Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Mike Reff Post Time: 01-15-2008 at 05:04 PM

Read the Winehiker's account of the Juice Crew blending party @ Crushpad.  Looks like we got ourselves an interesting, if not quirky, Rhone blend.. "A rain-soaked Bryant street in San Francisco’s outer Mission district seems a fitting scene for an unassuming concrete warehouse. Its public entrance, no more than a ...

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Forum: Social Hall Posted By: Vincent Fritzsche Post Time: 06-13-2008 at 11:11 PM

It’s always good idea to offer a selection of wines to share at your Thanksgiving table, and one that you should definitely include this year is a good Zinfandel. Zinfandel pairs wonderfully with roast turkey. So this year, mix it up a little, have a bottle of Zin on your table, and see for yourself how versatile a great Zinfandel can be. And don't forget, for a limited time, we're...

Judging a cocktail contest is pretty high on the list of "I can do that" jobs, right up there with Zamboni driver and video game tester. So when Greg Lindgren, co-owner of Rye in San Francisco, invited me to be one of four judges for the bar's monthly...

Posted by JFO: Just some brief impressions from recent tastes. 2003 Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello: Solid core of blackish ruby color. Tight nose of cherries, spice and slight tobacco. Tightly wound, medium bodied. This is a drink in the 3-5 year range and

No, really: small child, make me a martini, stat. Why on earth would small children mix cocktails? Because they've read the hip new mommy/kid book, "Baby, Mix me a drink" by Lisa Brown ... !). Back to the book: Brown said the idea for "Baby, Mix me a drink" came to her when she ... into, too. And so "Baby, Mix me a drink" was born. Because, Brown added, in addition to wanting...

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We've made it to the end of another year. Instead of a healthful, virtuous recipe to start 2008, I am living a little on the wild side and sharing Chronicle Executive Food and Wine Editor Michael Bauer's very fun and addictive take on the iconic Chex Party...