In order to christen our new bar, we held an Australian wine tasting party this evening. The party was also the impetus for actually building the bar. I’d been wanting to have a wine tasting party for months, but Brian kept saying, “wait till I build a bar”, so I …
Last night we bottled two batches of wine. The Gewurztraminer turned out great–it’s probably the best white wine we’ve ever made. I was quite pleased with it. I can’t wait to see what it tastes like once it’s had a chance to age a little, not that it needs it. …
I signed up for home delivery of milk today (through Vale Wood Farms). So, the milkman’s going to be coming to my house on Friday! Isn’t that cool? I think so. When I was growing up, the same dairy delivered milk to my parent’s house, but that is not the …
Brian’s dad has been wanting to have a surf ‘n turf dinner. He provided the surf and I provided the turf and we had just that, this evening. The menu was comprised of the following: sausage-stuffed mushrooms, prosciutto-wrapped scallops, beef tenderloin, Alaskan king crab legs, salad, and ciabatta. I did …
Tonight, I mixed up my first of four wine kits for the year, a South African Shiraz. I’ve been meaning to do this since we last bottled and finally found the motivation to do it today–namely the realization that I already have three kits sitting in the family room with …