I just have to mention. We called the Salvation Army to donate some furniture from my mom's apartment. We made an appointment several weeks in advance. When the day came they showed up and told us that the couch and dresser were not good enough for the Salvation Army and that we should try Goodwill! The couch was in very good shape but they said it had a slight discoloration on the arms. No no one told us nor does the website warn that the donated furniture needs to be museum quality. NYC is a tough market. Oh well.
Robert Parker has sold part of the Wine Advocate to Singapore investors. Stay tuned to what this means. Originally he said that the print version would go away and that there would be ads. He very quickly backtracked. Mr. Parker is 65 and a true iconoclast but there are many people vying to replace his notoriety. He has made a large impact on the wine industry and from what I understand, his impact has been very positive.
Santa was good to me this year. One son gave me chocolate red wine from Holland and my other son gave me some interesting bottles of beer from Germany. Other family members gave me
Frogs Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2009,
Stonestreet Cabernet Sauvignon Monument Ridge 2007,
Sterling Platinum Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 ,
Paoletti Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Novello Calistoga, CA 2008, and an
Oregon Willamette ValleyPinot Noir Pali Wine Company Alphabets 2010.
2006 Terlato Vineyards Cardinals' Peak Napa
I gave out to family
Chateau Meyney 2009 France
Chateau Gloria 2009 France
Spcie Route Chakalaka 2009 South Africa
Chateau La Thil Comte Clary 2009 France
Chateau Dallau 2009 France
What will be the new food discovery for 2013? My top ten food and wine notables for 2012 are
Willamette Valley, Oregon - Really enjoyed our trip their. Domaine Drouhin made an impact on me. I love their wines especially the Pinot Noirs. The winery visit there is exceptional. Say hi to Ashley.
British Columbia wines and Victoria, BC - Who would have thunk that BC would have so many wineries making interesting wines. Victoria is a great place to visit and I would not mind living there.
2009 Bordeaux - I am a broken record (if that saying has any meaning today). These wines, not including he first growths, are comparatively cheap and great to drink.
NJ law allowing shipping of wine to NJ -It was about time.
Anguilla - Our new fav in the Caribbean.
BYOB - Try it at restaurants that have liquor licenses. Call ahead first. You will be amazed how many places have reasonble corkage charges.
Cellartracker- Love this site. Great way to keep track of your wines and to see what other people think about particular wines. Can't praise this site enough. Check out their reports. I can print out a wine list of all of my wines by geography.
Fresh NJ fish- I get withdrawal symptoms in the winter. Hope things return after Sandy.The tuna went south.
Chocolates - Debrands and Donna's. Indiana and NJ - perfect together.
Food genes - Be patient. It has taken some time but both of my sons are now cooking all types of interesting food with very good results.
Recent new wines (purchases and/or consumed)
Champagne Lallier Brut Grand Reserve $28
Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Champagne NV- gift
2008 Orlando Abrigo Barbaresco Rocche Meruzzano $30
| 2011 Carpineta Fontalpino Chianti Colli Senesi $11 A WS Top 100 |
2006 Terlato Vineyards Cardinals' Peak - gift
2010 Bodegas Volver Monastrell Tarima Hill $8.99 Highly recommended but I did not enjoy. Alot of alcohol.
2010 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County $16 Like this wine so I bought another bottle. Not a fruit bomb.
Louis Jadot Macon Lugny 2010 $10.99 A great bargain but I can't find anymore. It restored my faith in Macon white wines.
NV Codorniu Cava "Anna de Codorniu" $11.00 A cava made from Chardonnay. Have enjoyed in the past so I bought another bottle.
Spcie Route Chakalaka 2009 $15.99 The new fav. A very good wine. A Rhone blend from South Africa.
2011 Marchesi diBarolo Barbera del Monferrato Maràia $11 Piemonte, Italy, A WS top 100. A real bargain. Barbera can be a very nice fruity grape. Enjoyed this wine and have another in the basement.
I am under the weather again but for New Year's Eve we will try for the Pekin Duck meal with the Lallier Champagne but we won't be going in to NYC.I think I might make hot passion fruit souffle.
Does anyone remember Ben Grauer. He announced the ball coming down in Times Square for New Year's Eve for NBC. Ben died in 1977 the same year as Guy Lombardo who was Mr. New Year's Eve for 48 years. It was Guy Lombardo's death that paved the way for Dick Clark's popularity on New Year's Eve.
Start a new tradition for 2013. Any ideas, let me know.
Have a great 2013.
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