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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Hunker Down with Wine and Food

February 6, 2010 – 9:17 am

We have been told to hunker down and wait. I expect our street won’t see a plow until tomorrow if then. With ten more inches of snow to fall we probably won’t shovel the 300 foot driveway until tomorrow at the earliest. So the time affords an opportunity to cook with wine. The very first […]

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Cooking and Baking During a Snowstorm

February 6, 2010 – 8:42 am

What can you do when you’re snowed in? Enjoy making food and beverages with wine as an ingredient. Yesterday with the snow quickly falling here in Maryland, I decided to follow a time honored family tradition. Whenever there was a big snowstorm, my mother would mix up a batch of donuts. If it happened on […]

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7:30 am Buried

February 6, 2010 – 7:34 am

The 14 1/2″ wine bottle is completely buried. I didn’t post a picture, just look at a blank sheet of white paper. However the picture below is a photo of the top cordon of a grape vine. This is the most snow that has blanketed the vines.

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8:00 pm About Half Covered

February 5, 2010 – 8:13 pm

The snow has covered about half of the 14 1/2″ wine bottle. It is now falling at a rate of about one inch an hour. It’s days like today that I wish I was visiting wineries in New Zealand.

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5:15 pm Up a Couple More Inches

February 5, 2010 – 5:29 pm

The snow continues and is now sticking to everything including people. Soon, I’ll have to start removing it so I can get to the wood pile that helps to keep the house around 70º. As daylight fades you notice an artscape that can only be painted by nature. The grapevines have a one-inch blanket on […]

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3:45 pm EST Accumulation on Ground

February 5, 2010 – 3:49 pm

The snow’s intensity for the last three hours has increased. It is now sticking to trees, shrubs, wine bottles and wine glasses. Compare the two photos. The few pieces of grass are now covered and the bottom one inch of the label is covered.  Luckily, here in Howard County the snow is not sticking to roads […]

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11:00 am EST Light Snow Begins

February 5, 2010 – 11:04 am

It is hard to imagine that last winter I never used the shovel in central Maryland. There was a shoveable snow, but I had the pleasure to be in Temecula at the time eating outdoors every day. I’m making up for it this year. A 16″+ snow before Christmas. Some lighter snowfalls in January. Last […]

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Merlot from The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey

February 5, 2010 – 1:00 am

Last night we enjoyed a Merlot with a steak grilled with a Chicago marinade. The wine paired well with the steak. The steak seemed to bring out more nuances of the wine. This particular Merlot was the 2006 Reserve Merlot produced by The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey in Colorado. The immediate nuances were very […]

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Celebrate Mardi Gras by Participating in the Texas Way Out Wineries Event

February 4, 2010 – 1:05 am

While I’m not sure how the weather will be in Texas this weekend, it may be better than the major storm threatening the east coast of the US. With that in mind today’s blog is about a Texas wine trail event in the heart of Texas. This annual Way Out Wineries Mardi Gras Road Trip […]

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The Taste of a Messina Hof Dessert Wine

February 3, 2010 – 1:00 am

I recently enjoyed a Messina Hof late harvest wine. This is an easy wine to enjoy. The Messina Hof Angel Riesling Late Harvest 2007 was wonderful. While the wine was sweet, the wine was balanced with acid making it very enjoyable. The aroma was fragrant with nuances of flowers and fruit including pineapple, peach and […]

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