8 Ways to Seduce With Wine This Valentine's Day.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- If you aim to make pulses race this Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , head straight for one of these savvy strategies, derived from the award-winning Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine (Penguin Books): 1) Rose (pink) Champagne: Its color blushes with excitement, its bubbles tickle the palate, and its price -- high because of its scarcity -- says that you care enough to pour the best. Try Veuve Clicquot, Billecart-Salmon, or Laurent-Perrier. 2) Red Burgundy: If chosen carefully, a bottle from the Burgundy village of Chambolle-Musginy (especially the perfectly-named "Les Amoureuses") or Volnay can coat your tongue with more velvet than the walls of Mae West's bedroom. 3) Chateau Calon-Segur: Tailor-made for seduction, this red Bordeaux Noun 1. red Bordeaux - dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine claret red wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes features a lover's heart -- fat and curvy like a child's drawing -- smack in the center of its label. 4) St. Amour or Fleurie: These well-named Beaujolais wines are also well-priced, at under $15 a bottle, and they are irresistibly light and fruity. Go for Duboeuf, Drouhin, or Jadot. 5) Shellfish with Rich White Wine: Whether it's lobster with Meursault or crab-stuffed avocado with California Chardonnay, this creamy pairing has a long history of making lovers reach for the "Do Not Disturb Do not disturb usually referes to a status where the subject prefers to be left in solitary. It can also mean the following:
6) Prozac-co Smoothie smooth·ie also smooth·y n. pl. smooth·ies Slang 1. A person regarded as being assured and artfully ingratiating in manner. 2. A smooth-tongued person. : Mix Prosecco (the Italian bubbly, try the Zardetto), vodka, and lemon sorbet together in a blender, serve in a champagne flute, top with fresh mint. 7) Chaucer's Choice: Gently simmer a light red wine with a small amount of honey, nutmeg, and cinnamon (based on the medieval spiced wine called hippocras hip·po·cras n. A cordial made from wine and flavored with spices, formerly used as a medicine. [Middle English ipocras, from Old French ypocras, hypocras, from alteration of ). 8) Cleopatra's Bliss: Drink a cold glass of late-harvest dessert wine in a hot bath of powdered milk. Winner of the 2004 Duboeuf Best Wine Book of the Year, Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine may be sampled by visiting http://www.markoldman.com. Author Mark Oldman Mark Stanford Oldman (1969- ) is an American entrepreneur and wine personality. In 1997, Oldman founded Vault.com, formerly Vault Reports, a popular recruitment company. He is co-president and director of Vault. will be hosting "Seduction By Wine: A Pre V-Day Primer" on February 2nd at Evviva! restaurant in Manhattan. For details, please see: http://www.markoldman.com/?wine=5&view=24 |
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