Giving South America a Second Look: Montes & Kaiken Wines
Moral of the Story: Know Your Preference, but Re-examine Your Bias Regularly. Protocol Wine Studio, Montes Wines, Kaiken Wines and the Montes Family I don’t like Argentine or Chilean wines. For Argentina: too ripe & extracted, too oaky. For Chile: hard to tell what the general style is, as it seems to be all over … Continue reading
Shake Up Your Brat Routine With Tomato, Red Onion, Gruyère Salad
Shake Up Your Routine As we enter our last few weeks of summer, you might be ready to shake up your normal burger or brat routine. How about ditching the bun and enjoying your meal with a different take on a summer salad? Emmi USA Cave Aged Kaltbach Le Gruyère Cheese The folks at Emmi USA … Continue reading
The Undiscovered France: Sud-Ouest & Jurançon Sec #Winophiles
Southwest France (Sud-Ouest) Gets No Respect The Southwest France wine region is a real Cinderella story. Look at the map, wicked step-sister “Bordeaux” in the same geographic region gets all the glory. The remainder of the entire region is relegated to anonymity. I know a Wine Bible can’t include every single region in every single … Continue reading
What Wine Goes With Octopus? A Sardinian Investigation #ItalianFWT
Octopus I love octopus as a menu item in restaurants and often order it, but I’ve never attempted it at home. After a call to our local Coastal Seafoods, where the fishmonger assured me I could handle it, I was all in. Maybe you will be too! If you have enjoyed calamari, you should try … Continue reading
Moules & Provençal Rosé
Always Time for Mussels The workweek seems so hectic; by Friday we just want something easy and quick for dinner. In the summer, mussels are a perfect fit for easy, quick, and good. There are as many variations as you can imagine, and you are likely to come up with some new versions of your … Continue reading
Filet de Porc au Genièvre avec Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge #winophiles
French #Winophiles visit Provence! July is a great time for the French #Winophiles to visit Provence, that wonderful region in the south of France. The most widely known wine style from Provence is, of course, Provençal Rosé, perfect for hot summer afternoons. Visiting Provence Provence is a popular destination with lots to see, eat and … Continue reading
All American Menu: Farmer and Winery Friends #WinePW
July Wine Pairing Weekend Assignment: All American, All French, or Somewhere In Between I chose “All American!” I’ve been spending lots of time this year exploring Italian food and wine, but sometimes it’s fun to come home to familiar ground. Especially this time of year, where we can cook almost the whole meal on the … Continue reading
They’ll Drink Anything in Rome #ItalianFWT
Lazio and #ItalianFWT This month we’re off to Lazio, dominated by Italy’s national capital, Rome! When you think of Rome, you think of the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, the Vatican. You’re probably not thinking about wine. Lazio Wines are Tough to Find As we slowly tour Italy, region by region, I’ve been surprised by the ease … Continue reading
A16 Braised Pork with Taurasi and Falanghina
A16 in San Francisco or Campania? Whenever I visit San Francisco, I make it a point to visit A16. Named after the highway that runs from Naples inland all the way through Campania, the restaurant features cuisine inspired by the region, and of course, wines as well. Our #ItalianFWT group was studying Campania this month, … Continue reading
Saint-Jacques Poêlées & Sancerre #winophiles
French #Winophiles – a Monthly Exploration of French Culture, Wine and Food Inspired by our #ItalianFWT group, Christy Majors, one of our members decided to launch a similar monthly exercise with French wines and food. So here we go! #Winophiles Episode 1: the Loire. Look farther down in this post for information on our twitter … Continue reading
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