Rosemary Christmas Trees
You’ve probably seen those rosemary plants trimmed to look like little Christmas trees. They sell them at the home improvement stores, discount stores and even the grocery store. Not only are they are great for gifts or decorating the house, they are perfect for starting your herb garden.
After the holidays, transplant your rosemary [...]
The Ideal Wine for Food
“In many ways, Riesling is an ideal white wine. It is flavorful–a characteristic that, despite bland Pinot Grigio’s popularity, seems to be a key consideration for mainstream wine drinkers. It is generally not bone dry, just like all those popular, mass-market Chardonnays, and it is delicious with very flavorful foods. It’s [...]
10 Tips for Buying Wine at the Supermarket
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher write a weekly wine column – Wine Notes, in the Wall Street Journal. They are a laid-back couple that enjoys traveling and drinking wine all over the world. They enjoy fine wines, sure, but they also drink the every day, affordable stuff. [...]
When Wine Hurts
Sometimes drinking wine can be a real pain.
When organising dinner with a girlfriend and her new beau, my decadent plans (a bottle of sangiovese with slow-roasted veal ragu over handmade pappardelle) came a cropper when she dropped the bombshell: “I can’t have any red wine because it gives me a headache”.
We all have [...]
