http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress All Things Wine Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:42:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The motto at the bottom of The Wine Channel business card reads "From Wine What Sudden Friendship Springs." Back in July I read an article about some folks having an outdoor dinner at a Capitol Hill home in Washington DC. As the dinner was winding down a would-be robber happened ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=17                    Rideau 2005 Reserve Chardonnay Kudos to Iris Rideau and Winemaker Andrés Ibarra on her fabulous 2005 Reserve Chardonnay. I was fortunate enough to share a bottle with my wife and a friend of ours over the weekend. I chilled the bottle at 55 degrees before opening it. As the label ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=16 I was going to write about the virtues of owning a wine refrigerator, especially if you don't have a wine cellar to store your wine. But as I was looking in mine, I started to take an inventory as to what I was storing. I like all wines but I ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=15 I decided I wanted a pizza but I wanted something that I never had made before. When I was living in Turkey, I really developed a palate for Mediterranean meals. I loved breakfast with smoked salmon, pealed tomatoes, feta cheese, capers, kalamata olives and onions on flat bread. So I thought what ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=14 Whenever someone asks me what my favorite wine is, I give them my usual response, "Probably not what yours is." I've come to realize that my wine tastes have changed throughout the years. I used to love Merlot but somewhere along the way, my palate was drawn to Cabernet Sauvignon. ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=13 I love to see the look on people's faces (especially people from California) when they taste a wine that is not from California, Washington or Oregon. I was in Georgia and discovered the Georgia Wine Highway, that led me to some very nice wineries. One in particular was a winery ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=12 What a surprise to read that the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos is being sold to the Foley Wine Group. The Firestone Winery in the Santa Ynez Valley was the first location The Wine Channel shot at with Andrew Firestone leading us on a tour of the facility. And what ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=8                   2003 Reflexion from Crichton Hall I tasted the 2003 Reflexion from Crichton Hall last night. I was very pleased with the way it opened up. The nose was full of cherry, plums and balck currants. As I continued to swrill I sensed hints of caramel and earth minerals. It has ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=7 The Wine Channel at www.thewinechannel.net has soft launched providing videos on wine and the lifestyle it represents. TWC has three catagories to their programming, instructional, educational and entertainment. Currently the programs are educational informing about wineries, winemakers and wine types. On the site there's also a news page, and a ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=6 Last weekend I decided to prepare a meal around the wine I was going to serve instead of picking the wine after the menu was prepared. The wine I choose was a St. Francis Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County '03. This wine is known for being BIG so I wanted a ... http://thewinechannel.net/WordPress/?p=5