Sometimes the universe smiles on you. My 2015 wine resolution is to perfect my palate for Italian wines. And by “perfect my palate”, I don’t mean developing greater tasting acuity. For me, it means “living” with a particular wine, learning everything one can about it, and buying as much of that wine as your pocketbook will allow….
Tag: Italian wine
Skillet Kale Pesto and Seitan Pizza with Querceto Chianti Classico for #winePW
Wine Pairing Weekend is a monthly collaborative event for wine/food bloggers started by David Crowley of Cooking Chat. It’s a great way to find food and wine pairings that work; along with tips on how to create your own food and wine pairing magic. The theme for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend is “New Wine Resolutions for the New…
Italian Reds Smackdown – 9 Italian Red Wines Blind Tasted
I can hardly believe it, but our community wine tasting club – The Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club (“PPWTC”) is entering its fifth year, and going stronger than ever. Our most recent gathering had an Italian theme. Since we’ve previously tasted Chianti, and Barbera those were not options. But with over 500 different Italian grape varieties,…
Rut-Busting Wines For New Cooking Adventures #SundaySupper
Admit it. You’re in a wine rut. Regardless of whether you enjoy wine with a meal, as a cocktail, or both, you don’t stray too far off the beaten path. You cling to your handful of favorites like Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel or Moscato. Do you know there are over 10,000 varieties of…
Wine of the Week – 2009 Beni di Batasiolo Barbaresco
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. For this week, my Wine Of The Week is the 2009 Beni di Batasiolo Barbaresco The Winery Beni di Batasiolo, as it is known today, was founded in 1978 and is…
Wine Pairings for Home for the Holidays #SundaySupper
This week’s #SundaySupper theme “Home for the Holidays”, and is all about holiday traditions. Americans are such a diverse people. As such, we have diverse holiday traditions that reflect our multitude of heritages. I prefer to focus on the common threads that run through the our diverse national fabric. Among those common threads are family…
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Mionetto Prosecco Brut Treviso
Are you looking for a good value in bubbly? Try this youthful, fun, and economical Prosecco!
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…
Sunday Italian Gravy – Wine Pairing Smackdown!
What wine pairs best with the Italian-American Classic – Sunday Gravy? Syrah? Barolo? Chianti?