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Colour me Autumn with Hewitson's 'Gun Metal' Riesling

23rd May, 2009

Some of you may know me from Tim's description on this website as the 'Minister of War', but when I'm not giving Tim a hard time I'm fiddling around in the kitchen and blogging as The Hedonistic Hostess. I wanted to share my latest blog recipe with you because when we paired it with Hewitson's 'Gun Metal' Riesling, it was just too good a match to keep to ourselves.  The zestiness of this wine cuts through the rich stickiness of the roasted veggies.  Try it for...
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A joke from member Colin B

12th May, 2009

A new hybrid grape variety, I kid you not...New Wine  for Seniors  California  vintners in the Napa Valley area, which primarily produce Pinot  Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new  hybrid grape that acts as ananti-diuretic!  It is expected  to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the  bathroom during the night.  The new  wine will be marketed as   PINO  MORE ...
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