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Happy Hour: Inniskillin Sparkling Ice Wine
At the Aspen Classic, PartySugar and I came across Inniskillin, an ice wine maker from Canada. Their Sparkling Ice Wine was unbelievably delicious and a true dessert wine treat. Although it has a rather high price point, around $70 for a 375ml bottle, ice wines cost more than regular dessert wines because they're produced from grapes that have been frozen on the vine.
Good Things Come in Small Chocolate Packages
I love to follow up a nice meal with a little something sweet. It doesn't have to be much, just a little morsel at the end. Keeping this in mind, I went out to find a simple, sweet bite and stumbled across this recipe for Ice Wine Truffles.
Definition: Ice Wine
Ice Wine A type of dessert wine that is made with frozen grapes. The grapes are picked and pressed when frozen and only the grape juice is used in the wine making process. The majority of the water is frozen so the pressed grape juice is highly concentrated resulting in a very sweet wine.
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Do You Ever Drink Wine With Ice?
Since I never enjoy my wine with ice (sangria doesn't count!), I was fascinated by a recent article in the Chicago Tribune where tasting panelists concluded certain wines actually taste better with a few ice cubes floating around in them. It got me to thinking whether I should start trying this unconventional wine drinking method — especially while the weather is still warm. Do you ever drink wine on ice?
Happy Hour: Codorníu Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé
My favorite dance scene from the 1963 Ann Margret musical Bye Bye Birdie is entitled "Lot of Livin to Do." In it, she sings of "drinking Champagne as if it were water." But, not just any Champagne — pink Champagne.
YumSugar Gift Guide: Wacky White Elephant
A White Elephant is a type of gift exchange in which each guest is asked to bring an anonymous wrapped gift. Usually, there is a maximum amount of money that can be spent, and oftentimes the gifts are unpractical and eccentric. If you are attending a White Elephant party bring fun shaped ice cube trays.
Happy Hour: Quady Elysium
While hosting a spur-of-the-moment dinner two nights ago, I wanted something sweet to end our meal, so I invited my guests to enjoy a glass of liquid dessert: Quady Elysium ($15.99), made with black muscat grapes.
The concentrated, blackberry-hued wine is rich with both floral and fruity flavors, so I enjoyed it in little sips. Because it's so intensely sweet and full-bodied, it's easy to overlook the alcohol content.
Noteworthy Nibbles — Sept. 1-8, 2009
Even though Memorial Day seemed like yesterday, Labor Day's already crept up on us. If you don't have major travel plans for the long weekend, celebrate Summer's last hurrah with a gaggle of glorious food festivals, big and small.
Enjoy potjie, a three-legged South African cooking pot, in Texas, butterbeans in Alabama, and hamburgers in Pennsylvania.
Let's Dish: What's Your Before-Bedtime Snack?
Last month, I shared a dark secret with you: I'm reluctant to climb in between the sheets without snuggling up to a glass of red wine and a hunk of chocolate first. Before I was of drinking age, my favorite way to wind down before bed was with a cup of Blue Bell ice cream or a bowl of chilled, sliced fruit, like watermelon, mango, or papaya.
What do you feel inclined to eat right before you hit the sack?
Noteworthy Nibbles — Aug. 25-Sept. 1, 2009
Hoping to squeeze in a few more food festivals while Summer's still going strong? This week's the opportune time, whether you want to learn how to make your own pit barbecue and ice cream — or simply want to enjoy an assortment of top microbrews. I think this weekend's Epicurean Classic would be a fitting way to enjoy Michigan's gorgeous weather — and I'm pretty stoked by the prospect of attending Oakland's first-ever Eat Real Festival.
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