This month the French #Winophiles take a virtual trip to Beaujolais. Between Beaujolais Nouveau and Thanksgiving, Beaujolais seems to mostly be a seasonal wine. But it can be more than in a seasonal (holiday) wine. I explore its possibilities as an “everyday” red wine. My inspiration to explore Beaujolais as an everyday red wine came…
Tag: Food and wine pairing
Poulsard Paired with a Filipino Menudo
I paired a new to me grape variety – Poulsard, from the Jura region of France, with a classic Filipino dish – Menudo About Jura I can honesty say that I’ve virtually visited every wine region in the world that has been on my vinous “bucket list”. One of, perhaps, a handful of exceptions was…
A Taste of Cinque Terre Food And Wine
My wife and I are vacationing in Italy for a few weeks! We’re taking the Rick Steves Best of Italy In 17 Days Tour and adding on a few more days in Rome and Positano. For the last couple of days we’ve been in Monterosso del Mare. Monterosso is the largest of the five towns that…
Livermore Valley’s Taste Our Terroir’s; Quest For Pairing Excellence
I attended the 2016 Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association; Taste Our Terroir – The Quest For Pairing Excellence back in July. I intended to blog about it before now. You see how that went. What is Taste Our Terroir? Taste Our Terroir is Livermore Valley’s preeminent food and wine festival. The affair, held each July, spans four…
A Taste of Grüner Veltliner; Old World and New World #winePW
Wine Pairing Weekend is a group of bloggers who are passionate about the way good wine enhances a meal. On the second Saturday of each month we come together to blog about a chosen food and wine pairing theme. The theme this month is Grüner Veltliner; In The Glass And At The Table. About Grüner Veltliner…
Wine Pairing Weekend Explores Grüner Veltliner; In The Glass And At The Table
David B. Crowley of Cooking Chat kicked-off Wine Pairing Weekend in June 2014. On the second Saturday of each month, a group of bloggers who are passionate about the way good wine enhances a meal come together to blog about a wine pairing they have done. Each month has a different Wine Pairing Weekend theme to…
Wine Pairing Weekend To Explores Grüner Veltliner #WinePW
Get ready to explore Grüner Veltliner for the next Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW), coming September 10th! Many moons ago, when I first because seriously interested in wine, Grüner Veltliner (Velt-LEEN-er) was trending. While the wine had been consumed in Austria forever, it didn’t gain favor in the international market until 2002. That year Jancis Robinson,…
The Ultimate #SundaySupper Hamburger and Hot Dogs Wine Pairing Guide
Some of my fondest memories in life come from a time when a hamburger or a hot dog (often both;-) was the quintessential summer eats for me! And whenever I reminisce about that time of my life, one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is the minutes before my favorite – a cheeseburger (with…
An Exploration of Sherry; In the Glass And At The Table #WinePW
This month’s Wine Pairing Weekend is about Sherry, one of the world’s most complex, labor intensive, yet misunderstood and under appreciated wines! I taste and pair the six types of sherry – five dry and a sweet “PX”! I have been a Sherry lover for many years. My appreciation of sherry was inspired by two books;…
Caspri Luna Blu and Grilled Moroccan Chicken #ItalianFWT
Our Italian Food Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) has explored each of Italy’s twenty regions. Now, we taking deeper dive into Italy. This month we explore Italian “orange” (skin-fermented white) wines. I’m pairing the super natural and edgy 2012 Caspri Luna Blu IGT orange wine with Grilled Moroccan Chicken! What is Orange Wine? Essentially, orange wines…