Category:Wine and Gourmet Foods

I love fine wines and gourmet foods. I spoil myself from time-to-time on some of the finest in these categories. I have tasted some of the finest wines in the world (including a 1990 Cabernet Sauvignon by Château Lafite-Rothschild). I like getting my friends and family together for "wine and cheese" nights. Of course, I also enjoy having a nice red while reading a good book.

Examples

Below are some examples of what I mean. I have tried most of this wine and food in the country it was produced. That is, during my World Travels. I was introduced to most of this food by the nationals, who later became good friends. They also taught me the "right" way to prepare and consume it.

Wines

• Wine (strictly red)

Hors d'œuvre / Antipasto

• Cheeses / fromage
• Truffles (black or white) and other champignon
• Crudités
  • Olives
  • Asparagus
• Meats
  • Prosciutto (Italian), Kraški pršut (Slovenian), and Jamón serrano / Jamón ibérico (Spain)
  • Pâté de foie gras
  • Choucroute garnie
  • Kransky
  • Botifarra
  • Chorizo / chouriço
  • Fuet / fuet de Vic
  • Sobrassada (w/mè rostit, porcella rostida)
  • Rajo
• Caviar (specifically from either the Black Sea or the Caspian Sea)
• Bread (the richer the better)
  • Bruschetta (Classica and al Pomodoro) / Fettunta / Pa amb tomàquet
  • Ciabatta
  • Fougasse
  • Canapé / Tartine
  • Croque-monsieur
• Salads
  • Insalata Caprese
• Misc.
  • Lots of olive oil (extra-virgin; e.g. Arbequina)
  • Basil
  • Mozzarella (di Bufala Campana or fior di latte)
  • Vichyssoise and Gazpacho
  • Ratatouille / kapunata / escalivada / tumbet / samfaina
  • Allioli / Le Grand Aïoli / aillade
  • Aceitunas
  • Paella
• Desserts
  • Pesche col Vino Chianti
  • Crème brûlée / Crema catalana

Salsa garden

• Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Onion, Garlic, Peppers and Chilies, and Herbs
  • Example: Beefsteak Tomato, Brandywine Tomato, Hampson Tomato, Tomatillo, Cayenne Long Red, Anaheim Chile, Jalapeno, Serrano, White Sweet Spanish Onions, Utah Yellow Sweet Spanish Onions, Walla-Walla, and Cilantro.

External links

• Cork'd — a simple way to review and share wine, by Tundro.
• Wine Zap — find, price, and compare wines.
• Cal Wineries
• Love that wine
• wikipedia:List of chesses
• wikipedia:List of herbs and spices

Recipes / Cookbooks

• Cookbookwiki.com
• Spanish Recipes
• How to Grow a Tomato Plant — by WikiHow
• A Wikimanual of Gardening/Tomato
• Gnutrition — a free nutrition analysis software written for GNOME. The US Department of Agriculture, USDA Nutrient Database of Standard Reference, Release 13, 1999, is used as the source of food nutrient information. It contains data on 81 nutrients for over 5,000 foods.
• Allrecipes — has more than 40,000 free recipes