Comments for Happy Hour Mary http://www.happyhourmary.com Looking for Happy One day at a Time Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Petite Sirah and BBQ by Connie .... The Rookie Foodie http://www.happyhourmary.com/2012/02/03/petite-sirah-and-bbq/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Connie .... The Rookie Foodie Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:06:02 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1877#comment-1027 I love that wine. But my local store doesn't carry a good one. I need to buy a case somewhere..... I love that wine. But my local store doesn’t carry a good one. I need to buy a case somewhere…..

]]> Comment on The Columns Hotel (Victorian Lounge) by Mary http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/03/09/the-columns-hotel-victorian-lounge/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Mary Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:58:42 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1216#comment-1026 Chris, it is amazing and just so Southern!!!!!! Chris, it is amazing and just so Southern!!!!!!

]]> Comment on The Columns Hotel (Victorian Lounge) by Chris Bird http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/03/09/the-columns-hotel-victorian-lounge/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Chris Bird Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:55:22 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1216#comment-1025 Can't wait to see this place when we visit New Orleans in a few weeks for Mardi Gras! Can’t wait to see this place when we visit New Orleans in a few weeks for Mardi Gras!

]]> Comment on Bodega Elena De Mendoza Malbec by Box Wines http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/07/25/bodega-elena-de-mendoza-malbec/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Box Wines Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:42:02 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1540#comment-999 Enjoyed your comments, Mary. I tasted the <a href="http://www.boxwines.org/articles/bodega-elena-de-mendoza-malbec-2010.htm" rel="nofollow">Bodega Elena de Mendoza Malbec 2010</a> and enjoyed it. Pizza is a perfect pairing for this inexpensive wine! Roger Enjoyed your comments, Mary. I tasted the Bodega Elena de Mendoza Malbec 2010 and enjoyed it. Pizza is a perfect pairing for this inexpensive wine!

Roger

]]> Comment on Bodega Elena De Mendoza Malbec by Bodega Elena de Mendoza Malbec 2010 - Wines http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/07/25/bodega-elena-de-mendoza-malbec/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Bodega Elena de Mendoza Malbec 2010 - Wines Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:26:47 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1540#comment-998 [...] Happy Hour Mary found it “smoky,” and thought it made a good food pairing with pizza. [...] [...] Happy Hour Mary found it “smoky,” and thought it made a good food pairing with pizza. [...]

]]> Comment on My New Favorite Grape! by Mary http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/11/18/my-new-favorite-grape/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Mary Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:06:50 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1815#comment-993 Jo, Thanks so much for that information! In her book she does mention that in the 1990s they were doing DNA testing of the grape vines and also mentions Durif and Peloursin as possible suspects! I could have quoted her in detail but for the 3 people who read my blog, it would be overkill. I am just overwhelmingly happy that it exists!! I am also happy that your organization exists and petite sirah has such virulent supporters as I would be one to vote for it being even more available! Can't wait to tasted the Concannon bottle! Mary Jo,
Thanks so much for that information! In her book she does mention that in the 1990s they were doing DNA testing of the grape vines and also mentions Durif and Peloursin as possible suspects! I could have quoted her in detail but for the 3 people who read my blog, it would be overkill.

I am just overwhelmingly happy that it exists!!

I am also happy that your organization exists and petite sirah has such virulent supporters as I would be one to vote for it being even more available! Can’t wait to tasted the Concannon bottle!

Mary

]]> Comment on My New Favorite Grape! by Jo Diaz http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/11/18/my-new-favorite-grape/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Jo Diaz Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:50:33 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1815#comment-992 Hi, Mary... Here's to hoping that Karen MacNeil is working on a re-write. He original copyright is 2001, and I'm sure it took her years and years to write her WINE BIBLE... so this nugget of information escaped her during that process: Syrah (father) + Peloursin (mother) = Petite Sirah (offspring) 1996 – At the University of California at Davis, Dr. Carole Meredith and her colleagues determined by DNA comparisons the following: 1) Almost all (more than 90%) of the vines in Petite Sirah vineyards are Durif and the rest are Peloursin (the mother of Durif). 2) Durif is the offspring of a cross-pollination between Peloursin and Syrah which means it received half of its genes from each of those varieties. Keep up the great writing, and for the most up-to-the minute information on Petite Sirah, you can also visit our organization's Website: www.psiloveyou.org Hi, Mary… Here’s to hoping that Karen MacNeil is working on a re-write. He original copyright is 2001, and I’m sure it took her years and years to write her WINE BIBLE… so this nugget of information escaped her during that process:

Syrah (father) + Peloursin (mother) = Petite Sirah (offspring)

1996 – At the University of California at Davis, Dr. Carole Meredith and her colleagues determined by DNA comparisons the following:

1) Almost all (more than 90%) of the vines in Petite Sirah vineyards are Durif and the rest are Peloursin (the mother of Durif).
2) Durif is the offspring of a cross-pollination between Peloursin and Syrah which means it received half of its genes from each of those varieties.

Keep up the great writing, and for the most up-to-the minute information on Petite Sirah, you can also visit our organization’s Website: http://www.psiloveyou.org

]]> Comment on Great Wines Under $20 by David Wile http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/11/04/great-wines-under-20/comment-page-1/#comment-989 David Wile Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:56:16 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1784#comment-989 A similar book with a similar premise is The Wine Trials by Robin Goldstein. They did a bunch of blind tests with a wide range of test subjects. The 2011 version is their 3rd edition. Highly recommended. A similar book with a similar premise is The Wine Trials by Robin Goldstein. They did a bunch of blind tests with a wide range of test subjects. The 2011 version is their 3rd edition.

Highly recommended.

]]> Comment on Great Wines Under $20 by I Don't Read Much http://www.happyhourmary.com/2011/11/04/great-wines-under-20/comment-page-1/#comment-985 I Don't Read Much Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:24:26 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=1784#comment-985 I'm all for wines under $20. Like the ones that come in a box...... I’m all for wines under $20. Like the ones that come in a box……

]]> Comment on Luna Di Luna Merlot/Cabernet by David Inkpen http://www.happyhourmary.com/2010/09/13/luna-di-luna-merlotcabernet/comment-page-1/#comment-980 David Inkpen Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:46:18 +0000 http://www.happyhourmary.com/?p=621#comment-980 HI, I have been trying to find a outlet in and around Bristol for this wine, having tasted this after being given a bottle. Does anyone know of such an outlet of this wonderful wine? HI,

I have been trying to find a outlet in and around Bristol for this wine, having tasted this after being given a bottle. Does anyone know of such an outlet of this wonderful wine?

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