date: Nov 8
drink: Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon
what: Sunday night dinner/budget wine testing
J and i have a wine habit, in case you havent noticed. However, with the recent economic distruction of NYC and, therefore, our personal fortunes, we needed to come up with some sort of 'every day' wine - something not special (like the biltmore wines) nor fancy. Something appropriate for a sunday spent cleaning and unpacking (you know, 6 months later) - and who wants to waste fancy wine on unshowered, messy-ness?
Last week we bought 2 of these - one didnt even make the blog as it will not be part of project wedding, i dont think - that was the snapdragon cabernet. a $13 bottle that i picked purely based on its name... we also noticed the ravenswood on our way to the register - an $11 bottle - and figured what the heck? I knew i'd heard of ravenswood but couldnt remember what, exactly, i knew about it but for $11, was worth the experiment.
I think its safe to say that not only will it become one of our standard bottles but it may even be on the short list for wines to serve at the wedding :)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Newton Claret
date: Nov 3
drink: Newton Claret
what: anniversary dinner @ artisanal
J and I celebrated our 1 year dating anniversary on Nov 3. interestingly enough, this will be our only non-married anniversary ever (we'll have been married 18 days or something like that by this time next year...)
Even though $ is tight these days, we HAD to go and indulge at Artisanal - before we met we both listed it among our favorites and now, together, even moreso, i think... honestly, i could go there for every celebration, every event, every everything! (wish i'd known that they do private events BEFORE we booked the wedding- sigh)
We started the night with some tattinger champagne and then moved on to the wine... not sure of what to pick, we did what i always do - found something on the cheaper side but not the cheapest side... we paired it with a fabulous cheese plate, fondue, steak tartar (him) and parsnip soup (me). We followed it with a to-go piece of cheesecake later on that night. Thank god we got the to-go cheesecake - it gave me somewhere to stash the bottle so that i could bring it home with me ;)
drink: Newton Claret
what: anniversary dinner @ artisanal
J and I celebrated our 1 year dating anniversary on Nov 3. interestingly enough, this will be our only non-married anniversary ever (we'll have been married 18 days or something like that by this time next year...)
Even though $ is tight these days, we HAD to go and indulge at Artisanal - before we met we both listed it among our favorites and now, together, even moreso, i think... honestly, i could go there for every celebration, every event, every everything! (wish i'd known that they do private events BEFORE we booked the wedding- sigh)
We started the night with some tattinger champagne and then moved on to the wine... not sure of what to pick, we did what i always do - found something on the cheaper side but not the cheapest side... we paired it with a fabulous cheese plate, fondue, steak tartar (him) and parsnip soup (me). We followed it with a to-go piece of cheesecake later on that night. Thank god we got the to-go cheesecake - it gave me somewhere to stash the bottle so that i could bring it home with me ;)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Biltmore Limited Release Tempranillo
date: 10/12/09
drink: Biltmore™ Limited Release Tempranillo
what: dinner - spaghetti squash w/ quorn meatballs, heirloom tomato sauce (CSA) and spinach
wine was SERIOUSLY good. seriously!
drink: Biltmore™ Limited Release Tempranillo
what: dinner - spaghetti squash w/ quorn meatballs, heirloom tomato sauce (CSA) and spinach
wine was SERIOUSLY good. seriously!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Biltmore Estate Limited Reserve Claret
date: 8/31/09
drink: Biltmore Estate Limited Reserve Claret
what: Dinner @ Home... Ginger-Sesame Marinated Tuna Steaks w/ Roasted Rosemary Potatoes & Asparagus
I got paid. I wanted tuna steaks. I knew they were expensive but didnt care. However, i didnt realize i'd be spending $22 on them! damn.
but totally worth it - they were GOOD...
drink: Biltmore Estate Limited Reserve Claret
what: Dinner @ Home... Ginger-Sesame Marinated Tuna Steaks w/ Roasted Rosemary Potatoes & Asparagus
I got paid. I wanted tuna steaks. I knew they were expensive but didnt care. However, i didnt realize i'd be spending $22 on them! damn.
but totally worth it - they were GOOD...
