As you may know if you follow this blog, I’ve been contributing to Visit Lodi! Conference & Visitors Bureau blog. Visit Lodi is the official travel website for Lodi, California. My latest feature on the Visit Lodi website is about Lodi dessert wines. It’s entitles The Sweet Side of Lodi Wine. Click here to check it…
Category: Dessert Wines
Top 20 Sparkling Wines Under $20!
Over the past couple of years I’ve made it a point to blog about sparkling wines. For a time I blogged about a different sparkling wine on a weekly basis (At one point I tried 30 different sparkling wines over a 30 week period!). Though I’ve gotten away from it in recent months, it’s not…
Seafood Gumbo and Wine Pairings for Soul Warming #SundaySupper
This week’s #SundaySupper theme is all about soul warming foods. You know, those soups, chili, stews, and other soul warming treat we seek when the weather turns cold. When I first saw the theme, my first thought was of “Soul Food”. I’d bet that “Soul food” is one of those phrases that if you ask 10…
Pairing Wine with #SundaySupper Comfort Food Favorites
When I saw the theme for this week, “Pairing Wine with #SundaySupper Comfort Food Favorites”, my mind was flooded with thoughts of some of my favorite comfort foods. The thoughts seemed to come in chronological order. My first thoughts were of my favorite comfort food when I was a child – Grilled Cheese sandwiches prepared with…
Sweet Sticky Things…Unique Dessert Wines From Around The World Tasting
A tasting of unique dessert wines from around the world
Dessert Wine Primer – Part 2; Late Harvest Dessert Wines
Late harvest is a term applied to wines that are made from grapes left on the vine longer than usual. Allowing the grapes to “hang” longer (to the point where the grapes may be similar to raisins) increases their sugar levels, making a sweeter wine. How long the grapes are left on the vine determines…
How To Spend $270,000 On Wine For Dinner Without Really Trying…
How to spend $270,000 on wine for a meal without really trying!
Chocolate Truffle Tart and Sparkling Wine – An Odd Couple?
Pairing Rosa Regale with chocolate dessert called Chocolate Truffle Tart
Thanksgiving, Wine and You!
What wines to pair with your Thanksgiving meal
Ice Ice Baby!
The other night I came home from work late. I had a light meal, but wanted something sweet after dinner. It was a warm evening so ice cream came to mind, but I had ice cream the night before and wanted to avoid the fat. I decided to have a little ice wine – 2008…