Wine
Sangria Sevillana for dinner
I got it. As promised yesterday, I got the wine and tried it on my cousins tonight. The reaction was mixed, mostly positive. I had to try it myself. The wine tasted surprisingly good with semi hard cheese. It may be good to drink by itself. The 1.5 liter bottle costs $8.99 at Publix. The [...]
Late dinner with Beaujolais Villages
I had another Beaujolais left.
It was 2002 Michel Picard Beaujolais-Villages.
I got it at Publix some time ago for around $10. They had some leftovers from other stores or their wine distributor scrounged around and found this beauties unloading them in one place.
The last bottle was exellent and it is gone because I did not [...]
Perfect wine
Finally, I stumbled upon the perfect wine for the people that do not drink wine.
Today, at Publix I have been offered some Sangria at the table setup near the wine section. The lady serving it was insistent and poured me a full thumb cup. Well, the wine was red and sweet. Is it good for [...]
Beaujolais Nouveau next day
Well, I did not get a better deal at Costco yesterday.
Publix has the same price of $9.99 on Georges Dubceuf Beaujolais Nouveau. They had some other brand in leaky bottles. I am not disappointed, I got two pounds of Oscar Mayer Bacon for $4.99. Can you believe, one pound of bacon is already $5.00.
My yesterday’s [...]
Beaujolais Nouveau 2007
It is the third Thursday in November – time for wine.
Not just any wine, it has to be Beaujolais Nouveau. You are not allowed, and it is illegal, to drink it before today. The wine is young, just 16 weeks ago it was grapes. I have been following this ritual for years. Today at Costco [...]
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