Pairing 2020 Vino Vasai Cabernet Sauvignon with Hearty Beef Nilaga #WinePW

This month’s Wine Pairing Weekend group is exploring pairings with Oregon wine, and for my contribution, I’m pairing the 2020 Vino Vasai Cabernet Sauvignon with hearty Beef Nilaga. Why this pairing? It all started when we took a day trip from our home in Lodi to Lake Tahoe, hoping to escape the scorching ‘Hot-Tober’ heatwave….

Food Pairing Lab; Pairing Paella Negra with Spanish Wines from Four Regions

Recently, I received four media sample wines from Spain, each hailing from a distinct and renowned region: Rueda, Rías Baixas, Rioja, and Sherry. Inspired by this diverse selection, I decided to prepare one of my favorite classic Spanish dishes, Paella Negra, to explore how well it would pair with each of these exciting wines.. In…

Exploring Chilean Coastal Wines; #WorldWineTravel Preview

This month I am hosting the World Wine Travel (#WorldWineTravel) writers as we explore Chilean Coastal Wines. You may read my invitation here. All our posts will be live between Friday, June 23rd and Saturday, June 24th. We will be gathering for a live Twitter chat on Saturday, June 24th at 8am Pacific time. Follow…

2019 Palazzo Tronconi ‘Fregellae’ + Cicchetti #WinePW

Italy has the world’s richest variety of individual wine styles, distinctive terroirs and indigenous grape varieties The World Atlas of Wine, 7th Edition The mission for the Wine Pairing Weekend group of writers month? Find a bottle of wine made from a grape variety you haven’t tried before. Even for a wine geek like me,…

lnvitation: Wine Pairing Weekend Explores Zinfandel #WinePW

The theme for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) is Zinfandel – America’s Grape! Each of our writers will find a Zinfandel wine(the wine should have at least 75% zinfandel grapes) and pair it with food. About Zinfandel First why “America’s Grape? I’ll let none other than Paul Draper, who along with Robert Mondavi and…