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Archive for January, 2010

For many of us, ringing in the New Year means muttering those all too familiar words – “This year, I’m gonna lose some weight”.  But if you’re a late night snackin’, tube watching, wine drinking slacker like me, then you know it ain’t gonna be easy to shed a roll or two – especially when you’re surrounded by stuff that you know you shouldn’t be shoveling into your mouth late at night and the final farewell season of ABC’s “Lost” is on!   

Here’s a hot and spicy, low-fat, late-night snack idea to cozy up with that will have your taste buds bustin’ loose.

Step 1: The Ingredients:

• Wheat pita bread
• Fat Free Desert Pepper Trading Company Spicy Black Bean Dip
• Altovinum Evodia Old Vines Garnacha from Spain

Step 2: Eat, Drink and be Merry

• First, dip pita bread into dip, then place in mouth; take a sip of this wine then holla YOWZAH!!

This little nocturnal treat is way better for you and your sanity!  Just ask Melodi Dushane.  She is a much healthier and happier person who no longer frequents the McDonald’s on 90 Main Street.  I’m just hoping that she doesn’t go apeshit on one of those nice Trader Joe’s employees when she can’t get this Bean Dip there!

Now that the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is behind you, how about treating yourself and possibly a friend or two to a Post New Year’s Eve Bash in the Big Apple!

Tickets are on sale now for the 3^rd Annual New York Wine Expo.  This 3- day wine event is taking place from February 26th-28th at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

This not-to-miss soiree is open to anyone that enjoys wine.  If you decide to go, here are some of the cool things that’ll be going on:   

• An opportunity to sample over 600 wines from over 170 winemakers from around the globe in the Grand Tasting.
• You’ll have top notch food to sample and you’ll be able to check out the latest in wine accessories.
• Winemakers and winery representatives will be on hand to answer any questions you might have about the wines you’ll be tasting.
• Gloria Maroti Frazee of Wine Spectator Magazine and award-winning author Leslie Sbrocco will be hosting seminars at this year’s event.

If you’re interested in finding out more about this event, check out the New York Wine Expo website.  You can also find them on FaceBook and Twitter.

If you’re planning on attending the expo on Friday 2/26, you can use promo code WINELIFE10 to receive $10 off of your admission price*.

Cheers!

From: Bordeaux, France
Price: $10.00

The first gift of 2010!  This outstanding little gem comes from Bordeaux, France.  The importer of this white wine is Monsieur Touton Selection LTD.  I mention this because the bottle does not indicate who the actual producer is of this wine.  Guillaume Touton aka “Monsieur Touton” is the man behind this wine importing company.  Mr. Touton works with several hundred producers from several countries and employs over 80 sales people whose offices are located in New York, Boston and Washington.  His company has earned a reputation as being one of the most prolific importers of French wine on the East Coast within the United States.

After tasting this particular 100% Sauvignon Blanc for the first time this past New Year’s weekend, I can see why his company has earned such a great reputation on the East Coast.

The  2008 Monsieur Touton Sauvignon Blanc possesses just the right amount of zesty sauvignon blanc flavors that let you know that it’s distinctively French, but the acidity that it delivers really pops nicely for an inexpensive white Bordeaux without the pucker up style of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.  I think my wife summed up this wine perfectly when she said, “It’s pretty”.  I agree, for $10 dollars a bottle, there’s a whole lot to like about the 2008 Monsieur Touton Sauvignon Blanc – especially if you’re an everyday wine drinker looking for a great everyday white to go with dinner.

I award the 2008 Monsieur Touton Sauvignon Blanc 3 stars out 4.  You won’t mistake it for a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, but this classic and affordable French Sauvignon Blanc has just the right amount of zip on it!

WineLife365 Rating: 3-Star