Wine and Food Pairings
Once in a while, you cross paths with someone, and you have an instant connection. Such was the case for me last year while visiting Northern Italy. The reminiscing on our visit to this region was prompted by the #ItalianFWT...
Tenuta Licinia This is a story of reinterpretation, a story of elevating the subsoil, allowing it to speak through the wine. It’s a story that can be a bit confusing, too. When I received these samples of wines from Tenuta...
National Wine and Cheese Day Ah…a glass of wine and a plate of cheese. They go together like peanut butter and jelly! Today is a day to celebrate this pairing! The classic pairings here are those “grow together, go together”...
Abruzzo’s Adriatic coast is dotted with spidery platforms with spindly arms. Looking like giant spiny lobsters or spider crabs, they sit out on the water with rickety catwalks connecting them with the coast. Trabocchi (the plural version of Trabocco) are...
As summer starts to wind down, we all will have been enjoying plenty of white wine in the heat. I am sure that along the way, you popped something in your mouth, took a swig of a white wine, and...
I have always posited that sparkling wines can pair with anything. Well, this month, Deanna of Wineivore asked me to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. “Does everything go with Cava?” That was the question. (This...
Late last year, when we visited Italy, we spent a bit of time near Verona but did not have an opportunity to dive into Valpolicella. I had heard about the valleys carved out by glaciers that also created Lake Garda. ...
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...
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...
Argentinian Malbec. If I say Malbec, you think Argentina, don’t you? Well, that is with good reason. This wine native to Cahors, France, found its voice in Argentina. As we celebrate Earth Day (4/22) and World Malbec Day (4/17) this...
Puglia Puglia, Italy, the heel of the boot. This long fertile region is surrounded on three sides by water. To the east is the Adriatic Sea, to the south and west the Ionian. Sticking out, as it does, into the...
On a rainy morning in Milan, Francesca Mecchia jumped on her moped and made the 10-minute drive to meet us at our hotel near Milano Centrale. The plush lobby had ample seating nooks to allow us space to set up...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe
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