Vineyards of GD Vajra in Barolo with the Alps in the Background photo courtesy GD Vajra I have the opportunity to do many wonderful Zoom meetings with Italian Winemakers, and I always learn something new. However, the session with Giuseppe...
Pinot Grigios from North East Italy Celebrating Pinot Grigio Pinot Grigio. It’s an elegant name that has become almost pedestrian. This wine, which is the “grey” version of the Pinot grape, is called Pinot Gris in France and the United...
Bordeaux Vineyard at sunrise in autumn Entredeuxmers Langoiran Gironde France - photo adobe stock by FreeProd Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant grape in Bordeaux on the Left Bank and in Napa Valley. It is the most popular steakhouse wine, rich...
Exploring wines of Languedoc As Martin Redmond leads the French Winophiles (#Winophiles) on an exploration of the wine of Languedoc, I went in search of a wine from the region. They are not hard to find. There is quite a...
Marcel Zanolari rarely takes the easy way. With Marcel, everything is an adventure. When we visited him in the fall of 2022, he was tending over 115 varieties of vines in Northern Italy’s Valtellina Valley. 100 of those varieties were...
Discovering the wines of Lynmar Estate I love discoveries. Luckily, I am in a field where there are lovely surprises around every corner. When Alain of Regency Wines invited me to lunch, I had no idea about the wine we...
When I was invited to an online tasting of wines from the Prosecco region with Studio Cru, of course, I said yes. I’m a sucker for bubbles, and I love this region. We visited a bit over a year ago,...
The Veneto and Verona Ah, the Veneto, tucked in the Northeast Corner of Italy, it holds Venice and its canals, the lush hills in Valdobbiadene where they grow glera for Prosecco, and those cities we are all familiar with from...
It’s easy sometimes to forget that Eugene is part of the Willamette Valley. We hear much about the Northern sub AVAs, Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mountain, Eola-Amity, and the rest. But the Willamette Valley AVA is expansive and dips south far...
Malbec Nouveau It’s not something I had ever tasted before. You are probably familiar with Beaujolais Nouveau, made with the Gamay grape. It creates a celebration on the 3rd Thursday in November on Beaujolais Day, as the first wine released...
Hotel Campelli and view of Sondrio in Valtellina Italy Marcel Zanolari met us in front of the Hotel Campelli in Moia, which overlooks Sondrio at the center of Valtellina. This is the Northern part of Lombardia, Italy, a valley between...
Italy’s Eastern coast doesn’t get nearly enough love. Yes, the Amalfi Coast and Cinque Terre are stunning, but the Eastern Coast, the other side of the Apennines, has its own charm. Other than Venice, on the Northern part of this...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe
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