Dinner 1, Sartain 0
Well, our inaugral get together went off great and you’ll now have several other posters on this blog. Last night we had a beatiful dinner of French country cuisine including lamb shanks, bread, beans,...
Author: brianwalch
Aussie Attack
Well, the first post of the Alaskan Grape Nuts… of course, we’ll be lucky to keep these posts alive beyond a couple, so let’s get right into it. I’ve been drinking quite a few...
5K at ten below
Last weekend we spent Saturday up at Willow during their annual winter festival. It was cold! There was a 5k race on Saturday that I did… there were 14 of us and it was...
We’re nuts for grapes!
Welcome to the Alaska Grape Nuts blog! Who are we? A few folks that love good food, good wine, and good friends. Most of us understand the social aspects of food and wine. And...
Changing palate, vegetables, and life
Some notes on wine: I bought another bottle of Black Chook today, actually two bottles. I had this wine first several months ago when I was doing a sampling of Shiraz. I remember liking...
Cold and fast
Well, not really fast, but when it is colder I run faster. Since the new year I’ve been reasserting my training regimen. Of course, after taking a few months basically off from any running,...
Wine Blogs
I’ve been listening to wine podcasts, reading some wine blogs, and a month or so ago stumbled on wine library tv. Gary, the host, has a great attitude on wine. I’ve been telling a...
Pinot Noir
You’ve heard of the Sideways effect, right? The movie is about 2 guys, one a connoisseur and one a bit of an oaf, taking a weekend trip up to wine country. Miles, the oenophile,...
Half of summer
So far I think I’d have to say it has been a decent summer here. Last year, with all the rain, I think many of us that live here were embittered. However, this year...
Ok, so it’s been a while
And I can’t sleep tonight. So, let’s see… great things that have happened since winter: Sold the Eurovan… a bit emotional, but practically it had to be done as we just weren’t using it...
