Nana Susanna’s Rich Ragout [ March 14th, 2010 ] Posted in » St. Clement recipes, Wine recipes

  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cups red onion, diced fine
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 1 pound ground veal
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 Tbl red pepper flakes
  • 1 bottle 1995 St. Clement Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 2 Tbl garlic, minced
  • 1 large can Pomi chopped tomatoes, plus
  • 8 fresh Roma tomatoes, chopped
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups water (optional)

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The Quotable Wine Lover

by Kate Fiduccia

the-quotable-wine-loverThe Quotable Wine Lover by Kate Fiduccia is a great little book that all wine lovers should have on hand, whether as a coffee table book, on your desk to visit frequently, or in between the couch cushions where you know you won’t lose it. I personally enjoy picking it up and reading some quotes with a couple glasses of Cabernet while somewhat horizontal on my eight-foot chaise lounge… But you choose your own way to enjoy it.

The book is a couple hundred pages of fun quotes, sayings, and thoughts on wine by all kinds – poets, celebrities, authors, wine makers, chefs, newspapers, the Bible, and more. There is a quick forward by Daniel Johnnes, wine director and head sommelier at Montrachet, a fine New York restaurant. The Quotable Wine Lover is broken up into six fun, well thought out sections:
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