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Wineries, Picnics, and Wacky Mac Salad

Last week, my cousin arrived from the England. We were the first stop of many in the three month trip around the world. Steve, my cousin, and his friend Tracy, will be seeing sites in California, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, India, Malaysia… and there may be some other places in between. We had such a fantastic time with them, it’s tough to see them go. Friday, the first day they were in Utica, we let them recover from the long flight from the UK to the US. We celebrated their visit with a family BBQ at Sue and Sam’s house [...]

By Joanne|2011-09-05T10:26:40-04:00September 5, 2011|Salads|2 Comments

A Wine Experience

We received a shipment of wine from Geerlings & Wade. Torrontes. A Dessert wine. A 2007 Cielo, Famatina Valley Torrontes, Argentina. The aroma is described as floral with hints of citric fruit. The flavor is more of a tropical fruit flavor. It was winner of the 2008 World Wine Championships. For Ted and myself, the taste was tropical fruits that teased the tongue but didn’t linger. It was far from the familiar tastes of the California whites with their sweet fruitiness. Cielo was a complex wine. It was enjoyable but not one of my favorites. Ted appreciated this wine more [...]