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Fresh Asparagus Risotto Recipe with White Wine

April 16, 2011 – 12:01 am

In the spring fresh asparagus is always a delight to have for dinner. It was somehwat surprising to see this recipe since frequently one hears that wine is hard to pair with asparagus. However, this risotto recipe calls for 1/3 cup of white wine and 1 pound of asparagus spears. If you don’t have arborio […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine/Food/Recipes | Also tagged asparagus, recipe, rice, risotto, USA Rice Federation, white wine | Comments (1)

Memorial Day Barbeque Recipe with Wine

May 29, 2010 – 1:02 am

Check out this Memorial Day barbeque recipe for this weekend – Russell’s Blue Cheese-Zinfandel Burgers! It’s easy and it calls for McNab Ridge Winery 2004 Zinfandel or any other dry red wine. What more could you ask for? You can find the recipe on the Wine Trail Traveler website at http://winetrailtraveler.com/recipes/entree59.php. The recipe is from […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine/Food/Recipes | Also tagged barbeque, BBQ, blue cheese, burgers, California, McNab Ridge Winery, Memorial Day, Mendocino, recipe, red wine, winery, Zinfandel | Comments (0)

Elk Run Vineyards- a Maryland Winery

April 23, 2010 – 11:21 am

Yesterday we decided to visit Elk Run Vineyards in Maryland. This winery is one of the Maryland wineries that will have wines offered at the DrinkLocalWine.com Conference in Virginia this weekend. Elk Run offers a variety of wines from dry to sweet but their portfolio focuses on dry wines of which they have listed 15 […]

By Kathy | Posted in Winery Tasting Rooms and Cellar Doors | Also tagged conference, Drink Local Wine, drinklocalwine.com, local wine, Maryland, Riesling, Virginia | Comments (0)

Tasting at a Winery

July 2, 2008 – 1:36 am

There is a saying I continue to hear as I visit wineries. “Americans talk dry but drink sweet.” Today I read an article which suggests that in other parts of the world, children are provided with watered down wines until they are old enough to drink the wine. In America young children are encouraged to […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged pair, sweet wine, tasting room, winery | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: dry wine

Fresh Asparagus Risotto Recipe with White Wine

Memorial Day Barbeque Recipe with Wine

Elk Run Vineyards- a Maryland Winery

Tasting at a Winery

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