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Fish & Red wine? Fish & cheese? Yep, we broke th

Fish & Red wine? Fish & cheese? Yep, we broke those rules with our pairing if this wine from Irouléguy!
The Domaine Ilarria 2018 Irouléguy Rouge is 40% Tannat and 60% Cab Franc.
Irouléguy, in southwest France is just inland from the Bay of Biscay on the French side of the Pyrénées. Hilly, green and damp, it sits in the foothills which are dotted with sheep and terraced vineyards.
Domaine Ilarria sits on land owned by Peio Espil's family for several centuries. Built in 1853 in the Bas-Navarres style, the winery sits on a hillock with the vat and barrel room buried beneath. People and his wife Lucie raise their sons in the same house where generations of his family grew up.
We paired this wine with a Basque-Inspired tuna dish.
Seared yellow tail tuna sits on a bed of cherry and grape tomatoes cooked with garlic, shallot, sage, thyme, oregano, rosemary and a blend of spices including clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, paprika and ginger.
We top this with a crunchy crumble of panko bread crumbs and grated Esquire cheese (a hard sheep's milk cheese from the Basque region), crisped up in butter.

#samples So these beauties from Alsace arrived ye

#samples
So these beauties from Alsace arrived yesterday! Can't wait to share them with you!
What's your favorite pairing for sparkling wine?
Share with us in the comments!
#Alsacerocks
@vinsalsace
@alsacewineambassadors
#cremantdalsace

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room Head a bit furth

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room
Head a bit further North and you come to Geyserville. Located on State Route 128, the town itself seems small with a handful of restaurants, shops, and tasting rooms along less than a block. But this is the Alexander Valley, with 14,500 acres of vineyards, 43 wineries, and plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon.
We spent a good part of our day with Patrick at Locals Tasting Room. This is the way to taste my friends!
Locals is the tasting room for 10 different wineries, including: A. Torano Wines, Denier-Handal Wines, Dot Wine, Drive Wines, Eric Ross Winery, Gore Family Vineyards, Kitfox Vineyards, Munselle Vineyards, Peterson Winery and William Gordon Winery.
Doralice Handal & her father Dick Handal purchased the tasting room in January of 2022 from Carolyn Lewis and Timothy Hylas who had created Locals. Doralice and Dick run Denier-Handal Wines, one of the wineries represented in Locals Tasting Room.
Behind the bar, Patrick or Stig will put together a tasting geared toward what you like and perhaps things you didn’t know you liked.
Our guide for our tasting was Patrick Llerena Cruz, known as "Patrick your Wine Guy". We had the great fortune to meet Patrick at the Wine Media Conference last year and had looked forward to a time to catch up with him. Catching up over wine is the best way to do this, but I had not anticipated the tasting Patrick had planned for us.
read more at
https://www.crushedgrapechronicles.com

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room Head a bit furth

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room
Head a bit further North and you come to Geyserville. Located on State Route 128, the town itself seems small with a handful of restaurants, shops, and tasting rooms along less than a block. But this is the Alexander Valley, with 14,500 acres of vineyards, 43 wineries, and plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon.
We spent a good part of our day with Patrick at Locals Tasting Room. This is the way to taste my friends!
Locals is the tasting room for 10 different wineries, including: A. Torano Wines, Denier-Handal Wines, Dot Wine, Drive Wines, Eric Ross Winery, Gore Family Vineyards, Kitfox Vineyards, Munselle Vineyards, Peterson Winery and William Gordon Winery.
Doralice Handal & her father Dick Handal purchased the tasting room in January of 2022 from Carolyn Lewis and Timothy Hylas who had created Locals. Doralice and Dick run Denier-Handal Wines, one of the wineries represented in Locals Tasting Room.
Behind the bar, Patrick or Stig will put together a tasting geared toward what you like and perhaps things you didn’t know you liked.
Our guide for our tasting was Patrick Llerena Cruz, known as "Patrick your Wine Guy". We had the great fortune to meet Patrick at the Wine Media Conference last year and had looked forward to a time to catch up with him. Catching up over wine is the best way to do this, but I had not anticipated the tasting Patrick had planned for us.
read more at
https://www.crushedgrapechronicles.com

