Bacon Freak Blog

With the recent launch of Bacon Jerky at www.baconjerky.com www.baconfreak.com many of our Bacon Jerky fans have had a renewed love of jerky. We have received all sorts of questions about the Jerky and the primary one is how come no one has thought about this before? Our bacon fans are lining up to get our jerky. We want to start by saying thanks to The Food Emporium of New York. They are the first retailer to step up and say we think this Bacon Jerky product may redefine jerky and have offered to put it in all 16 of there stores that are in Manhattan. They are even considering a launch party that will of course be loaded with Bacon Jerky and Bacon Freak BLT’s.

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In our quest to create the perfect bacon centered meal, we here at www.Baconfreak.com are using our chef connections to do just that.

We contacted Chef Jason who is known for serving up creative recipes from Salt Creek Grille Princeton’s unique natural mesquite wood grill, Executive Chef Jason Hensle specializes in putting a new spin on traditional favorites, like Kobe beef sliders and the restaurant’s famous double cut pork chop. He’s passionate about using fresh, quality ingredients to create simple recipes that bring out a dish’s full natural flavor, without heavy sauces or complex tastes. For more information about Salt Creek Grille Princeton, please visit www.saltcreekgrille.com.

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As the proprietor of the Coastal Vineyards Wine Club I get to taste a lot of different wines to determine which wines go into our wine clubs. We welcome you to our private cellar and our video series called Message in a Bottle. Today we will be tasting the Lomond Merlot 2005.

As a reminder our wine reviews aren’t meant to be a high society snob review. We are just going to drink and talk about the wines that we regularly feature in our wine club. So kick back, relax and enjoy.

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As the proprietor of the Coastal Vineyards Wine Club I get to taste a lot of different wines to determine which wines go into our wine clubs. We welcome you to our private cellar and our video series called Message in a Bottle. Today we will be tasting the 2007 Chumeia Vineyards Chardonnay.

As a reminder our wine reviews aren’t meant to be a high society snob review. We are just going to drink and talk about the wines that we regularly feature in our wine club. So kick back, relax and enjoy.

Chumeia has an interesting story, in the Greek, the word alchemy is Chumeia (koo-may-a). Ancient Greeks believed that by applying four basic elements: heat, air, earth and water as well as philosophical beliefs, they could transform basic elements into gold. Wine Maker Lee Nesbitt believes that not only is winemaking an alchemic process, but the grapevine and grapes has its own transformation of basic elements into great juice.

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As the proprietor of the Coastal Vineyards Wine Club I get to taste a lot of different wines to determine which wines go into our wine clubs. We welcome you to our private cellar and our video series called Message in a Bottle and our review of Kahn’s Cab Frank for our Cabernet Wine Club. Today we will be tasting the Cab Frank.

As a reminder our wine reviews aren’t meant to be a high society snob review. We are just going to drink and talk about the wines that we regularly feature in our wine club. So kick back, relax and enjoy.

Today we will bring back a classic wine that we featured a few years ago in our wine club. It is the Cab Frank which is a blend of merlot / cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. This vintage has an interesting story. The wine maker who was a Sinatra fan, played the swining sounds of Sinatra through the entire process, they even put a radio with a Sinatra CD on top of the barrel and looped the CD. Well as it turned out the Sinatra family heard of this project and actually gave approval to use the Sinatra name on the label.

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