Howard Stark: “Fondue is just cheese and bread, my friend.” (Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011) Fondue may be cheese and bread, but it’s anything but ordinary. Anyone who has enjoyed the experience of having fondue will tell you that it’s quite the treat – and it’s a lot of fun to bring out this …
Tour de France – in Wine at Creekside Cellars
The Wining Husband and myself have made a habit of visiting Creekside Cellars once a week. Not only are their wine selections always excellent, but their cheese plate is quite the treat. This week’s selection had a French Wine theme. Here are the notes on the reds: Bugey-Cerdon “La Cueille” Sparkling Pinot Muenier from Savoie …
North Sierra Wine Trail Day 2 – Lucero, Grant Eddie, Renaissance, Clos Saron, and Bangor Ranch
Today’s trek on the North Sierra Wine Trail involved stops at five vineyards, plus revisiting Hickman Family Farms. We started at Lucero and wrapped our way around Oregon House before heading back through Bangor and Oroville on our way home. Lucero Lucero Vineyards and Winery can be found all the way out in Dobbins, California. The …
North Sierra Wine Trail Day I – Grey Fox Vineyards and Hickman Family Vineyards
The first day of our participation in the North Sierra Wine Trail event was wonderful. We started by visiting Long Creek Winery and Quilici Vineyards. The other two wineries we visited on Saturday were Grey Fox Vineyards and Hickman Family Vineyards. Both of these vintners offered consistently very good wine. Grey Fox Vineyards – Oroville, CA Stop …
North Sierra Wine Trail Day I – Long Creek Winery and Quilici Vineyards
We toured and tasted at four wineries: Long Creek Winery, Quilici, Grey Fox, and finally Hickman Family. I can definitely vouch that the last two wineries on our tour were outstanding, and they should not be overlooked by those who love wine. This post covers Long Creek Winery and Quilici.
Making Time
It is so important to make time for the ones we love and the things we love to do. Some people might ask me how it is have the time to participate in so many activities. Part of the answer rests in having good time management skills. I sit down with my husband, and …
When Going to Wine Tastings Use These Tips
This weekend, my husband and I will be going to the North Sierra Wine Trail tasting circuit. We often go to tastings around town, and one of the cellar is doing a “Tour de France” themed tasting. While we by no means consider ourselves to be “wine snobs,” we have found a few things one …
Baco Noir – Girardet Wines
Theme Song: The Cat Empire – The Wine Song Before I launch into the story of the Baco Noir from Girardet Wines that my husband and I enjoyed while visiting in Sutherlin, Oregon, I should explain the changes to this blog. I started Not Quite Ally McBeal a year ago, and thought it would …
Expressing Gratitude
Theme Song: “Thank You” Alanis Morissette I’m not sure we express enough gratitude in our daily lives. Sure, we utter our “thank you” for the big things in life, but we start taking little things for granted, and we do so pretty easily. Instead of being thankful for our evening sunset walk, we trudge …
Sewing!!!! (It’s *Sew* Much Fun!)
Theme Song: “Summertime” by NKOTB I have a confession to make. I love to sew. I’ve been on a sewing kick lately. Well, to be honest, I’ve been more on an organizing my items to get them ready so that I can sew kick. You see, just as I have a ton of shoes, I …
