This month the French Winophiles (#Winophiles),in conjunction with our sponsor Vignobles & Signatures group of French wineries, are exploring French style seasonal food and wine. I’m especially excited to dive into this month’s theme because my wife and I have, on many an occasion, discussed how fun it would be to be in France during the…
Tag: Food and wine pairing
A Distinctive Duo Of Italian Sparkling Wines #ItalianFWT
The theme this month’s Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) group of food and wine writers is Italian Sparkling Wines. Check out my invitation post for a quick overview of Italian Sparkling wines, but I think the main thing you should know about Italian sparkling wines is that they are as diverse as Italian cuisine. To underscore…
Elevating Weeknight Fare with Crémant d’Alsace #Winophiles
With the holiday celebrations and gift giving right around the corner, this month the French #Winophiles are diving into Crémant. Our host this month is Kat Wisnosky of Bacchus Travel & Tours. What, exactly is Crémant? “Crémant” is the French term for traditional-method sparkling wines made outside of the Champagne region. This means that the second fermentation,…
Penne Boscaiola Paired with 2015 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot #WinePW #MerlotMe
This Penne Boscaiolo recipe tastes like a weekend meal, but could be put together on a weeknight. I paired it with Merlot with excellent results! Disclosure: Wine provided as a complimentary sample by Duckhorn Vineyards. No other payments were involved and all opinions expressed in my blog posts are my own. Do you know that October is Merlot Month? You’ll…
Wine of the Day: 2017 Ferraton Père & Fils Côtes du Rhône Samorëns
An elegant, dry classically style Rhone Rose that delivers high QPR! Sourced from biodynamically grown grapes from vineyards are situated on the right bank of the Rhône. with alluvial soils: limestone, sand, pebbles and clay Color – Pale pink red Aromas – Cherries, strawberries, dried roses, and dried herbs with a hint of white peaches Body…
The French #Winophiles Sip Grower Champagne Preview
Each month the French #Winophiles blogging group explores a particular French wine theme. Sometimes it’s a notable region whose wines we’d like to explore in-depth; other times it’s more about exploring a grape variety vinified throughout the country. This month we are exploring Grower Champagne. Our group of food and wine writers will reveal what they’ve…
Is Flower Wine Ready For PrimeTime? Free Range Flower Winery Aims To Find Out!
The Bay Area’s food and wine scene is, of course, world-class and often pretty innovative. A new Oakland winery is producing a vintage like no other where flowers — not grapes — are the star of the bottle. Cornell Brand; KGO-TV Free Range Flower Winery (“FRFW”) is a family-owned urban winery located in Oakland, California, that…
Pinots d’Alsace?…Yes Please! #Winophiles #AlsaceRocks
This month our French Winophiles group is teaming up with Wines of Alsace, and Teuwen Communications for their Alsace Rocks! promotion. As part of the promotion I was provided with 4 sample wines (as always opinions are my own!) My Pinot Flight included at least one of the four Pinot grape varieties of Alsace – Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris,…
Wine of the Day; 2016 Fields Family Wines Vermentino DeLu Vineyard
This is easily the best Vermentino I’ve every had! There’s remarkable depth, complexity and texture here. Fruit sourced from the Delu Vineyard in the Alta Mesa sub-AVA of Lodi. Fermented until dry in stainless steel. Thereafter, raised in neutral French Oak on its fine less for 5 months. Color – Pale straw yellow Aromas –…
A Taste of The House of Chapoutier #Winophiles
This month the French Winophiles are roaming the Rhône Valley! We received three sample wines from the venerable House of Chapoutier from three different regions of the Rhône Valley – Crozes Hermitage, Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Luberon. Overview of the Rhône Valley The Rhône Valley is a key wine-producing region in the southeast of France. It follows the north–south course of…