four course gourmet, delicious meal. To...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=yuRMWHrDsZU:6VkgLr_0voc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=yuRMWHrDsZU:6VkgLr_0voc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=yuRMWHrDsZU:6VkgLr_0voc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63411677 2009-02-27T00:37:06-08:00 2009-02-27T08:44:08-08:00 Beavercat I love larabars, especially the cashew cookie, which are all natural, raw energy. The chocolate series, called Jocalat, are good b/c they are natural, raw, all organic. But as a true chocolate substitute? No way, it's not even a fair...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=M7vMK9-yF0k:g0zRufaHJKQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=M7vMK9-yF0k:g0zRufaHJKQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=M7vMK9-yF0k:g0zRufaHJKQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63411145 2009-02-26T23:55:39-08:00 2009-02-26T23:55:39-08:00 Beavercat I'm up in Tahoe tonight and had some leeks and carrots left over from this week's csa box. I wasn't sure how I wanted to prepare them but got an idea from earlier in the afternoon when I experimented with...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=KJJBp_S8Fn4:m-hh-gKSMIA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=KJJBp_S8Fn4:m-hh-gKSMIA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=KJJBp_S8Fn4:m-hh-gKSMIA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63266377 2009-02-23T21:06:31-08:00 2009-02-23T21:15:56-08:00 Beavercat I got home tonight from the gym at 7ish, and I was on my own for dinner. I wanted to use some of our CSA leftovers - specifically russet potatoes, carrots, and collared greens that didn't have too much longer....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=1ayxscsGnIY:JBurn6n4BAU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=1ayxscsGnIY:JBurn6n4BAU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=1ayxscsGnIY:JBurn6n4BAU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63041447 2009-02-18T18:42:55-08:00 2009-02-18T18:42:55-08:00 Beavercat Last night I made a wonderful wheat pasta kale and lentil dish that I served with a 2002 Raspay Primitivo Spanish wine that was delicious. It's wine with great food that began my love for vino, and nights like yesterday...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=c-vVDQQjPKw:VJto0fYSNUg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=c-vVDQQjPKw:VJto0fYSNUg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=c-vVDQQjPKw:VJto0fYSNUg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div>