This is a quick, flavorful salmon dish that gets nice crispy edges from a hot pan searing and delicious depth of Asian flavors from the rich sauce. Serve it with anything from steamed rice and sauteed bok choy, to a green salad sprinkled with fresh goat cheese and toasted almonds. Recipe: Fish: Asian Seared Salmon Serves 2 1 [...]
Read more →Attention creamed spinach fans — here’s a simple but richly satisfying pre-meal nibble that takes the chill off a cold winter evening. Pair with a pretty Chianti to see you through to dinner! Da Vinci 2006 Chianti ($16). This versatile, easy-drinking red is a great choice for before dinner, and leaves you room to grow into [...]
Read more →No matter how many times I visit San Francisco, I feel like I’m still getting to know this city. Like many wine-loving non-residents, the city is often just a quick stop for me on the way to wine country, and all too often I’m more focused on beating the afternoon highway/bridge traffic out of town, [...]
Read more →ZAP is coming up this week! For those of you who don’t know, ZAP is a crazy fun event. It’s the most Zinfandel you’ll ever see in one room (and it’s one huge room at that) — with producers pouring and spirits soaring. I wish I could make it, but this happens to be one [...]
Read more →This pairing combines one of my favorite dishes with a lush, intense Pinot Noir — it doesn’t get much better than this! Amisfield 2006 Pinot Noir Central Otago ($42). Aromatic and concentrated, offering deep black cherry and berry fruit accented with pretty baking spices, cocoa and cedar accents that pick up a clean, mineral note [...]
Read more →Here’s a vibrant, flavorful steak and black bean dish that pulls flavors from South America. Enjoy it with a full bodied, spicy Zin to warm up a cold winter evening! Recipe: Beef: Steak with Black Beans and Chimichurri (serves 4) 2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil 1 medium white onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced [...]
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