Madrevite – Umbrian wines near Lake Trasimeno
A virtual tasting of the wines of Madrevite, with vineyards on the shore of Lake Trasimeno in Umbria Italy, where they grow Gamay del Trasimeno.
Sipping the sweet side of the Rhône with a Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel #Winophiles
I love Rhône varieties. I most often search them out in California and Oregon. Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Cinsault, and even the rarer, Bourboulenc and Terret Noir all have my heart. So many delicious grapes on their own...
Discovering Wine Country Washington’s Yakima Valley and Corks vs. Screwcaps
Episode 4 of Discovering Wine Country On this episode of Discovering Wine Country, we head to the high desert of Washington’s Yakima Valley. We will discover the five nested AVAs of the Yakima Valley AVA and visit some vineyards, including...
Gardacho Garnacha from Navarra and Pochas Estofadas #WorldWineTravel
This month I have the honor of leading the World Wine Travel Writers on a virtual trip to Navarra Spain. I dipped into a bit of research on the region and you can read my invite post: Navarra – Exploring...
Coming home and finding a new home – the stories of two wines from Maury #Winophiles
This is a story about being drawn to a place. One story follows people who left this place, where their family had been for generations, and how, when the opportunity arose, they were able to return to this place where...
Exploring the Kingdom of Aragon and its wines #WorldWineTravel
The Kingdom of Aragon, that’s quite a starting point. It springs from Navarre when Sancho III left his third son the small country of Aragon. The kingdom grew and grew expanding into Catalunya through marriage and into Valencia through conquering....
Syncline Subduction Red – Day 3 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020
It was a cool summer morning when we visited Syncline. Located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge just where the lush green western part of the gorge begins to turn into the flatter browner drier landscape. Here...
A Côtes du Rhône from Franck Balthazar and a deconstructed pairing #Winophiles
At long last, we have a reprise from the 114 degree days. It is time to again venture outside and perhaps in the evenings, as the stars begin to dot the sky, don a sweater. It is time to dig...
Seth Kitzke on Kitzke Cellars, Upsidedown Wine and so much more.
After checking out the Syrah out back, Seth walked us to the vines out front. Here you walk between 2 vineyards, Kitzke‘s Candy Ridge vineyard and their neighbor Jim’s vineyard. (You can read our previous piece in the back block...
French Wine…where to begin? #Winophiles
This month the French Winophiles are diving into a French Wine 101. It’s timely as we all enter our comments to the government in opposition to proposed 100% European wine tariffs. (If you have not heard about this, I’ll post...
How to measure a year – 2019, specifically..
Years….they used to take forever! No longer. Now they often seem to speed by in a blur. The coming of the New Year makes me nostalgic. I sit warm, happy with a full belly and I remember that this is...
12 Days of Wine Day 8 – Cowhorn
We are sticking with Southern Oregon today, but we are heading into the Rhônes. No…I’m not giving you another Syrah. Today we focus on Grenache from Cowhorn in Southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley AVA (which is nested in the Rogue Valley...
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Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines (On Sale Now on Amazon)!
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls, Small bites with wines from around the globe. on sale now on Amazon
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