http://bugga.net Your home for information on Wine, IT, and Stuff! Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:43:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is how I like to cook my lamb roast. Night before - cover roast in garlic and leave resting in the fridge - this will give ample time for more than just the immediate outside to get some flavour into it. Day of cooking - add mint, rosemary or what ever ... http://bugga.net/2009/09/25/excellent-lamb-roast/ One of my mates sent me a link to this site that has a step by step build plan for creating a cellar in a cupboard. Instructable for mini wine cellar. This solution intruiges me and is worthy of some consideration. If I could improve my passive cellarability I'd be ... http://bugga.net/2009/06/13/wine-cellar-in-a-cupboard/ Even after 6 hours decanting time this wine is still very tight and closed up. The nose is fragrant savoury smells along with liquorice, some dark berry - I've smelt this before but am unsure what is it. A dash of clove along with some Chocolatey characteristics. On the palate - ... http://bugga.net/2009/05/22/penfolds-2002-st-henri-shiraz/ I'm not too happy with Penfolds today - had a 2002 St Henri Shiraz (one of a 6 pack - this pack had 4 in it, and one of these remaining 4 had a leaky cork). After removing two for gifts I had placed other bottles into the box - ... http://bugga.net/2009/05/22/penfolds-whats-customer-service/ Microwaving beats boiling for cooking most veggies Dear people of the anti-microwave cult - the mob who say no I don't want microwaved food it ruins - please allow me to direct you to some research that have quantified how much microwaving reduces the anti-oxidants within foods. Seems like many foods ... http://bugga.net/2009/05/04/microwaving-beats-boiling-for-cooking-most-veggies/ It seems that there has been a great deal of scaremongering going on regarding vaccinations and autism. While there may be some people/babies who have reactions to vaccinations there has been no link found between vaccinations and autism, and any reaction when taken as a whole are rare compared to ... http://bugga.net/2009/04/28/vaccinations/ Well I just got a spam from gadgetgear.com.au they are spammers do not buy from them I never have. If I work out how they got my email address I'll post who/what and how they got it and see what can be done. http://bugga.net/2009/04/02/gadget-gear-spammers/ I'd like to point out to the EA numpties that the amount of CO2 release more C02 than an electric light lumen for lumen (9.8x or so). To those who say "it's symbolic and showing your support for the Earth" I'd like to respond with - yes and so is ... http://bugga.net/2009/03/27/earth-hour-participants-possible-idiots/ 2005 Hugh Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon The Villain Glenelg - Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale (2/11/2009)A slightly green nose and palate. A good schwag of dark fruit. Oak still very prominent in this wine, held together really well for 48 hours under vacu-vin, there was a large amount of heat ... http://bugga.net/2009/02/13/hugh-hamilton-cabernet-sauvignon-the-villian-2005/ This review is painful to write - I am sure I will be forgiven any offence caused in it's posting, for in the wine world there is a chance that this is a one off event a bad bottle, some fluke cause by the handling, or it could be representative... ... http://bugga.net/2009/01/06/wirra-wirra-sparrows-lodge-pinot-gris-2007/