These easy drinking wines offer terrific quality for the price, and would be welcome at in my glass and at my table anytime! The Rioja region in Spain was my initial foray beyond the realm of local California wines, and it remains a cherished favorite. I’ve consistently admired the remarkable quality-to-price ratio that Rioja wines…
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French #Winophiles |Invitation To Join Us For French Wine and Cheese
The June 2019 theme for the French #Winophiles is French Wine and Cheese! But of course, the history of wine and cheese in France is a very long one. Wine and cheese are an integral part of French culture, and have been for centuries. Just as French wine is regional, so is French cheese. Many cheese…
Wine of the Day: 2014 Bodega Colomé Estate Malbec #WorldMalbecDay
…this is an enticing Malbec that shows it’s mountain fruit pedigree – it’s concentrated, and complex with generous fruit beautifully moderated by mouth-watering acidity This wine is blend of Bodega Colomé’s four estate vineyards – La Brava which sits at 5,740 feet, Colomé’ which surrounds the winery at 7,545 feet, El Arenal at 8,530 feet and Altura…
Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng and Arrufiac? Oh My! #Winophiles
This month the French Winophiles are making a virtual trip to France’s Hidden Corner, the South-West (or ‘Sud-Ouest’ as the French call it) wine region! Actually, we’re revisiting the region. When we first visited a couple of years ago, I discovered the Perfect Wine For Liver And Onions! It was from the mostly overlooked Marcillac AOP, and…
Domaines Paul Mas: A Passion for Everyday Luxury #WineStudio
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to participate in the #WineStudio June Rosé program (see below for more information) featuring three Rosés from Domaines Paul Mas. The virtual tasting included one sparking wine and two still wines. The Rise Of Rosé in the U.S. Anecdotally, I was aware of the rise in popularity of Rosé…
Bordeaux Paired With Cajun and Italian Classics #Winophiles
If you’ve ever considered food and wine pairing principles, then you know the most tried, tested, and found true principle of food and wine pairing is “What grows together, goes together”. In other words, match the food and the wine of a place together. For example, pairing Italian food with Italian wines, or a pairing oysters with…
Two Tastes of Sicily’s Autochthonous Grape – Nerello Mascalese! #ItalianFWT
This month, the Italian Food, Wine, and Travel Group (#ItalianFWT) is making a virtual return visit to Italy’s southernmost wine region, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea – Sicily! I decided to focus on Nerello Mascalese (pronounced “nair-rello mask-ah-lay-zay” ), an autochthonous (a.k.a. indigenous; but I love the way it looks and sounds) grape variety most…
Wine of the Day; 2015 Peter Zemmer “Rollhütt” Pinot Noir
2015 Peter Zemmer “Rollhütt” Pinot Noir – If you’re looking for an Old World Pinot Noir for under $20 …look no further! This wine hails from the Suditrol sub-region of the Alto Adige DOC, which borders Austria and Switzerland in northern Italy. Grapes for this wine were sourced from vineyards in the immediate vicinity of…
Wine Of The Day: 2013 Josetta Saffirio Langhe Rossese Bianco
Rossese Bianco is a grape native to the Cinque Terra region of Italy. It made its way to the Langhe in the late nineteenth century, and was rediscovered in old vineyards of Monforte in the mid 70s. The Langhe Rossese Bianco DOC was established in 2011, acknowledging it as a grape variety native to…
Wine of the Day – 2014 Seed Malbec
Seed Wine is a boutique winery crafting less than 200 cases of wine annually. Fruit for this wine was grown in the prestigious and rugged Altamira district of the Uco Valley from 42-year-old ungrafted Malbec vines grown in well-drained alluvial clay, limestone and gravel soils. The cool, high elevation vineyard is situated at the extreme…