An occasional blog from and about Farmstead Cheeses and Wines, Alameda and Montlcair California’s choice for fine wines and artisan cheeses. Peppered with comments, Jeff’s musings and articles in local publications, as well as photos from Jeff and Carol’s travels in search of the best food and wine, the Farmstead Blog is a fun way to keep in touch with the store.
While in Spain, we were lucky enough to visit Bodegas Muga, one of the most respected producers of Rioja wine. Muga employs natural ‘fining’ techniques, using hundreds of egg whites per day. This gentleman is separating whites from yolks, using an ingenious machine.
Muga is unique in Rioja, as they have their own [...]
This is a photo from Jeff’s trip to Spain with Jorgé Ordoñez. These six inch long shrimp were delivered at the winery by taxi - total cost, over 4000 euros!
(and yes, they were fabulous. Shrimp and sea salt, what more do you need?)
shrimp - before Originally uploaded by jeffyd821.
This is a photo from Jeff’s trip to Spain with Jorgé Ordonez. These shrimp were delivered at the winery by taxi - total cost, over 4000 euros!!
Larry Londer (Londer Vineyards) and Jeff.
Larry’s Pinots are among the finest I’ve ever had. Deep rich fruits and high acid.
The Alameda Marketplace was featured prominently in an article in the SF Chronicle on Wednesday, April 5th. Our own Dave Bloom was quoted for the article.
Here’s part of the article:
…Sparked by the success of the Ferry Building Marketplace at San Francisco’s Embarcadero, versions of the traditional public market have popped [...]
Boris Badinov, aka Jorge in Jumilla Originally uploaded by jeffyd821.
The famed Jorgé Ordonez on day one of our fabulous, tiring, Jorge Death March. Here we are at Casa Castillo in Jumilla
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