Kenwood Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Vintage This is a solid Pinot Noir from the Russian River Valley appellation in Sonoma, California. It has all of the usual fruit characteristics of a good pinot noir, like cassis, currants, vanilla, and light oak, but I find this Pinot Noir on the slightly more brooding side of things. For me there are [...]
Bear Flag Red Wine
I’m always a little scared when a wine says something like Red Wine Blend on it. I just don’t know what that means. What’s scarier about this wine aside from the name is that it also says 1+1 = 3 on the label. While I’m sure there is some logic to what that means, after [...]
Halibut and Pinotage
I’ve been on a bit of a seafood kick this last week or two cooking whatever fresh ocean goodness I can get my hands on. When you live in landlocked wine country it is important to buy your fish somewhere reputable. In Penticton, the best place to buy fish hands down, is Buy The Sea. [...]
Sablefish Wine Pairing
Recently I cooked sablefish for the first time, and on the advice of my local fishmonger I kept it simple. Indeed the fish was already fairly rich in comparison to halibut, so just a little salt and pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice did the trick. I opted to slit and crisp the skin ala [...]
Sandhill Gamay Noir 2008
Every now and again life gets super busy and I am forced to eat Safeway brand frozen Lasagna. It’s not even that it is that terrible, it’s just not as great as my normal cooking or eating out for dinner experience. It’s almost like that pair of underwear you never throw out that sits at [...]
