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21 December, 2012

The Sustainable Classroom #4: Wine and Cheese

Posted in : Events, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Wine on by : The Gourmez

The Sustainable Classroom: Wine and Cheese The trio of organizers for my final session at the Sustainable Classroom, a day of intensive discussion and tasting of sustainable foods at TerraVITA 2012, knew their crowd. They knew we were seasoned foodies; the concept of pairing cheese and wine was not revolutionary to us, though it will
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14 December, 2012

The Sustainable Classroom #3: The Cultivation and Culinary Possibilities of Figs

Comments : 3 Posted in : Events, Primitivo / Zinfandel, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Wine on by : The Gourmez

The Sustainable Classroom #3: The Cultivation and Culinary Possibilities of Figs  For my third session at the Sustainable Classroom as part of my bloggers’ free pass to TerraVITA 2012, I chose to take a class on figs and wine pairings. My reasoning was simple. I adore figs. I adore wine. I often think of figs
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5 November, 2012

TerraVITA 2012 Media Farm Tour: Stop 1, Southern Season

Comments : 5 Posted in : Coffee Shops, Coffee Shops in Chapel Hill - NC, Events, Grab and Go, Markets, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Hello fellow food and travel lovers, I’m back! It’s been a few weeks without updates on the Gourmez, but I’m sure you managed to entertain yourselves with all those other awesome food bloggers in the Triangle or elsewhere on the Interwebs. I had a good trip to Washington, and I do have some photo blogs
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17 September, 2012

Wild Vines Blackberry Merlot

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dessert Wine, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Wild Vines Blackberry Merlot This is a cheap, cheap wine purchase. I’m pretty sure it cost me a whopping $3.50. What can I say? A fruit wine sounded fun while perusing the shelves at Kroger. It’s very purple with red highlights, like a Mr. Sketch grape-scented marker. But little grape makes it into the swallow
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8 August, 2012

Protocolo 2011 White Wine

Posted in : Tempranillo - White, White Wine, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Protocolo 2011 White Wine Castilla, Spain This white wine blend is very light in coloring. It smells like honeysuckle and citrus with afterthoughts of vanilla and cedar. The wine is thin to medium bodied. Plenty of butter coats the mouth. Other than that buttery quality, there is honeydew and perhaps honeysuckle—I’ve never eaten it, so
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25 April, 2012

Maniña Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Posted in : Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Wine, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Maniña Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Valle Central, Chile The Maniña Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 tastes prominently of cigarettes. Leather and smoke may be a better approximation. Think of it that way— it’s more appealing. On drinking, piquant berry is the first flavor. Apricot, gooseberry, and sandalwood are also present. The smoke is dominant; I’d wager that it’s
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18 April, 2012

Straw Valley Café (Durham)

Comments : 8 Posted in : Coffee Shops, Coffee Shops in Durham - NC, Sake, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Straw Valley Café 5420 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. New Hope Commons, Durham Website You may not have heard about Straw Valley Café from the Independent Weekly, Herald-Sun, or Carpe Durham articles on this coffeehouse, bar, and art gallery, but that shouldn’t stop you from visiting it. What might is its difficult-to-access location. It’s right off of
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22 February, 2012

Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port

Comments : 1 Posted in : Port, Wine on by : The Gourmez

Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port Portugal I failed to take a picture of this tawny port before I recycled the bottle. Somehow, I think you’ll make do. What you won’t do with is not recognizing what tawny means, which I just discovered while researching this post. Tawny ports are ports aged for long enough
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