Is there such a thing as too much wine?…Yes, it’s called Sonoma in the City!
Category: Food and Wine Pairing
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – N.V. Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut
How about an authentic Champagne by a producer founded in 1785 – N.V. Piper-Heidsieck (Red Label) Brut
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – 2007 Raventos i Blanc “L’Hereu de Nit” Brut Reserva Rosé Cava
Have you ever tried a Reserva Cava? Cava doesn’t have to be limited to the cheap stuff that mostly good for Mimosas!
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – N.V. Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs
Looking for great price-quality ratio in a Cali sparkler?
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – 2008 Reginato “Celestina” Rosé of Malbec
Have you tried a sparkling Malbec?
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – Great QPR Sparkling Rosé from S. Africa!
My virtual trip around the wide world of sparklers continues this week with a sparkler from Graham Beck of South Africa, which has over a three-hundred year history of grape growing. Although, until relatively recently, most of the grapes were used to make cheap distilled spirits, or grape juice concentrate of which South Africa is…
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – 2005 Nigl Brut de Brut
Have you tried Austrian Sparkling Wine?
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like – N.V. Chandon Blanc de Noirs
This week’s selection is an old favorite, a “go to” sparkler that I’ve enjoyed over the years – Chandon Blanc de Noir. Blanc de Noirs (a French term literally meaning “white of blacks”) are sparklers made with black, or red-skinned grapes – in this case Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. Domaine Chandon was the first…
A Taste of Little Known Wines – Anniversary Dinner at À CÔTÉ
A Taste of Little Known Wines – Anniversary Dinner at À CÔTÉ
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…Sorelle Bronca Prosecco
This week’s sparkling wine is a Prosecco from Italy, the N.V. Sorelle Bronca Prosecco – Extra Dry. For many years Prosecco was used to describe both the grape, and the region where the grape are grown. In mid 2009, Italian wine regulations were revised to clearly state that Prosecco was no longer to be classified…