French Wine 101 – Beaujolais and Provençal Rosé
French Wine 101: Beaujolais and Provençal Rosé As we move into the summer, you’ll need some warm weather wines to drink. Of course, white wines are a natural, so let’s add Beaujolais as a great warm weather red wine, and this is France, so it’s time to learn about rosé. Quick link to download 1 … Continue reading
Friday Night: Two Shepherds Centime with Seafood Brochettes
Brief Friday Night Posts I have many more meals, wines, and photos than I can post. The writing is tough for me, maybe it is for everyone. Anyway, I’m going to start posting some brief examples of good food & wine with not much narrative. I hope you enjoy! Before I left work, I asked … Continue reading
Northern Burgundy Served Up With Rabbit #Winophiles
French #Winophiles Linger in Burgundy I love Bourgogne wines and we drink plenty of them at our house. Lucky for me, our French #Winophiles group is lingering in the region for both May and June! In May, we’re focusing on the northern reaches, including Chablis and the Cote d’Or. Grilling and barbecue are not exactly … Continue reading
Add a Little Sparkle to Your Brunch #WinePW
Wine Pairing Weekend Goes to Brunch Our Wine Pairing Weekend May theme is Brunch. I’ve been trying to include more easy recipes in my blog posts recently, so I thought: “Omelet, how hard can that be?” As is often the case, easy and elegant looks may not be so easy to achieve! If you’d like … Continue reading
Avina Wine Tools
I recently received two corkscrews as samples for review from Avina Wine Tools. Avina makes a variety of wine openers and a unique bottle stopper. When it comes to wine accessories, I have a very short list of items I use: 2 stage waiter’s corkscrew “Ah-so” two prong cork remover for old, delicate corks Drip-stop … Continue reading
Tour the Quaint Village of Sauternes
The Bordeaux region is large, the village of Sauternes (namesake of the sweet wines of Bordeaux) is about an hour’s drive south from the bustling city of Bordeaux. Our Millesima hosts shipped us off to stay overnight in the village before our grand tour and tasting the next day at Chateau Suduiraut. Sauternes is one … Continue reading
Sauternes Vertical Tasting at Château Suduiraut
Tour and Tasting at Château Suduiraut Along with the En Primeur tastings, our Millesima hosts planned a variety of individual individual winery visits for us. We arrived bright and early one morning for a tour and vertical tasting at Château Suduiraut in Sauternes. Château Suduiraut is one of the Sauternes wineries awarded Premier Cru Classé … Continue reading
Black Magnolia Pinot Noir
A New Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Choice I’m a big Pinot Noir fan, and one piece of advice that rings true with the vast majority of Pinot Noirs I’ve tasted is this: It’s very difficult to find high quality Pinot Noir for under $20 For my dollar, your best bet for a high quality Pinot … Continue reading
A Well Stocked Refrigerator or Two
Elevate Your Monday Evening Even on a night when you’re rooting around the refrigerator and freezer for something to put together for dinner, a properly stocked wine refrigerator can elevate the meal. A variety of sparkling, white and rosé wines allow a great pairing with almost anything you can put together!
Exploring Portuguese Dry Red Wines with Pork Ribs
Portugal is More Than Just Port If you’re like me, your knowledge of Portuguese wines includes Vinho Verde and Port, but little else. Based on my enthusiasm for Port, the folks at Wines of Portugal decided I needed to see a few more wines from their country, and they sent me a couple of bottles … Continue reading
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