tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82535438890274594042011-11-27T17:25:32.247-08:00A HUMBLE REVIEW AND LISTING OF WINES AND OTHER SPIRITS TASTED TESTED AND DIGESTED OVER THE YEARS...AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-77882172324689670482010-11-21T17:55:00.000-08:002010-11-21T17:57:03.916-08:00<a href="http://nymag.com/restaurants/articles/wine/essentials/badwine.htm">READ THIS</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-7788217232468967048?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-52072633234607107282010-11-13T10:49:00.000-08:002010-11-13T11:07:43.659-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/TN7hv_E7dWI/AAAAAAAAARQ/GTR3KsLJ2Lk/s1600/Beef%2BShish%2BKabobs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/TN7hv_E7dWI/AAAAAAAAARQ/GTR3KsLJ2Lk/s320/Beef%2BShish%2BKabobs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539112806214497634" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-5207263323460710728?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-20680511831379470502010-11-13T10:39:00.000-08:002010-11-13T10:47:53.683-08:003 cups ketchup<br /><br />2 cups cider vinegar<br /><br />1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce<br /><br />1/2 cup soy sauce<br /><br />1 cup light brown sugar<br /><br />1/2 to 3/4 cup dark brown sugar<br /><br />1/2 cup molasses or 1 cup if you don't have any dark brown sugar<br /><br />2 tablespoons mustard powder<br /><br />1/2 to 1 cup chili powder<br /><br />1/2 tablespoon ginger<br /><br />5 cloves of garlic chopped in large chunks<br /><br />2 sliced lemons<br /><br />1 Bring the vinegar up to a boil<br /><br />2 then reduce to a simmer<br /><br />3 add sugar, mustard, chili and ginger powders<br /><br />4 add powders slowly to try and get as much into solution as possible<br /><br />5 Once the powders have been blended into the vinegar immediately add the ketchup before too much vinegar evaporates<br /><br />6 Once ketchup is mixed add the Worcestershire and soy sauces<br /><br />7 Stir<br /><br />8 Once all is mixed add the garlic cloves<br /><br />9 Float the lemon slices on top of the sauce<br /><br />10 Cover and simmer for at least 1 hour<br /><br />11 The longer it simmers the smoother the sauce will be and the more the vinegar will mellow out so as to not be too overpowering <br /><br />ENJOY!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-2068051183137947050?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-81441409998118982682008-01-27T18:07:00.000-08:002008-03-18T16:30:00.606-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5054d0E90I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/FPtBghlpzH8/s1600-h/HPIM0830.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5054d0E90I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/FPtBghlpzH8/s320/HPIM0830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160344390274971458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Montecillo 2002 is a red wine from Rioja Spain. Delicious and smooth the red wine is another great from Spain. Highly recommended in the same league with Marques de Riscal and Marques the Caceres.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-8144140999811898268?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-74033767524068106382008-01-27T17:58:00.000-08:002008-01-27T18:06:47.918-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R503y90E9yI/AAAAAAAAAKA/o9jWzBuaRYk/s1600-h/HPIM0941fix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R503y90E9yI/AAAAAAAAAKA/o9jWzBuaRYk/s320/HPIM0941fix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160342096762435362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R503P90E9xI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/T4rFP7sQpkw/s1600-h/HPIM0951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R503P90E9xI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/T4rFP7sQpkw/s320/HPIM0951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160341495467013906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Campo Viejo is a nice Tempranillo possibly better tasting than Penascal. It's from the Rioja vineyards in Spain. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-7403376752406810638?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-18727479742110010712008-01-21T15:39:00.000-08:002008-01-21T16:16:19.907-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5U1mDf5y-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/0d3rRymaRu4/s1600-h/HPIM0555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5U1mDf5y-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/0d3rRymaRu4/s320/HPIM0555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158087876113189858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5U02zf5y9I/AAAAAAAAAJo/gjKv6thii7E/s1600-h/HPIM0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5U02zf5y9I/AAAAAAAAAJo/gjKv6thii7E/s320/HPIM0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158087064364370898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This Tempranillo from Spain's Castilla and Leon is a great wine, goes good with cheese, pastas, and any meat especially steaks.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-1872747974211001071?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-52772812954326753342008-01-21T14:34:00.001-08:002008-01-21T14:38:00.794-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5Uetzf5y8I/AAAAAAAAAJg/tTqQuDw8zgo/s1600-h/Lazo+Merlot+Chile+2006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5Uetzf5y8I/AAAAAAAAAJg/tTqQuDw8zgo/s320/Lazo+Merlot+Chile+2006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158062720489737154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another great wine from Chile, my favorite wine country, from the Central Valley, this one not as great as Gato Negro, but still worth the buy and taste. