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Austria’s Sexiest Red - Austria St. Laurent - Johanneshof Reinisch Neusiedlersee Pfaffl Thermenregion Weinviertel Zantho - Odd Bacchus
http://oddbacchus.com/2012/05/austrias-sexiest-red
Dedicated to drinking the unusual and the obscure. Reading & Reference. Raquo; Austria’s Sexiest Red. Austria’s Sexiest Red. Austria has an quite an uphill climb ahead of it. When most people think of Austrian wines, should they even think of them at all, I suspect they think of them as basically like German wines, but cuter. Some people perhaps think of Grüner Veltliner, which has become a sort of national grape, or perhaps even fine Riesling from the Wachau. I first sampled St. Laurent not in Austr...
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Not For Mixing With Coke - Guatemala Rum - Ron Zacapa Sistema Solera 23 - Odd Bacchus
http://oddbacchus.com/2011/10/not-for-mixing-with-coke
Dedicated to drinking the unusual and the obscure. Reading & Reference. Raquo; Not For Mixing With Coke. Not For Mixing With Coke. It wasn’t until I traveled through Guatemala that I realized rum could be more than just a tasty component of a Cuba Libre or a Piña Colada. There, on my very first evening in the country, I encountered the supremely delicious Ron Zacapa. My traveling companion and I expected a relatively low-key first evening in the bar of the Camino Real. The rum smells tantalizingly of van...
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Loire Gold - Chenin Blanc France - Loire Valley - - Odd Bacchus
http://oddbacchus.com/2012/09/loire-gold
Dedicated to drinking the unusual and the obscure. Reading & Reference. Raquo; Grape Varieties. Raquo; Chenin Blanc. France - Loire Valley. Raquo; Loire Gold. I can’t yet bring myself to contemplate the vast array of cocktails I consumed while in New Orleans, so let’s start with something more easily digestible on this quiet Saturday morning: A glass of Savennières. Wine is one of the best white values out there. The World Atlas of Wine. Goes on to hail the dry Chenin Blanc. And at $14 for a six-ounce (a...
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: Hitting the spot.
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam. Food, drink and life in France- and other places. like Holland. 08 March, 2010. Outside of Laramie, I had a late lunch at a near-empty diner. It wasn't a great diner- it was the only option. But it was clean- and it wasn't only a diner, either, being a (busier) tavern (with a separate entrance), gas station, and mini-market, all in one. There were the swivel chairs at the counter and the fry cook with a beer. And there was me, hungry. Pinches calories. All the same...
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: Le Zéphyr.
http://laviecevenole.blogspot.com/2009/06/le-zephyr.html
La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam. Food, drink and life in France- and other places. like Holland. 22 June, 2009. While the wind is (again) too wild to be called a zephyr, this. Or summer squash, is delicate enough to have earned the name.Is it just me, or does seeing these beauties make you want to strip down to a bathing suit and break out the barbecue as well? Crudités et aioli (alhòli. Yes, the dish is done as is, which means the eggs aren't cooked. This is the case with any freshly made mayonna...
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: How to convert them.
http://laviecevenole.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-convert-them.html
La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam. Food, drink and life in France- and other places. like Holland. 09 July, 2009. How to convert them. Go ahead, guess what vegetable is pictured above. I shredded and sprinkled it over a well-chilled beet and ginger soup. I know, the beet is a love it or hate it kind of thing, but the hate it camp has probably never tried it steaming and right out of its aluminum foil jacket, well-roasted in olive oil, let alone in this chilled version. Have you figured it out? Preheat o...
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: How to make a man cry.
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam. Food, drink and life in France- and other places. like Holland. 15 June, 2010. How to make a man cry. Okay, I may be slightly exaggerating the impact this dessert can have, but men at my table have been known to wax rhapsodic (and at length) over it. There was`probably a little mist in the eyes, come to think of it. I have been making it for years, after first tasting it at the award-winning restaurant The Inn at Little Washington. Coeur à la Crème with Raspberries).
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: The blood rushed to my head.
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam. Food, drink and life in France- and other places. like Holland. 14 March, 2010. The blood rushed to my head. Bring on the asparagus. In the meantime, I made my butcher tut-tut over my exotic tastes when I described a blood orange marinade. I planned to use on pork loin. But my, oh, my. It resulted in a beautifully succulent, aromatic dish that provoked spontaneous sighs of delight,. I put the curd in a pie. And sometimes they don't. Blood Orange Jelly with Whipped Cream.
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La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam.: In between things.
http://laviecevenole.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-between-things.html
La Vie Cevenole/Leven in Amsterdam. Food, drink and life in France- and other places. like Holland. 07 April, 2010. Winter preemptive weeding and pruning of the strawberry plants, raspberry canes, currant and blackberry bushes, so I'm already anticipating the summer harvests. With a little help, I candied the violets gathered from the now vividly green meadow, so I'm anticipating the cake or two that'll be decorated with these sparkly little flowers. Citrus sangria made with cava. I offer you today a.
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