What we had sitting in the backyard. In the winter of course we move this indoors.
As the weather warms and summer approaches I admit I’m thinking more about drinking chilled white wines than red wines. But, there are those occasions when I do look for a delicious red wine. I’m thinking about backyard parties held in the cool of the evening that include grilled tri-tip, lamb chops, skirt steak or sausages. Add a tomato-based barbecue […]
For the longest time I thought of Champagne as a strictly celebratory libation. What is more festive than a glass of bubbly to celebrate a marriage, a birthday, or a new job? A still wine just doesn’t have the same impact. Over time, though, I have discovered how versatile Champagne really is. Looking beyond the bubbles to the bright acidity (that wine made from cool-climate grapes often possesses) and complex flavors (that come from extended lees aging) you will discover Champagne pairs with a wide variety of food — and not just appetizers. Champagne is just as delicious with a meal as a still wine.
We had the good fortune to spend some time recently visiting with Antonio Pasos of Pasos Vineyards. His tasting room is located in Vino Piazza, The Winery Plaza in Lockeford, California.
Pete and I had a great introduction to the wines the Languedoc region of France during the Wine Bloggers Conference in August. This made us curious about the region, its climate and food as well. We decided to build a wine and food tasting from this experience.
2010 Bronis Pinot Grigio Oltrepo Pavese tasting notes.
We had a bottle of this 2000 Trimbach Gewürztraminer from Alsace last June and loved it so we decided to pull another one out of the cellar and see how it has evolved over the last year. The color is a beautiful honey yellow and the nose is floral with some botrytis. In the mouth you get a roundness with […]
We had an event filled wine weekend. Friday night we were invited to a wine tasting and appetizer event
We decide to try some sake this weekend. We knew very little about sake but had recently watched a video of Lucy Brennan, owner of Mint/820 in Portland, Oregon making sake cocktails.
Do you have some special wines that bring back memories? Maybe a wine you had on vacation or for a special occasion?
2008 Andrew Rich Columbia Valley Roussanne review.
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