Tag: wine

Vino Argentino tasted at recent gathering

Left to right: Jere Bone, Vickie Bone, Bernadette Fideli and Brenda McKenzie

Bernadette Fideli In November 2010, the Argentine government declared wine as Argentina’s National Liquor: Vino Argentino Bebida Nacional. Not ones to ignore a national decree, Rupa Mathur and Alfred Van Gool invited the Wine Stewards to an evening tasting of the wines of Argentina. Argentina enjoys the status of being South America’s No. 1 wine-producing…

Grape Therapy Wine Club – March 2015

Tom Kanawyer with his medicine man stick from his Boy Scouts leadership days.

Frank Deardorff This relatively new club met again at the home of Tom and Pam Kanawyer on Saturday, March 7, to taste a favorite wine and have some delicious appetizers and desserts. We didn’t rate the wines, we just drank them. They were all very good to outstanding. In fact by the end of the…

Wine and Dine – January 2015

Queenie’s Lolly Evans A lot of you may have seen Tim Love on TV or be familiar with his restaurants. Lonesome Dove in Ft. Worth is one, and there are several more casual places known as Love Shacks, but Queenie’s is the one I’m writing about. Queenie’s is named for Tim’s mother. First here’s some…

Port, trivia and good cheer

Left to right: Mike Aramanda, Alfred Wright, Pete Toppan, Kathy Perry, Millie Aramanda, Cherie Snowden and Rupa Mathur gather for a holiday toast.

Bernadette Fideli The Wine Stewards welcomed the month of December in true Southern style at the home of Bill and Bernadette Fideli. The festive evening began with a toast of sparkling wine to celebrate seven years of friendship and good times. Brut and Demi-Sec wines, together with a variety of appetizers, put the Wine Stewards…

Vinamare holiday cheer

Duke and Sue Halsted hosted “Vinamare” at their home.

Teresa Blackburn-Korn Duke and Sue Halsted hosted the final  2014 gathering for Vinamare Food and Wine Pairing Club, and what a spectacular event it was! The evening began with Jim and Patti Lafferty presenting a starter of prosciutto-wrapped fig, basil leaf and goat cheese on finger toast, which they paired with Chardonnay from the Frank…

Winners again

Pam and Wayne Casalino are winners again!

Catherine W. Bass For the second time in the past three months, Pam and Wayne Casalino have chosen the winning wine at Tuesday Tasters! They are getting to be pros at selecting award-winning wines. The Tuesday Tasters met at the home of Tom and Vickie Moses for their November tasting. Five wines were sampled along…

Wine and Dine – December 2014

Pollo Tropical Lolly Evans When I first saw the signs that “Pollo Tropical” was being built on Loop 288 in front of the Denton Mall, I was ecstatic. We used to eat quite often in a Caribbean restaurant in Marble Falls, and we both enjoyed it tremendously. I thought Pollo Tropical would be the same.…