Wines to pair with Mom 100 Cookbook “portable” recipes!
Mom 100 Cookbook #SundaySupper Food and Wine Pairings
Wines to pair with Mom 100 Cookbook “portable” recipes!
Tag: Sparkling wine
#SundaySupper Father’s Day
Wine pairings for a fabulous #SundaySupper Father’s Day menu
T.G.I.F. Champagne And The Like…2007 Domaine Carneros Ultra Brut
Have you tried an Ultra-Brut style sparkling wine?
T.G.I.F. Champagne And The Like…N.V. El Xamfra Cava Mercat Brut Nature
Here’s a Cava that drinks like Champagne at a fraction of the cost. Highly recommended!
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…2008 Raventos i Blanc Cava L’Hereu Reserva Brut
This post is an “update” in that I blogged about the 2007 Raventos i Blanc Cava L’Hereu Reserva Brut last year (see below for link). That vintage also made my “Top 10 Sparkling Wines Under $20” list. So how’s the 2008 vintage? Before I get to that, now that I’m a Cava convert here’s the…
What Are The Best Types of Wines For Picnics?
Now that Memorial Day weekend upon us. And it’s widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of summer. And summer is primetime for picnics….well you get the picture. Here’s a list of the types of wines that will be a good match for picnic fare, along with some recommendations to get you started! 12 Most…
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Conte di Santa Chiara Prosecco
It’s Prosecco for my weekly bubbly tasting this week. I picked this up on a whim from K&L Wine Merchants. The price was certainly right at $8.99, and it had quite a few favorable staff reviews. And I’ve had good success with wines from K&L that had at least 5 favorable staff reviews. Here’s one…
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Scharffenberger Brut Excellence
John Scharffenberger was famous for his sparkling wines before he because famous for Scharffen Berger Chocolate. Here’s my review of the Scharffenberger Cellars NV Brut Excellence
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Premier Cru
Here’s a Champagne with which few American’s are familiar. It’s the #2 selling brand of Champagne in France
Wine Of The Week: NV Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Rosé
My wine of the week for March 17-23 is the NV Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Rosé. Franciacorta, refers both to the territory, located in the Lombardy region of Italy, and the sparkling wine produced from grapes grown within the boundaries of the territory. Since 1995, Franciacorta has had DOCG status, the highest echelon of Italian wine…