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Rust En Vrede - Cabernet Sauvignon
date: 8/30/09
drink: Rust En Vrede - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2004
what: sunday night dinner...
weekend of mundane household stuff - we kinda revisited the whole idea of actually moving j in and cleared some space and emptied some boxes and stuff...
dinner - 2 courses!!! woo!
CSA lettuce, Korean Melon(CSA), Romano cheese w/ balsamic vinaigrette
gemelli with garlic sauteed zucchini (CSA) & diced tomatoes.
ambrosia salad for dessert :)
drink: Rust En Vrede - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2004
what: sunday night dinner...
weekend of mundane household stuff - we kinda revisited the whole idea of actually moving j in and cleared some space and emptied some boxes and stuff...
dinner - 2 courses!!! woo!
CSA lettuce, Korean Melon(CSA), Romano cheese w/ balsamic vinaigrette
gemelli with garlic sauteed zucchini (CSA) & diced tomatoes.
ambrosia salad for dessert :)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Biltmore Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
date: Aug 18
drink: Biltmore Estate cabernet sauvignon
what: J made dinner - gougeres and meggadera (no, they dont really go together so well, but whatever)
note: wine was purchased during our visit to the biltmore estate back in May 2009. we got drunk at the wine tasting and then went shopping and left with something like 6 bottles...
that was our first 'vacation' by ourselves...
drink: Biltmore Estate cabernet sauvignon
what: J made dinner - gougeres and meggadera (no, they dont really go together so well, but whatever)
note: wine was purchased during our visit to the biltmore estate back in May 2009. we got drunk at the wine tasting and then went shopping and left with something like 6 bottles...
that was our first 'vacation' by ourselves...
Caber-Reyes
date: Aug 16
drink: Jose Reyes' "Caber-Reyes" - an engagement gift from Josh (future BM)
what: with dinner of appetizer assortment - honey, fig and ricotta crostini & mini-capreses
the wine? not nearly as awful as you would have expected a mets-branded wine to be...
drink: Jose Reyes' "Caber-Reyes" - an engagement gift from Josh (future BM)
what: with dinner of appetizer assortment - honey, fig and ricotta crostini & mini-capreses
the wine? not nearly as awful as you would have expected a mets-branded wine to be...
Sunday, August 9, 2009
tancia chianti
date: 8/9/09
drink: tancia chianti
what: napa cabbage salad with buttermilk dressing followed by green tomato pasta...
met with 2 caterers this weekend. feeling overwhelmed. came home to cook with CSA food... used napa cabbage, carrots, mixed beans & green tomatoes... tried to drink another leftover wine but it was BAD. opened the chianti and were pleasantly surprised.
will now return to watching harry potter.
drink: tancia chianti
what: napa cabbage salad with buttermilk dressing followed by green tomato pasta...
met with 2 caterers this weekend. feeling overwhelmed. came home to cook with CSA food... used napa cabbage, carrots, mixed beans & green tomatoes... tried to drink another leftover wine but it was BAD. opened the chianti and were pleasantly surprised.
will now return to watching harry potter.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
JanKris Syrah
date: 7/24
drink: JanKris Syrah
what: dinner interruptus... dinner of zucchini/carrot fritters... planned to watch Milk (which we've had from netflix since March... interrupted by friend in need
drink: JanKris Syrah
what: dinner interruptus... dinner of zucchini/carrot fritters... planned to watch Milk (which we've had from netflix since March... interrupted by friend in need
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Claar Cellars cab-merlot blend
date: July 22
drink: Claar Cellars Cab-Merlot Blend
what: sitting on the couch perusing Indiebride.com
why? because its Wednesday. and because i'm fat. and because we're both home. and because i'm temporarily back on the 'its ok to have a wedding!' bandwagon...
drink: Claar Cellars Cab-Merlot Blend
what: sitting on the couch perusing Indiebride.com
why? because its Wednesday. and because i'm fat. and because we're both home. and because i'm temporarily back on the 'its ok to have a wedding!' bandwagon...
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