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Stories written by Tom Plant
">Elevating Comfort Food To A Whole New Level
Steve chose to give us a taste of what he says is their most popular lunch item: a butter poached lobster grilled cheese sandwich which he says tongue-in-cheek should come with a side of Lipitor. The lobster is poached in water and butter, then placed on toasted sourdough, loaded with bacon and white cheddar and more butter.
November 29th, 2011 | Posted in Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">Counting My Blessings Every Day
There are far too many people to name that have combined to make this a wonderful year. I hope you will enjoy this short video as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
November 24th, 2011 | Posted in Miscellany | Read More »
">Wines For Your Thanksgiving Table (and then some)
He commented on notes of eucalyptus and mint on the nose, the extended finish with concentrated brambleberry and called it a knockout. Jan said it was “a wonderful wine” with great structure and a beautiful nose. I had tasted it earlier in the day and really feel it’s one of the single best Cabs I have ever tasted.
November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »
">We Meet Again at Wine On A Dime
Our intrepid wine tasting crew met again last week, this time at Temecula’s Wine On A Dime. Don and Michelle Campini made us feel right at home and had a table with glasses all set for us when we arrived. We had another six wines to taste and we started with a white Bordeaux, the [...]
November 21st, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »
">A Taste of Six
Tasting wine is one of the things we do and just last week I called a meeting of my trusted companions at The Wine Company in Temecula and that’s precisely what we did. We tackled six wines one fine afternoon, starting in Oregon and working our way through Italy, Australia, France and California before finally [...]
November 16th, 2011 | Posted in Wineries | Read More »
">Columbia, Missouri – Vibrant & Local
When I launched WINEormous about two and a half years ago, I had no idea where it would take me. When the opportunity to visit Columbia, MO earlier this year presented it, I thought ‘why not?’ I had no idea what to expect. To put it quite simply, Columbia blew me away. After spending a [...]
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Travel,Wine & Food | Read More »
">Stars of Cabernet
Listen to the names of some of the wineries that will be represented: Heitz Cellars, Joseph Phelps, Cain, ZD, Venge and Darms Lane.
October 29th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »
