Wine of the Week - Bogle Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine is pretty tannic initially, which mellows with some decanting.

Watery up front, but the flavors soon arrive. A bed of red fruits - mostly cherry - runs underneath the whole thing, while on top of that you'll taste spices and dryness. An interesting tree bark flavor develops on the finish.

13.5% alcohol

Vanilla French Toast

A tasty twist on standard french toast. Sweet enough that you don't need syrup!

Ingredients
3 slices of bread
2 eggs
1/4 cup almond milk
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp nutmeg
2 tbsp butter
Powdered sugar for sprinkling

1. Crack eggs into a bowl and mix with milk. Add vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

2. Heat butter in a pan to melt.

3. Dip slices of bread one by one into the egg mix completely. (I cut in half so they would fit in my bowl.)

4. Place bread in pan and heat 5-6 minutes each side until slightly browned.

5. Set on serving plate. Sprinkle with sugar.

I then cooked the leftover egg mixture for a tasty side of scrambled vanilla eggs!

Wine of the Week - Dearly Beloved 2011 Red

A lot of red fruit on the nose - strawberry, raspberry, cherry.
Not too distinguished on the tongue.  Enjoyable enough, if you like your wines dry and tart.  A little bit of juiciness could make it easier for some to keep sipping.
Overall, just okay, but good enough for the price and fine for something basic to have on hand.
13.5% alcohol

Red Quinoa Salad

The color red has been known to enhance our appetites, so this salad from Better Homes and Gardens will surely get your tummy grumbling.

Red Quinoa with loads of spring produce: raspberries, beets, radishes, lettuce and cilantro!

Wine of the Week - Field Recordings 2011 Fiction 2nd ed.

Fiction, 2nd Edition, has a very sweet smell to it reminiscent of honey-covered melons.  There are also some watery greens, like celery and grass.
A bit of a cloudy appearance, on pouring.
There are more of those melons in the taste; mostly honeydew.  The sweetness of the scent gives way to more of a nice, bitey sourness.  Some grape seed tannins and minerality.  The long finish tastes great in the back of the throat.
12.9% alcohol