Nancy Toppan Picnics are a good way to enjoy the simple pleasures of life with friends. There’s no better place to enjoy a picnic than nestled in the Bass’s private full foliaged patio garden on a pleasant April evening. Yum! A picnic of all-American pigs in a blanket, cheese and crackers, fresh crisp green salad,…
Theresa Peoples Friday, April 20 the Wine Knots joined Bill and Theresa Peoples for a little bit of Italy! They tasted some of the regional wines from Italy, including Frascati, a savory, citrusy white wine that has been produced in Rome’s countryside for thousands of years and was enjoyed by ancient Romans and Renaissance…
Bernadette Fideli Fairs and Festivals represent a piece of Americana, a time in American history when they brought communities together through celebrations of their harvest. One of the Top 40 Fairs in North America is held every March in Plant City, Florida. This particular fair began in 1930 and draws over a half million…
Carol Jankowski On Saturday, March 10 the Robson Ranch Corks n’ Caps (wine and beer) Club met at Ralph and Carol O’Jankowski’s home for an Irish-inspired event. The club guests brought a ‘green’ labeled wine to compete in a tasting challenge and an Irish or green appetizer or dessert to round out the night!…
Bernadette Fideli Watching the Parade of Nations in this year’s Winter Olympics, one can be amazed by the sheer number of nations and humbled by the lack of knowledge of some. For example, this year Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan had competing athletes, along with Timor-Leste. To expand our knowledge of geography, Bill and Bernadette Fideli…
Tom Zumann Wine Knots wine tasting group met at the home of Kathy and Tom Zumann on March 16 and featured wines from three Wisconsin wineries. Peninsula Red, from the Door Peninsula Winery, was a Meritage blend of cherry, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon. The next selection was Prairie Fume, an American seyval semi-dry white…
Dick Cecil The Singles Grape Expectations wine tasting group celebrated St. Patrick’s Day for its March meeting held on March 17. The wine topic for the evening was wines from the Western US. Four wines were sampled and discussed. The first two were a Pinot Grigio from Washington and a Pinot Gris from Oregon.…
Diane Williams Wine Knots wine tasting group met on February 23 and to honor President’s Day everyone was instructed by our host and hostess, Chuck and Joan Newcomer, to research a favorite dish of one of our presidents and bring it to share with the group. We had everything from Reagan’s jelly beans to…
Dick Cecil The Singles Serious Sippers wine group began 2018 by collaborating with the Grill for their January wine tasting event. The event was hosted by Jackie Drain. Jeremy from The Wildhorse Grill selected wines to be paired with the planned appetizers, and Mateo described the wines and assisted with presentation and serving. Appetizers…
Bernadette Fideli Wine and cheese isn’t the only match made in heaven. As food choices have become more global and palates more sophisticated, an effort has been put toward discovering new pairing combinations with wine, cheese, and chocolate. Great taste isn’t the only thing that makes chocolate and cheese the food world’s newest power…