by Bob Holmes | Jun 16, 2023 | Buying wine, Wine Dinner
I stopped by the EastHill Bottle Shop last week and was rummaging for some big whites to taste, whites other than Chardonnay. Todd Vucovich recommended a 2021 Nisia Old Vines Verdejo from the Rueda region of Spain. I usually buy two bottles of a new wine I am tasting....
by Bob Holmes | Jun 11, 2023 | General, Recipes, Wine Dinner
A couple of days ago I smoked a couple of pork tenderloins on the Komodo Joe jr. For sure, I over-hickory-chipped the fire. First time I have smoked a pork tenderloin. Some meats take seasoning/smoke quicker than others and now I understand that pork tenderloin sucks...
by Bob Holmes | Jun 6, 2023 | General, Wine Dinner
Last month, Margie and I took off by car on an eight day road trip of Florida. First stop was St. Augustine and we had dinners there with friends, one night at Alta Marea, the second night at Collage, both in the downtown area. Both were excellent and the wines lists...
by Bob Holmes | Feb 15, 2023 | General, Wine Dinner
Margie prefers to celebrate Valentine’s Day on any day BUT the 14th! So we made reservations on Monday the 13th for First Dibs at Iron. We arrived about 4:45 to ensure our orders were in by 5:15. The first course was Frenched flat chicken wings and they were...
by Bob Holmes | Dec 28, 2022 | Wine Dinner, Wine Tastings
I thawed some lamb chops late last week for a Christmas meal for Margie and I, but somehow they made it to December 27 uncooked. So last night I marinated the chops in a concoction of soy sauce, dried mustard and rosemary. (I forgot the minced garlic but it was not...
by Bob Holmes | Nov 20, 2022 | Recipes, Wine Dinner
Last Saturday evening Margie and I hosted a dinner for friends. I tried a new recipe for roasted beef tenderloin! I researched a number of recipes and came up with a combination of several. I trimmed the fat, silver and sinew from the tenderloin, cut it in half and...
