Unexpected White Wine Pairings I’m hosting this month’s #WinePW event on “Unexpected White Wine Pairings.” You would think that since I was hosting, I would have had an idea about my pairing. Nope! I have been racking my brain for...
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...
#MerlotMe It’s #MerlotMe folks, and I have a few more wines to tell you about! 1st I suppose I should explain #MerlotMe. October is International Merlot Month and during this month lovers of Merlot unite and share their favorite Merlots...
This month the crew at #WinePW (That’s Wine Pairing Weekend) is taking you back to school with a little Wine Education. Each of our writers will pick a subject on wine and put together a fun educational piece to expand...
Picnics can be anything you want them to be. I have memories of my favorite picnic for one. Early in my Theatre career I lived in Richmond Virginia and was working as a Prop person for a summer theatre. My...
Nosiola. You would be forgiven if you had never heard of this grape. It is the last of the native white grape varieties in Trentino. This ancient grape was once found throughout the region, but now seems to only be...
I love bubbles! Champagne is delicious of course, but there is much in the way of bubbles from outside the Champagne region, I mean that is just 34,300 hectares in Northeast France. There are more than 7.3 million hectares of...
We started going to Paso Robles to taste wine years ago. At the time Tobin James was all the rage in the Vegas Restaurants and it was our first stop (it’s the first winery you will pass coming in as...
Cabernet Franc Cab Franc is a grape that for many years was overlooked as a blending grape, but it’s so much more than that. Yes, you find it in Bordeaux blending into the red blends there, but in the Loire? ...
#MerlotMe…while this is my first year participating in this event with the writers at #WinePW, it is the sixth year for this event, where writer’s partner with Merlot producers to celebrate Merlot Month. The official celebration day is Saturday, October...
I thought I knew Vinho Verde. I was excited when I saw the group at Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) were going to be focusing on this wine for August. I picked up 2 bottles, a white and a rosé and...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe
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