A Sherry Pairing Mnemonic #WinePW
Wine Pairing Weekend Sherry Exploration Our Wine Pairing Weekend group is exploring sherry wine pairing this month. Some of our group are sherry lovers, but for many, sherry is either new, different, or just not liked. I’m in the “starting to understand, maybe, possibly coming into the sherry lovers camp”. But I still have a … Continue reading
Orange Duck, Orange Wine #ItalianFWT
Italian Food, Wine & Travel Group Goes Orange Having finished our region-by-region tour, our #ItalianFWT group is working on new, different ways to explore Italy. Join us this month as we experiment with skin-fermented white wines from all over Italy! Further down in the post you can see what all my Italophile buddies have dreamed … Continue reading
#ItalianFWT Searches Italy for Orange Wines!
Italian Food, Wine and Travel Takes a Second Lap Around Italy Wow, our Italian Food, Wine and Travel blogging group (#ItalianFWT on Twitter) has completed our first lap around Italy. Did you know that every one of Italy’s twenty regions produces wine? Our group has explored each region firsthand and we’re all excited to continue, … Continue reading
The Red-Headed Stepchild of Sancerre #winophiles
The End of the Road for the French Winophiles Loire Valley Tour All good things must come to an end, but what a finish! Our virtual tour of the Loire Valley has taken us inland all the way to the towns of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. The climate here is fully continental, with no moderating influence … Continue reading
Paris Oyster
Paris Oyster Julie’s cousin, Kay, an American who married a (wonderful) French Banker has explained French Culture to us as an iceberg: 10% visible, 90% invisible, as we are learning, so true. Your first step to understanding French culture can be gained by a delicious visit to a tiny restaurant in Paris. Now, let’s visit … Continue reading
Trofie al Pesto with Cinque Terre DOC #ItalianFWT
Fond Memories of Cinque Terre Two years ago, we had a lovely visit to the Cinque Terre, a series of 5 towns on the Italian Riviera in Liguria. We’re fondly remembering our visit with our Italian Food, Wine & Travel group today. Join our group as we virtually explore the region, scroll down further in … Continue reading
Easy Spring Dinner with Pommes Gratin and Chinon – French #Winophiles
French Winophiles Take Touraine by Storm Continuing our virtual cruise up the Loire river, we’re picturing those fairytale castles as well as all the vineyards we’d like to visit. Moving inland, the main wine grapes remain Chenin Blanc for white and Cabernet Franc for red. However, we also start to see Sauvignon Blanc coming into … Continue reading
Taste Test: Wines for Spicy Food #WinePW
Wine Pairing Weekend Group Tackles Enchiladas Our Wine Pairing Weekend group is nothing if not brave. As we have gotten comfortable with our wine pairing explorations, we have started taking on tougher challenges and this month is one of our better ones: enchiladas. With wine as a daily occurrence at our dinner table, I have … Continue reading
Hazelnut Pork Tenderloin and Valtellina Superiore
Stuck in Valtellina Continuing on with our virtual exploration of Valtellina, I found a good looking recipe for chestnut coated pork tenderloin. In my quick tour around my usual local shops, I was unable to find chestnut flour, but hazelnut flour was available, hazelnut it is! We’ll pair the pork with a very nice introduction … Continue reading
Morels: Minnesota’s Version of Truffle Season
Morel Season Our counterparts in the old world have truffles. Perigord truffles, black truffles, and the prized white truffles from the area near Alba in Italy. In Minnesota, we have our Morel Season in the spring. Morel mushrooms grow only in the wild, and only appear for a short time in late April or early … Continue reading
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