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-5277281295432675334?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-68287755294638899952008-01-20T18:33:00.000-08:002008-01-21T16:22:57.720-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5QHLDf5y7I/AAAAAAAAAJY/h26VdikR2pk/s1600-h/HPIM0595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5QHLDf5y7I/AAAAAAAAAJY/h26VdikR2pk/s320/HPIM0595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157755359745133490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5QG5zf5y6I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/FI67dZ5VgTo/s1600-h/HPIM0591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5QG5zf5y6I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/FI67dZ5VgTo/s320/HPIM0591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157755063392390050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Barton and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Guestier</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> produced this Beaujolais Burgundy but it doesn't match the quality of the Louis </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jadot</span>. Very acid the wine tends to leave a rather "stingy" buzz in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">palette</span>. It received an AC rating from the French government like the Louis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Jadot</span>. We don't consider it as great tasting however.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-6828775529463889995?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-5541708665600559742008-01-20T17:41:00.000-08:002008-01-21T16:22:02.076-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5P7pTf5y5I/AAAAAAAAAJE/QmGsXJQ129s/s1600-h/HPIM0590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5P7pTf5y5I/AAAAAAAAAJE/QmGsXJQ129s/s320/HPIM0590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157742685296642962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5P7ajf5y4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/AvgXPJqKrMQ/s1600-h/HPIM0588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5P7ajf5y4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/AvgXPJqKrMQ/s320/HPIM0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157742431893572482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Imported from France to New York, this Burgundy is a tad acidic, of course being a nice tannic red, it's expected. A great drink with meats of any kind, this French wine follows the Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AC), the highest standard in France.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-554170866560055974?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-23336780914266055362008-01-19T17:38:00.000-08:002008-01-20T18:51:32.339-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5KnRjf5y2I/AAAAAAAAAIs/wrHatBcalJ0/s1600-h/HPIM1067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5KnRjf5y2I/AAAAAAAAAIs/wrHatBcalJ0/s320/HPIM1067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157368443321305954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5Km_Df5y1I/AAAAAAAAAIk/yzLnX0CEQIQ/s1600-h/HPIM1063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5Km_Df5y1I/AAAAAAAAAIk/yzLnX0CEQIQ/s320/HPIM1063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157368125493726034" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Anthony/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-13.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Anthony/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-14.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Anthony/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-15.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Anthony/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-16.jpg" alt="" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Domaines Baron de Rothschild Chile</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Excellent wine quite strong but delicious...another great from Chile</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-2333678091426605536?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253543889027459404.post-7050220088702885802008-01-19T16:59:00.000-08:002008-01-20T18:52:04.153-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5KgMDf5y0I/AAAAAAAAAIY/_j7RZQ3cbSw/s1600-h/HPIM0602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5KgMDf5y0I/AAAAAAAAAIY/_j7RZQ3cbSw/s320/HPIM0602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157360652250630978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5Kfvjf5yzI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/JWy45LCoBVU/s1600-h/HPIM0601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-2CyiJ9fiWU/R5Kfvjf5yzI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/JWy45LCoBVU/s320/HPIM0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157360162624359218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">REGIONS: SONOMO 51% NAPA VALLEY 25% MENDOCINO 24%</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kendall Jackson is very good wine smooth, silky and always produces well whether it's Chardonnay or a red.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8253543889027459404-705022008870288580?l=winecellarspirits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AMERICA'S FREE PRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993641301752146024noreply@blogger.com0