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Dean Martin sang, “When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine, you’re in love…” We have lived in our house for four years. Weather has been warm and we are doing spring cleaning. My husband and I have this policy that when we go out to dinner or drink wine at […]

Chateau Pierrail / Bordeaux Superieur 2009 It is winter here in New Jersey. Time for braising and stews.  This time of year with those meals we tend to go for the bolder wines and we are always fond of a good bordeaux. Although the flipside is usually a good Bordeaux is as they say en […]

Janine here.  Let me begin by saying I love to drink wine with dinner but only red wine.        Red, red wine. It goes to my head. Frankly,  I have never really enjoyed a glass of white wine. Chardonnay (too oakey – blech) or pinot grigio (after taste) and very rarely a sauvignon blanc (eh) or vin verde (ok).  Yes, I cook with […]