Tag: ORwine
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Left Coast Cellars
It was a cold mid-December weeknight and getting to be dinner preparation time. A busy week overflowed from one day to the next with little time to think about a weeknight meals. It is these times I turn to my massive stack of recipes I have accumulated over the years and look for something quick…
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Going Hardcore Carnivore with Troon Wines
This is a particularly fun food and wine pairing article for me to share with you. Fun because it features three wines instead of one. Fun because these wines are new releases from Troon Vineyards that were shared with me from a legend in the wine world, Craig Camp. Fun because I am trying out…
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The Pioneering Spirit of Troon Vineyards
America embodies the pioneer spirit. The very idea of America began by those seeking a new way of life in an unfamiliar, uncharted land. Not long after we won our independence many sought to move beyond our east coast comforts to explore our vast territory. President Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clark in 1803, to begin…
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Is Pinot Noir the Princess Grape?
Are you familiar with the Hans Christen Andersen short story “The Princess and the Pea?” In an effort to paraphrase and not violate copy-right rules here is how it goes: A prince wanted to marry a princess. He traveled the world but could not be sure the princesses he met were authentic so he returned…
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Cornerstone Adds Luxury to a Weeknight Meal
It’s a Tuesday night, your week is already busy, you, and/or, your family are hungry. What can you do to put a quick and delicious meal on the table that nurtures your hunger as well as your spirit? I am a big fan of the slow cooker, aka Crock Pot, for night’s like these. I…