We visit Carneros and take in the morning with Bub

We visit Carneros and take in the morning with Bubbles at Gloria Ferrer Winery. I mean bubbles are always the way to start a day!
A bit further north we enjoy Sonoma Plaza and do a tasting and pairing with Lloyd Davis at Corner 103. Here they demystify wine and wine pairings.
Then we take you to beautiful Healdsburg where we strolled and enjoyed a small plates lunch at Willi's. We also share a visit with Susie Selby of Selby Winery at her tasting room just off of the square in Healdsburg.
Then there is charming Geyserville. There is a small row of shops, restaurants, and a fabulous tasting room called Locals Tasting Room. Patrick (PatrickYourWineGuy) walked us through a tasting with wines from 10 different wineries!
Here you can compare wines from the same vineyard by different winemakers side by side, or do a comparative tasting of varieties from different vineyards.
Of course, after all that tasting you will be hungry, so we include a visit to Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria which is next to Locals, where you can grab a pizza, or tacos, or pasta or...(it's a great menu) and enjoy the ambiance of this historic building.
This is the way to enjoy Sonoma along "The Scenic Route"

This week we will take you on a trip to Sonoma wit

This week we will take you on a trip to Sonoma with Episode 6 of "The Scenic Route".
We always recommend starting your day with bubbles and Carneros is just the place to do that. But they do make more than just bubbles here.
We opened a bottle of Gloria Ferrer Pinot Noir to celebrate a bit of Sonoma at home.
We paired this 2016 Gravel Knob Reserve Pinot noir with Salmon and a salad for a delicious dinner.
Watch for Episode 6 coming out later this week!
#sonomawinecountry
#foodandwinepairing
#TheScenicRoute
#exploringwineregions

In honor of all the Moms out there, we toast with

In honor of all the Moms out there, we toast with this beautiful bottle called "Mom" from Saarloos and Sons.
The story goes that Keith Saarloos' wife and mother went out had a bottle of Grenache Blanc and returned to tell them that they needed to plant this in their vineyard.
This 2019 vintage is their 10th anniversary bottling dedicated to Keith's Mom and all the Mother's out there.
We paired this with cod with mediterranean potatoes, a white bean salad and grilled zucchini. It was a spectacular pairing for a delicious wine!
Here's to all the Moms today. I'm missing mine. She would have loved this.
#mothersday
#MOM
#santabarbarawines
#herestoallthemoms
#winepairings

#samples New on Crushed Grape Chronicles, our dive

#samples
New on Crushed Grape Chronicles, our dive into the Orvieto DOC!
This Mare Antico from Decugnano Dei Barbi was one of 5 wines we tasted from the region.
We paired this wine last night with steamed mussels. A wonderful pairing for this wine made from grapes that grow in ancient marine sedime t with fossilized shells!
Read the whole article on Crushedgrapechronicles.com
@consorzioviniorvieto
#Orvieto
#ItalianFWT

Date night! Dinner and a bit of magic! Dinner un

Date night!
Dinner and a bit of magic!
Dinner unexpectedly at The Pepper Club by Todd English, only because it happened to be right across from Particle Ink's "The Speed of Dark"
If you have not yet seen "The Speed of Dark" treat yourself.
Go with no preconceived notions. Tap into the child inside that is still full of wonder.
And while it is lovely and instagramable, put you phone away and just soak it all in, just for you.
#downtownlvhasitgoingon
#exploringnewpartsofdtlv
@speedofdarklv
@particleink
#lightmagic

Enjoying a couple of burgers and reminiscing on ou

Enjoying a couple of burgers and reminiscing on our trip to the Umpqua Valley and our visit with the wonderful people at Melrose Vineyards and our group on the #WMC21 preconference tour!
We will sip the Melrose Syrah and send them and all of our #WMC friends lots of love!
(We spent the morning pre-planning our trip to #WMC22 in Italy, so you are all on our mind!)
@melrosevineyards
@umpquawineries

