Valtellina: Another Expression of Nebbiolo #ItalianFWT
#ItalianFWT Visits Lombardia, FoodWineClick Digs into Valtellina The month of May brings our Italian Food, Wine & Travel (#ItalianFWT on twitter) group to Lombardy (Lombardia). Located in north central Italy, Lombardy is the home of much of Italian industry (Beretta), fashion (Milan!), and also for its beautiful lakes region including the well known Lakes Maggiore, … Continue reading
Seafood Brochettes with the Wines of Anjou & Saumur – French #Winophiles
French #Winophiles Cruise the Loire, Part 2 In our four session virtual cruise up the Loire river, we have left the Pays Nantais and the coast behind and have entered the Anjou-Saumur region. The Melon de Bourgogne grape is gone. Now we have Chenin Blanc grapes for white wines, and Cabernet Franc for reds. Anjou … Continue reading
Giving Salice Salentino a Chance
Salice Salentino Gets No Respect Do a little research on Salice Salentino, and the nicest comment you’ll hear is: “At least it’s inexpensive”. Dig a little deeper, and you might hear “ripe and bitter.” Wow, faint praise indeed. As our #ItalianFWT group was exploring Puglia, I approached the bottle of Salice Salentino I bought with … Continue reading
Primitivo and Pasta from the Heel of the Boot #ItalianFWT
Italian Food, Wine & Travel Explores Puglia This month, we’re traveling (virtually of course) to Puglia, in the far south of Italy. Puglia is the high-heel of the ever fashionable boot that is Italy. If you look carefully, you can tell a lot from the photo above. While much of Italy is marked by the … Continue reading
Mustard Braised Short Ribs and Demarie Barolo
Barolo: Drama in a Glass Barolo always impresses. All that power, all the acid and tannins from such a lightly colored wine. It doesn’t feel heavy, but it’s no lightweight patio sipper! Azienda Agricola Demarie Giovanni The Demarie winery is located in Vezza d’Alba, a town in the Roero region of the Piemonte in northwest … Continue reading
Cooking Sicilian with the Broders at Kitchen in the Market
Two Favorites: Kitchen in the Market and Broders I love cooking classes at Kitchen in the Market in Minneapolis. A real commercial kitchen, the classes are always fully hands-on. I don’t want to watch someone cook, I want to do it myself! This week, I had the double pleasure of attending a Sicilian cooking class … Continue reading
Spring Arrives with Chilean Sauvignon Blanc and a Sautéed Scallop Salad
Get Ready for Spring! It seems that even in Minnesota, spring is upon us. Actually, in Minnesota, spring comes and goes several times before jumping right into summer. We are always ready to pull out warm weather recipes and wines at a moments notice to take advantage of a warm, sunny day! Today I’m sampling … Continue reading
Mussels & Muscadet in our Imaginary Nantes Bistro #Winophiles
#Winophiles Dive Deep into the Loire Region After our initial cruise through the main wine regions of France, our French Winophiles blogging group is going back to spend some serious time in each region. Our first deep dive will the the Loire. We’re taking a slow virtual cruise up the Loire river from the Atlantic ocean … Continue reading
Italian Wines & Non-Italian Foods: Demarie Barbaresco w/ Lamb Chops & Salad from the Grill
Italian Wines are Great with Spaghetti… Of course Italian wines are great with Italian foods, “what grows together, goes together”. Do you fall into the rut of only serving Italian wines with classic Italian dishes? I know I’m guilty of this, in part because I love Italian cuisine whether it comes from the North, Central, … Continue reading
Are You Kidding Me? Rosé for OTBN? #WinePW
Wine Pairing Weekend and OTBN16 This year, our Wine Pairing Weekend group is getting together to share our individual experiences with #OTBN 2016. Please take a look further down in this post to jump to links for all our posts! Quiet Start to OTBN 2016 Are you familiar with “Open That Bottle Night“? OTBN is … Continue reading
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