This month the Italian Food Wine and Travel group is taking a virtual trip to Sicily. Our host this month is Camilla of Culinary Cam. You may read her invitation post here. Sicily – An Overview: Sicily has a rich viticultural heritage. Sicilians have been making wine since before Greeks conquered the island in 750…
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Ten Questions With Giovanna Prandini of Lugana’s Perla Del Garda
I’ll always remember my first sip of a Lugana wine. My wife and I visited Italy for about a month in 2016. While in northern Italy, we visited the city of Bolzano. There, in a tiny wine bar, I spied a wine from a region I wasn’t familiar with – Lugana. Of course, the wine…
How I Learned To Expand Champagne’s Role At The Table #Winophiles
Champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wines are Champagne More than any other month, December is a time to celebrate. Be it holiday gatherings with family and friends, year-end bonuses, or perhaps reflecting on the year that was. Sparkling wines, above all else, are the adult beverage of choice the wines for celebrations,…
Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon: A Juxtaposition of Maipo and Colchagua
Cabernet Sauvignon is both the most widely planted red variety in Chile and the grape credited with putting Chile on the world stage. While it accounts for just over 20% of all vineyard plantings in Chile, the lion’s share of Cabernet is grown in the Central Valley. Within the Central Valley wine region, which spans…
Celebrating #CabFrancDay with N.C. Style with Jones Von Drehle Cabernet Franc
Yep, in case you didn’t know, Cabernet Franc had a whirlwind relationship with Sauvignon Blanc and the result was Cabernet Sauvignon. We are all thankful that this relationship occurred and gave us such a wonderful varietal, but shouldn’t we celebrate Father’s Day? Lori Budd, Founder of #CabFrancDay Cab Franc Day is one of my favorite “Wine”…
Roasted Salmon Glazed with Brown Sugar and Mustard + 2013 Under The Wire Sparkling Zinfandel Rosé #WinePW
The theme for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) is Zinfandel – America’s Grape! I thought it would be fun to feature Zinfandel one doesn’t see very often – Sparkling Zinfandel Rosé! About Zinfandel First why “America’s Grape? I’ll let none other than Paul Draper, who along with Robert Mondavi and André Tchelistcheff are the only Americans…
lnvitation: Wine Pairing Weekend Explores Zinfandel #WinePW
The theme for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) is Zinfandel – America’s Grape! Each of our writers will find a Zinfandel wine(the wine should have at least 75% zinfandel grapes) and pair it with food. About Zinfandel First why “America’s Grape? I’ll let none other than Paul Draper, who along with Robert Mondavi and…
Wine of the Day: 2015 Cà dei Frati Amarone della Valpolicella Pietro dal Cero
I recently had the good fortune of attending the 2022 Wine Media Conference in Lake Garda Italy. The primary sponsor of the conference was Ascovilo is the Association of Consorzi Tutela Vini Lombardi DOCG, DOC and IGT, a voluntary consortia for the protection of Lombardy wines. The Lombardi wine region is situated in one of Italy’s…
Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Crimson + Smoked Portobello Mushroom Burgers #WorldWineTravel
This month the World Wine Travel bloggers begin our exploration of New Zealand wines. For the uninitiated, I provided an overview of New Zealand wine in our invitation post. Martinborough Wine Region Our first stop in New Zealand is Martinborough! It is located in the southern part of New Zealand’s North Island about 55 kilometers (35…
Two Moreish Monte Velho Wines From Esporão
An alluring $50 bottle of wine is not hard to find. On the other hand, alluring everyday wines under $15 are much more challenging to find. Please allow me to help you with that! I recently sampled two delicious, refreshing, food friendly wines imbued with personality well beyond their price point. On top of that…