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Fish & Red wine? Fish & cheese? Yep, we broke th

Fish & Red wine? Fish & cheese? Yep, we broke those rules with our pairing if this wine from Irouléguy!
The Domaine Ilarria 2018 Irouléguy Rouge is 40% Tannat and 60% Cab Franc.
Irouléguy, in southwest France is just inland from the Bay of Biscay on the French side of the Pyrénées. Hilly, green and damp, it sits in the foothills which are dotted with sheep and terraced vineyards.
Domaine Ilarria sits on land owned by Peio Espil's family for several centuries. Built in 1853 in the Bas-Navarres style, the winery sits on a hillock with the vat and barrel room buried beneath. People and his wife Lucie raise their sons in the same house where generations of his family grew up.
We paired this wine with a Basque-Inspired tuna dish.
Seared yellow tail tuna sits on a bed of cherry and grape tomatoes cooked with garlic, shallot, sage, thyme, oregano, rosemary and a blend of spices including clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, paprika and ginger.
We top this with a crunchy crumble of panko bread crumbs and grated Esquire cheese (a hard sheep's milk cheese from the Basque region), crisped up in butter.

#samples So these beauties from Alsace arrived ye

#samples
So these beauties from Alsace arrived yesterday! Can't wait to share them with you!
What's your favorite pairing for sparkling wine?
Share with us in the comments!
#Alsacerocks
@vinsalsace
@alsacewineambassadors
#cremantdalsace

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room Head a bit furth

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room
Head a bit further North and you come to Geyserville. Located on State Route 128, the town itself seems small with a handful of restaurants, shops, and tasting rooms along less than a block. But this is the Alexander Valley, with 14,500 acres of vineyards, 43 wineries, and plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon.
We spent a good part of our day with Patrick at Locals Tasting Room. This is the way to taste my friends!
Locals is the tasting room for 10 different wineries, including: A. Torano Wines, Denier-Handal Wines, Dot Wine, Drive Wines, Eric Ross Winery, Gore Family Vineyards, Kitfox Vineyards, Munselle Vineyards, Peterson Winery and William Gordon Winery.
Doralice Handal & her father Dick Handal purchased the tasting room in January of 2022 from Carolyn Lewis and Timothy Hylas who had created Locals. Doralice and Dick run Denier-Handal Wines, one of the wineries represented in Locals Tasting Room.
Behind the bar, Patrick or Stig will put together a tasting geared toward what you like and perhaps things you didn’t know you liked.
Our guide for our tasting was Patrick Llerena Cruz, known as "Patrick your Wine Guy". We had the great fortune to meet Patrick at the Wine Media Conference last year and had looked forward to a time to catch up with him. Catching up over wine is the best way to do this, but I had not anticipated the tasting Patrick had planned for us.
read more at
https://www.crushedgrapechronicles.com

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room Head a bit furth

Geyserville & Locals Tasting Room
Head a bit further North and you come to Geyserville. Located on State Route 128, the town itself seems small with a handful of restaurants, shops, and tasting rooms along less than a block. But this is the Alexander Valley, with 14,500 acres of vineyards, 43 wineries, and plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon.
We spent a good part of our day with Patrick at Locals Tasting Room. This is the way to taste my friends!
Locals is the tasting room for 10 different wineries, including: A. Torano Wines, Denier-Handal Wines, Dot Wine, Drive Wines, Eric Ross Winery, Gore Family Vineyards, Kitfox Vineyards, Munselle Vineyards, Peterson Winery and William Gordon Winery.
Doralice Handal & her father Dick Handal purchased the tasting room in January of 2022 from Carolyn Lewis and Timothy Hylas who had created Locals. Doralice and Dick run Denier-Handal Wines, one of the wineries represented in Locals Tasting Room.
Behind the bar, Patrick or Stig will put together a tasting geared toward what you like and perhaps things you didn’t know you liked.
Our guide for our tasting was Patrick Llerena Cruz, known as "Patrick your Wine Guy". We had the great fortune to meet Patrick at the Wine Media Conference last year and had looked forward to a time to catch up with him. Catching up over wine is the best way to do this, but I had not anticipated the tasting Patrick had planned for us.
read more at
https://www.crushedgrapechronicles.com

