Pairing 2022 Jeff Carrel Languedoc Les Darons with Birria Pizza #Winophiles

This month, the French Winophiles will be writing about the Languedoc (a.k.a. Languedoc Roussillion) region. Nestled in the sun-kissed embrace of southern France, with the Pyrenees framing its southern border and Spain just beyond, lies the archetypal Mediterranean wine country of Languedoc. An Overview of the Languedoc Stretching from the rugged coastline of the Mediterranean…

Exploring Languedoc; Uncovering France’s Hidden Gem #Winophiles

This month, the French Winophiles will be writing about the Languedoc (a.k.a. Languedoc Roussillion) region. Nestled in the sun-kissed embrace of southern France, with the Pyrenees framing its southern border and Spain just beyond, lies the archetypal Mediterranean wine country of Languedoc. An Overview of the Languedoc Stretching from the rugged coastline of the Mediterranean…

What Grows Together, Goes Together – Slow Cooker Cassoulet Paired With Affordable Occitanie Wines #Winophiles

This month the French Winophiles are exploring Occitanie – formerly Languedoc-Rousillion; and  in particular the AOPs of Minervois and Corbières.   And what better way to explore a wine region that simultaneously exploring its gastronomy. Certain wines are always paired with certain dishes because they come from the same “paese” or region, and therefore have traditionally been served…

T.G.I.F. Bubbly; Jean-Louis Denois Limoux Brut Rosé

Over the past couple of years I’ve been blogging about sparkling wines. For a time I blogged about a different sparkling wine on a weekly basis.  I’ve gotten away from it in recent months, not because I stopped drinking sparkling wines (I still drink bubbly on pretty much a weekly basis; they’re underrated food friendly wines and,…