A picnic in white.

Thanks to our connections at Edible Ohio Valley magazine, Rob and I managed an invitation to a unique dinner party in Cincinnati on Saturday. I was super grouchy about it. Dîner en Blanc began as a …

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Wine of the Week: A to Z Rose.

Wine: A to Z Rosé 2011 Price: $12 Tasting notes: fresh strawberries; crisp, well-balanced, nice for sipping before dinner Story: If your idea of a rosé wine is white zinfandel, then you need to get to know …

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Wine of the week: Creme de Lys

Wine: Crème de Lys California Chardonnay 2010 Price: about $8 Tasting notes: nicely balanced, with tropical fruit and vanilla flavors, not too oaky Story: Rob discovered this on a recent trip to our local wine shop, which …

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Simple chocolate-red wine cake.

In my estimation, this wine-infused chocolate cake is about as perfect as a dessert can be: deeply flavored, not too sweet, moist, very simple to make. Perfect, right? I spotted a photo of this chocolate-red wine …

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Wine of the Week: Project Paso Old Vine Zin

Wine: Project Paso Old Vine Zinfandel 2009 Price: $9.99 Tasting notes: nicely balanced, with ripe fruit that doesn’t overwhelm Story: Very much in the running to be the new Mooth House Red, Project Paso’s Old Vine Zin …

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Wine of the Week: A. Rafanelli Zinfandel

Wine: A. Rafanelli Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2005 Price: $45 Tasting notes: plush and full-bodied, with jammy fruit, caramel and not-too-sharp spice Story: One of our very favorite wines, and it does Rafanelli no disservice to say …

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