http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jennifer+De+Jong Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220905&ca=Food+and+Drinks A Wine Tasting Party is an ideal way to get friends and family together to learn about wine and experiment with new or unusual varietals. It can help to break the ice and give your partygoers some great conversation down the line. I myself had a wine tasting bridal shower. Rather than the usual sho... Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220908&ca=Food+and+Drinks The wine of Bordeaux is often thought of as the pinnacle of perfection for many wine lovers and wine experts across the world. A prized bottle of 1990 Chateau Petrus will go for about $2500, if you can find it. Bordeaux can be some of the most sought after, lovely, and expensive wine out there. But... Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220904&ca=Food+and+Drinks Organic wines are one of the hottest trends in restaurants today, according to a report last week from the National Restaurant Association. But what is the difference between traditional winemaking practices, and organic practices? Conventional wine means that the winemakers us an industrialized agr... Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220907&ca=Food+and+Drinks With your first big dinner party of the year coming up, you probably have some questions about bubbly. Learn some quick tips and tricks and you will realize that champagne is not just for New Years Eve anymore! If you are serving wine at a party it is good to know how much you will need. There are... Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220906&ca=Food+and+Drinks One thing that can be the most intimidating about being around experienced wine drinkers is when they start talking about the flavors and aromas they are experiencing as they swirl, sniff, and drink their wine. When I first started really getting into wine and going to more and more tastings these... Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209623&ca=Food+and+Drinks Wine is a wonderful beverage with many different facets. Some people only drink wine on special occasions, but if you are like me you enjoy trying as many new wines as possible as often as you can. In order to increase your enjoyment and wine drinking satisfaction there are a series of terms and tec... Food and Drinks Jennifer De Jong Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209624&ca=Food+and+Drinks So, you love wine, you've bought a few of your favorite bottles and you store them in a wine rack on your counter or on top of your refrigerator. Then one day your friend brings you a bottle and you get another bottle for a gift and you begin to run out of room on your counter. Then you begin thin...