We visit Carneros and take in the morning with Bub

We visit Carneros and take in the morning with Bubbles at Gloria Ferrer Winery. I mean bubbles are always the way to start a day!
A bit further north we enjoy Sonoma Plaza and do a tasting and pairing with Lloyd Davis at Corner 103. Here they demystify wine and wine pairings.
Then we take you to beautiful Healdsburg where we strolled and enjoyed a small plates lunch at Willi's. We also share a visit with Susie Selby of Selby Winery at her tasting room just off of the square in Healdsburg.
Then there is charming Geyserville. There is a small row of shops, restaurants, and a fabulous tasting room called Locals Tasting Room. Patrick (PatrickYourWineGuy) walked us through a tasting with wines from 10 different wineries!
Here you can compare wines from the same vineyard by different winemakers side by side, or do a comparative tasting of varieties from different vineyards.
Of course, after all that tasting you will be hungry, so we include a visit to Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria which is next to Locals, where you can grab a pizza, or tacos, or pasta or...(it's a great menu) and enjoy the ambiance of this historic building.
This is the way to enjoy Sonoma along "The Scenic Route"

This week we will take you on a trip to Sonoma wit

This week we will take you on a trip to Sonoma with Episode 6 of "The Scenic Route".
We always recommend starting your day with bubbles and Carneros is just the place to do that. But they do make more than just bubbles here.
We opened a bottle of Gloria Ferrer Pinot Noir to celebrate a bit of Sonoma at home.
We paired this 2016 Gravel Knob Reserve Pinot noir with Salmon and a salad for a delicious dinner.
Watch for Episode 6 coming out later this week!
#sonomawinecountry
#foodandwinepairing
#TheScenicRoute
#exploringwineregions

In honor of all the Moms out there, we toast with

In honor of all the Moms out there, we toast with this beautiful bottle called "Mom" from Saarloos and Sons.
The story goes that Keith Saarloos' wife and mother went out had a bottle of Grenache Blanc and returned to tell them that they needed to plant this in their vineyard.
This 2019 vintage is their 10th anniversary bottling dedicated to Keith's Mom and all the Mother's out there.
We paired this with cod with mediterranean potatoes, a white bean salad and grilled zucchini. It was a spectacular pairing for a delicious wine!
Here's to all the Moms today. I'm missing mine. She would have loved this.
#mothersday
#MOM
#santabarbarawines
#herestoallthemoms
#winepairings

#samples New on Crushed Grape Chronicles, our dive

#samples
New on Crushed Grape Chronicles, our dive into the Orvieto DOC!
This Mare Antico from Decugnano Dei Barbi was one of 5 wines we tasted from the region.
We paired this wine last night with steamed mussels. A wonderful pairing for this wine made from grapes that grow in ancient marine sedime t with fossilized shells!
Read the whole article on Crushedgrapechronicles.com
@consorzioviniorvieto
#Orvieto
#ItalianFWT

Date night! Dinner and a bit of magic! Dinner un

Date night!
Dinner and a bit of magic!
Dinner unexpectedly at The Pepper Club by Todd English, only because it happened to be right across from Particle Ink's "The Speed of Dark"
If you have not yet seen "The Speed of Dark" treat yourself.
Go with no preconceived notions. Tap into the child inside that is still full of wonder.
And while it is lovely and instagramable, put you phone away and just soak it all in, just for you.
#downtownlvhasitgoingon
#exploringnewpartsofdtlv
@speedofdarklv
@particleink
#lightmagic

Enjoying a couple of burgers and reminiscing on ou

Enjoying a couple of burgers and reminiscing on our trip to the Umpqua Valley and our visit with the wonderful people at Melrose Vineyards and our group on the #WMC21 preconference tour!
We will sip the Melrose Syrah and send them and all of our #WMC friends lots of love!
(We spent the morning pre-planning our trip to #WMC22 in Italy, so you are all on our mind!)
@melrosevineyards
@umpquawineries

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