Monthly Archives: May 2012

• Have You Ever Been Wine Tasting on a Bike?

  A great area to go wine tasting on a bike is in the Willamette Valley area in Oregon.  There are over 150 wineries to choose from and you can visit at least four in 5 miles.  The tasting fees are lower priced than Napa or Sonoma,  most are around the $10.00 range.  Many of the Read More

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  • May 25, 2012
  • by Kristina Manning

• Don’s May Collector’s Series Top Picks

  This month’s Collector Series Top Picks give me palpitations.  Why?  I like all three of the wines for different reasons, and so did the panel.  However, two wines it must be, so it comes down to which two wines I find most compelling at the moment.  Consequently, the 2005 Domaine La Millière Châteauneuf-du Pape warrants Read More

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  • May 23, 2012
  • by Don Lahey

• Don’s May Premier Series Top Picks

  Anyone who has been member for awhile can attest to the fact that we have not offered many Beaujolais wines to our members.  The reason for that is twofold.  First, we can rarely reach a consensus on Beaujolais and secondly, simple Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages wines don’t often offer a high quality/value ratio – the more Read More

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  • May 17, 2012
  • by Don Lahey

• Special Mother’s Day Dinner; Lamb with a Great Shiraz

  Mother’s Day is this Sunday everyone, and as a mother, I know that the one thing a mother can really appreciate on her day is a nice cooked meal that she doesn’t have to prepare herself.  Well I thought I would share with you this really nice lamb chops recipe I found from Emeril Lagasse Read More

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  • May 11, 2012
  • by Kristina Manning