An evening without wine is like a day without sunshine.
Italian Proverb
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Wine Saturday
2008 Neyers Syrah Old Lakeville Road
Opened it on our first chilly snowy Saturday night of the season. Had a nice dinner and watch a movie.
We visited this winery In Napa Valley in November 2011. We loved this winery and had a fantastic tasting. One of our favorite tasting. We had an appointment for a private sit down tasting. Our hostess was wonderful and really loved the wines we were tasting. She was very friendly and fun. We purchase 6 bottle from this tasting.
Wines we bought were
2010 Vista Luna Zinfandel
2010 Pinot Noir Roberta Road
2010 Sage Canyon (2)
2005 AME Cabernet Sauvignon
We have also drank
2010 Sage Canyon
S and I drank this wine at home. At $22 this is a great value wine. A blend of Carignane, Mourvedre, Grenache, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet. Some grapes I have never even heard of. Hmm maybe I should research these.
2005 AME Cabernet Sauvignon
We really enjoyed this bottle. This was a surge for us at $75 a bottle. S and I drank this one at home.
This is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. In love with this fulled bodied, elegant and impressive wine.
Conclusion: One of my favorite winery we visited on our November 2011 Napa Valley trip. I love all the wines we have drank from here and can't wait for the perfect time to drink the remaining two. I would love to return to the winery and will definitely if we go back to Napa Valley. I really hope we do.
Rating: I am in love with these wines.
Opened it on our first chilly snowy Saturday night of the season. Had a nice dinner and watch a movie.
We visited this winery In Napa Valley in November 2011. We loved this winery and had a fantastic tasting. One of our favorite tasting. We had an appointment for a private sit down tasting. Our hostess was wonderful and really loved the wines we were tasting. She was very friendly and fun. We purchase 6 bottle from this tasting.
Wines we bought were
2010 Vista Luna Zinfandel
2010 Pinot Noir Roberta Road
2010 Sage Canyon (2)
2005 AME Cabernet Sauvignon
We have also drank
2010 Sage Canyon
S and I drank this wine at home. At $22 this is a great value wine. A blend of Carignane, Mourvedre, Grenache, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet. Some grapes I have never even heard of. Hmm maybe I should research these.
2005 AME Cabernet Sauvignon
We really enjoyed this bottle. This was a surge for us at $75 a bottle. S and I drank this one at home.
This is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. In love with this fulled bodied, elegant and impressive wine.
Conclusion: One of my favorite winery we visited on our November 2011 Napa Valley trip. I love all the wines we have drank from here and can't wait for the perfect time to drink the remaining two. I would love to return to the winery and will definitely if we go back to Napa Valley. I really hope we do.
Rating: I am in love with these wines.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Hometown Hero
Charcut Roast House
Stephen Avenue
899 Centre Street S
Calgary Ab
September 2, 2012
S and I have wanted to go here since seeing Chef Connie DeSousa on one of our favorite shows Top Chef. She was our favourite and each week we cheered her on and hoping she would become Top Chef. Since the show she has become a hometown hero. This restaurant has been listed as one the best restaurants in Canada by a few magazines like Maclean's and enRounte Magazine.So for my 45th birthday S and the boys took me here for dinner.
Charcut has a modern, urban vibe in a hot location in downtown. In a city of Steakhouses, Charcut is a Meathouse. The place was lively and buzzing with people. This is a place that is proud of what they do. Our server was very knowledgeable and started off by telling us about the food and the chefs. Explaining how all ingredients are fresh locally inspired. Everything is made in house in the kitchen by specifically trained chefs. Charcut are known for their charcuterie platter and in house made meats. The menu is made for sharing and dishes are served family style. We thought about trying out the charcuterie platter but wanted to try a few other things and thought that would be too much food so we decided against.
First up we had the watermelon and cucumber salad. Layered with cucumbers, slices of watermelon and feta. The citrus of marinade, the feta cheese , the bursts of fresh mint, sweetness of the watermelon and the cool slices of cucumbers made this a refreshing salad that rocked with its fusion flavors. Next out come the rest all on a platter great for sharing. We had the shared burger Charcut style"roasted garlic sausage patty, with a fried egg. This is ordered by ounces we ordered 16. We also had the Spring Creek Butcher steak. Chimichurri, arugula, fried matchstick potatoes. Butcher steaks are a flavourful secret cut of that butchers would often keep for themselves. I liked combination with each bite of the steak. For a side we had the poutine, and it was amazing. Milky white curds melted all over the crisp fries. The truffle gravy was rich, and salty and sumptuous. For dessert I was treated by Charcut with raspberry cheesecake in a jar. Vanilla bean cheesecake mousse, layered with graham crumbs. So yummy.
Conclusion: Charcut is a great place to go for sharing, our favourite way to eat. I love that the Chefs and servers take such pride in their food. I love that things are in house made and fresh locally inspired. It was a great evening celebrating my birthday with the good things in life with my favorite people.
Rating I am in love
Service I am passinate
Stephen Avenue
899 Centre Street S
Calgary Ab
September 2, 2012
S and I have wanted to go here since seeing Chef Connie DeSousa on one of our favorite shows Top Chef. She was our favourite and each week we cheered her on and hoping she would become Top Chef. Since the show she has become a hometown hero. This restaurant has been listed as one the best restaurants in Canada by a few magazines like Maclean's and enRounte Magazine.So for my 45th birthday S and the boys took me here for dinner.
Charcut has a modern, urban vibe in a hot location in downtown. In a city of Steakhouses, Charcut is a Meathouse. The place was lively and buzzing with people. This is a place that is proud of what they do. Our server was very knowledgeable and started off by telling us about the food and the chefs. Explaining how all ingredients are fresh locally inspired. Everything is made in house in the kitchen by specifically trained chefs. Charcut are known for their charcuterie platter and in house made meats. The menu is made for sharing and dishes are served family style. We thought about trying out the charcuterie platter but wanted to try a few other things and thought that would be too much food so we decided against.
First up we had the watermelon and cucumber salad. Layered with cucumbers, slices of watermelon and feta. The citrus of marinade, the feta cheese , the bursts of fresh mint, sweetness of the watermelon and the cool slices of cucumbers made this a refreshing salad that rocked with its fusion flavors. Next out come the rest all on a platter great for sharing. We had the shared burger Charcut style"roasted garlic sausage patty, with a fried egg. This is ordered by ounces we ordered 16. We also had the Spring Creek Butcher steak. Chimichurri, arugula, fried matchstick potatoes. Butcher steaks are a flavourful secret cut of that butchers would often keep for themselves. I liked combination with each bite of the steak. For a side we had the poutine, and it was amazing. Milky white curds melted all over the crisp fries. The truffle gravy was rich, and salty and sumptuous. For dessert I was treated by Charcut with raspberry cheesecake in a jar. Vanilla bean cheesecake mousse, layered with graham crumbs. So yummy.
Conclusion: Charcut is a great place to go for sharing, our favourite way to eat. I love that the Chefs and servers take such pride in their food. I love that things are in house made and fresh locally inspired. It was a great evening celebrating my birthday with the good things in life with my favorite people.
Rating I am in love
Service I am passinate
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
I AM A RUNNER
I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I am not.
John Billingham
John Billingham
SO True
"Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing." Ernest Hemingway
Sunday, 24 June 2012
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