|
What's wrong with this picture? I used to serve delicious dinners with wonderful desserts; (yes, I had checked around and, they were wonderful.) However, I knew that there was something missing. After I began working in Food Service, I had learned that it's the little things, that complete the big picture.
It's not so hard
For instance, the use of doilies placed on a dessert plate when serving a fine piece of cake. How about light colored napkins, plain, or with a gentle pattern? Did you know that people, generally feel that colored napkins, are more relaxing than white napkins? Especially pastel colors. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
A History of Napa Wineries
Napa Wineries and Vineyards enjoy a long viticultural history that dates back to 1836. In this year, George Yount settled on the 12,000 acre Caymus Rancho near the modern day town of Yountville. General Vallejo granted Yount the land as part of Mexico's secularization of Spain's former holdings. Three years later, Yount planted the first grapes in the Napa Valley. Colonel Joseph Ballinger Chiles was another earlier settler whom was granted land from General Vallejo in modern day Chiles Valley. In 1861, Charles Krug established the first St. Helena Winery. This was followed by the founding of Inglenook in 1879 by Captain Gustave Niebaum in Rutherford. These were booming years for Napa Valley Wineries. However, the coming decades would see two devastating setbacks. The first occured during the 1880s and 1890s when Phylloxera ravaged vinyards throughout the Napa Valley. Phylloxera originated in Europe, and attacks the roots of vitis vinifera vines. The pest was eventually combatted when it was discovered that vitis vinifera cuttings could be grafted onto Phylloxera resistant rootstocks. Unfortunately, an immense amount of damage had already been done to many of the best Napa Valley vineyards. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Are You Ready for Australian Nebbiolo?
The Jacobs Creek Brand of wines have taken the world by storm. And so they should. They are excellent Australian wines which are consistently good. They have clearly won the battle for everyday wines at their particular price range.
But they are a made from classical French grape varieties, Chardonnay, Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. As such they represent the successes of Australian winemaking in the 1980s and 1990s. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next > End >>
|
| Results 15 - 21 of 33 |
