Poached Pear and Thyme
If you have a bottle of Syrah or other fruity red wine like Merlot, some honey, fresh thyme and a few basil leaves then you can make this adorable wine Poached Pear and Thyme for…
Butternut Squash Risotto with Shrimp and Pancetta
It’s good to have Sundays in Santa Barbara when the sun is out and the breeze plays across the waves and you sit in your backyard and enjoy a lovely early dinner risotto with shrimp….
Wine Country Roast Chicken
The beauty about living close to the the wine country in Santa Barbara is that we can walk on the beach in the morning and in the afternoon just drive over the hill in 40…
Madonna Inn Pink Champagne Cake
Madonna Inn Pink Champagne Cake Because the flowers are in bloom and the air is perfumed with the sweet smell of spring, our minds drifted to world of fantasy desserts. As we kept talking about…
Mediterranean Meatloaf
Another rainstorm was sweeping down the Pacific coast from the north and the temperature turned a little cooler then usual for spring.
Daily Photo: Champagne Fountain?
Wouldn’t it be great if this was a Champagne Fountain!We could just sit there with champagne glasses to catch the sparkling effervescent wine and a good book, enjoying the perfectly warm afternoon weather. Oh well…we…
Daily Photo: Spring Roses
Instead of a wine review, we have roses for you today with all the beautiful rose petal aromas you would get in a glass of Pinot Noir or a red blend like the Banfi Centine….
Benegas Cabernet Sauvignon
A Benegas Cabernet Sauvignon wine review to round out a pleasant evening. It was mid week afternoon while Corina was on a long beach walk she called Judit to see if she would like to…
Banfi Centine Toscana
Our wine Review of the Italian wine Banfi Centine Toscana. Saturday early evening we got done with errands and were looking to cook something quick. A DVD had just arrived in the mail from Rick…
Parsley Chardonnay Potatoes
Yesterday we were sitting outside on the patio breathing in the sweet, warm spring air and thinking about what to cook while sipping a glass of Chardonnay. The sun reflected like gold in our wine…
Weingut Zahel Gemischter Satz Sekt
Zahel Zahel Gemischter Satz Sekt (Sparkling wine) is a Fieldblend of Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris Chardonnay and Traminer from the famous Viennese Nussberg. Made à la Méthode Traditionnelle with a second fermentation in the bottle.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Miraval wine
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to release Miraval rosé We are delighted that this Valentine’s Day brings the news of the release of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s adventure in wine with Miraval rosé! The…