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Andy Besch and Ellen Kaye, authors of The Wine Guy: Everything You Want to Know About Buying and Enjoying Wine from Someone Who Sells It tell you how to grill your wine seller.

Because beer and beef belong together.

A one-two punch of black peppercorns and Jack Daniel’s.

I have a half bottle of cabernet sauvignon left and I’d like a recipe to use it, no meat but fish is OK. I know of many recipes for white wine but all of the red wine ones seem to require meat.

Cabernet Sauvignon? Cabernet Franc? Cabernet Pfeffier? Even within Cabernet Sauvignon, there is a wide variety of characteristics, weight, geographic differences (e.g.: Cabernet from the Limestone Coast is VERY different than...

To celebrate my 35th birthday, I had some friends over last night and enjoyed sampling some Cabernet Sauvignon (and Cab. Sauv-dominant blends) from a variety of wine regions: Bordeaux, Napa, Barossa, Maipo, Columbia Valley, etc

I am having some freinds over to see our new house. It will be later in the evening, so dinner will be done. I have a 1998 Clos Du Val Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon I plan on opening and I am looking for some appetizers / snacks to...

Deep Black Tar, Venison 7 Syrah, McCrea, “Amerique,” Columbia Valley 2000 Cherry, Sea Breeze ___________ California Cabernet 7 Cabernet Sauvignon, Seavey, Napa 2003 Cassis, Violet, Sea Breeze 7 Cabernet Sauvignon, Martin...

of the bottles I bring to dinner (and certainly worthy of its own separate thread!) is 1987 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains AVA) So, I grab this, thinking — hey! it’s 20 years old; the label...

At a recent tasting of the Yountville (Napa Valley) appellation, I tasted the 2005 Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon from Charles Krug. I was impressed by this wine at this price point — about $24 — it was lovely,...

Wine for someone special.

Did you know that cabernet sauvignon is the “George Clooney” of wines, attracting “sophisticates with natural, unforced elegance”?

Nice ruby red color with hints of cherry, dark fruits, and the just a tiny bit of chocolate and mint. Still fresh and a little tannic but throwing a lot of sediment. On the palate there was lots cherry and a hint of plum. Finish...

Ripe cherries, cassis, cedar , and a hint of tobacco on the nose. Nice mouthfeel with firm with cherries, plum, turning into mocha and a touch of steak. Smooth long finish. Nice balance and structure. Will age well for about 5...