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New Years is the Perfect Time to Clean Out Your Spice Rack By St. Supery Vineyards & Winery chef, Ron Barber If you are like most people, your spice rack or cabinet probably contains dried herbs and spices that have long since lost their freshness. It can be a painful process to toss out almost full containers of costly spices, but the flavor of your culinary creations will really suffer if you do not. Look at your herbs and spices and notice if the color has faded, or if the… Continue

By St. Supery Vineyards & Winery chef, Ron Barber Oysters have been enjoyed by people for centuries. Both the ancient Greeks and Romans served them with wine and praised them for their aphrodisiac powers. They… Continue

The Technique of Braising by St. Supéry Chef Ron Barber I absolutely love to braise - it's my favorite cooking method, and one in which the dish actually tastes better the next day. Braising is a great way to feed a crowd. The main course is prepared ahead of time to allow you more time to be with your guests, instead of in the kitchen. Braising is a combination of dry and moist-heat cooking. Meats to be braised are usually larger, tough cuts such as lamb… Continue

Don't Toss That Wine! by St. Supéry winery chef, Ron Barber www.stsupery.com If you have ever poured out the last few ounces of a wine that was just a little too old to drink, this article is for you. Sometimes a bottle of wine is opened and not finished. Either it’s forgotten for a few days or for some other reason it becomes a little to old to drink. Usually, this means it has become oxidized, giving the wine “off” flavors. These flavors disappear when t… Continue

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