Wine: Viognier de Pennautier 2006
Price: $13.00 (or so?)
Region: Carcassonne, France
Grape Variety: Viognier
Purchased: France 44, Edina, MN
We were invited to our normal monthly dinner with brother-in-law Jim (an excellent chef!), and our task was to bring the wine to match the menu. He was serving pork chops stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and goat cheese, with a side [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Viognier de Pennautier 2006
Posted in Wine, tagged Wine on June 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Grilled Chicken Thighs with Roasted Grape Tomatoes
Posted in Food, Poultry, tagged Poultry on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m continually amazed by the visceral effect of grilled food on a summer evening. That sounds like exaggeration, but it isn’t. Tonight we enjoyed this very simple recipe from Cooking Light, and while our mouths watered just plating the food, it was even more so as we took our first bites. The lemon, garlic and olive oil [...]
Dry Creek Vineyards Fume Blanc 2006
Posted in Wine, tagged Wine on June 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wine: Dry Creek Vineyard Fume Blanc 2006
Price: $12.99
Region: Sonoma County, California
Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Purchased: MGM Liquor, Burnsville, MN
This wine was mentioned specifically by Karen MacNeil in our dinner recipe from Cooking Light magazine. Interestingly enough, we’ve enjoyed this particular wine a number of times before. We had a very good idea of what to expect, and [...]
