Food and Wine Pairings Tag

20 Nov

Posted at 10:31h in Wine and Food Pairings, France, Grapes and Varietal's, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Wine Education, Wine Tasting by
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13 Nov

Posted at 10:35h in Grapes and Varietal's, Oregon Wines, Pinot Noir, Vineyard's and Winery's, Willamette Valley, Willamette Valley, OR, Wine and Food Pairings by
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27 Oct

Posted at 11:23h in Merlot, Vineyard's and Winery's, Walla Walla, Washington State, Wine and Food Pairings by
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31 Jul

Posted at 18:00h in Grapes and Varietal's, Italy, Montepulciano, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Travel by
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I love rosé, rosado, rosato.  I loved it before it was cool.  I’ll admit, back in my youth, I even loved that rosé that now makes my stomach churn, Sutter Homes.  I don’t love it because it’s pink, (I’m not a girl who wears pink…I...

14 Apr

Posted at 17:34h in Wine and Food Pairings, Ballard Canyon, CA, Larner Vineyard & Winery, Santa Barbara County, Vineyard's and Winery's, Viognier by
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Planning a last minute Easter Dinner So I’ve been planning pairings recently and on Easter Morning realized that I had not even thought of an Easter pairing.  So…I dove in on a last minute pantry pairing.  Immediately I thought of gnocchi and got a craving.  The...

23 Dec

Posted at 16:41h in Biodynamics in WIne, Grapes and Varietal's, Gruner Veltliner, Oregon Wines, Vineyard's and Winery's, Willamette Valley by
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What wine list of ours would be complete without a bottle from Johan. https://youtu.be/QvNR6D91SzA The Van Duzer Corridor View of the Johan Vineyard in the Van Duzer Corridor of Oregon's Willamette Valley The Van Duzer Corridor is one of the newer AVA's in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The TTB approval...