Wine and Food Pairings
Sometimes I get ahead of myself. Such was the case with my Italian Wines this year. I had picked up a Nosiola to taste for this month’s #ItalianFWT group as Marcia of Joy of Wine leads us on an exploration...
Umbria… the word is rich, warm and full as it rolls off of your tongue. It’s almost meditative, like an Italian Ohm. Breathtaking dawn in the Castelluccio, Umbria, Italy This month the writers with #ItalianFWT are exploring the Orvieto DOC...
Walla Walla is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in the Southeast Corner of Washington. This has become a leading wine region, especially for Bordeaux varieties. Settlers first began growing grapes in this region in the 1850s, but...
Walla Walla Walla Walla sits in the South East of Washington. You have to mean to go there to get there. Luckily the easiest route is through the spectacular Columbia River Gorge. We ended our last episode with a bit...
The French Winophiles chose to focus on Women Winemakers in France this month as we celebrate International Women’s Day. This wonderful day, happens to be right around my birthday, so I figured I would celebrate with some Grower Champagne made...
Today we visit another of the Nested AVAs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We are off to Lenné Estate In the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The Yamhill-Carlton AVA The Yamhill-Carlton AVA is a horseshoe-shaped bowl that faces south. The North Yamhill River flows...
When it comes to romance, we probably all defer to wine as the beverage of choice. Even as a child I knew this watching Lady and the Tramp sucking up spaghetti noodles with a Chianti bottle holding a candle. For...
I have always been fascinated by Northern Italy. The region nestled into the Alps and the Dolomites seems an enchanting region with mountains towering over the vineyards and rivers bringing the snowmelt into the lower regions. Last Fall we had...
When the crew at World Wine Travel decided to venture to Western Australia, I was excited. I have explored wines of New South Wales and a few other regions, but sadly I had not tasted wines from this region. I...
It’s not unusual for an oenophile to be into French Wine, but Scott MacFiggen and Regina Bustamante who founded Sosie Wines, dove deep into this passion, spending as much time as they could exploring the wines and regions of France....
It’s Day 4 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020 and we are onto another style and color of wine! This time the wine leans orange, due to the skin contact on this white grape! Day 4 Bradley Vineyards 2018...
We are up to Day 3 of our 12 Days of Wine 2021 Celebration! Today for the first time this season we dip into red wine, beginning with Old Vine Zin from California! Day 3 Selby Winery 2017 Sonoma Country...
