You Can’t Take It With You, or Can You? Wine Check!
If you’re a wine lover traveling in a wine region anywhere in the world, you will undoubtedly want to bring home some treasures you acquired along the way. Like me, you won’t be satisfied with just one or two bottles you can sneak into your luggage. How can you bring home a bunch of wine, … Continue reading
Get to Know the Vignerons Indépendants
Travel plans to France anytime soon? Take a look at the Vignerons Indépendants. Pack this info away, maybe you can work a Salon into your schedule! The Vignerons Indépendants The Vignerons Indépendants are a trade group of small French winegrowers who banded together for mutual benefit and to encourage maintaining their independence. As a consumer, … Continue reading
They Sure Love Fontina in Valle d’Aosta! #ItalianFWT
Italian Food Wine & Travel Visits Valle d’Aosta Where in the world is Valle d’Aosta? It’s a very small region tucked into the far northwestern corner of Italy, bordering both Switzerland and France. As you might imagine, food and wine from Valle d’Aosta share characteristics with products from the mountain cultures of those two countries. … Continue reading
Burgundy in November
A foggy November day in the Cotes de Beaune (click on any photo to view the slide show)
Montefalco Sagrantino Passito & Cheesecake
Montefalco Sagrantino Passito – An Umbrian Dessert Wine The Sagrantino grape is native to the Umbria region in Italy, and it is only rarely seen anywhere else in the rest of the world. It is at once intensely acidic and tannic, so it poses challenges for the winegrower and for the the wine drinker! Historically, … Continue reading
La Buvette Paris
A Two Year Wait to Visit La Buvette September 2013, our first trip to Paris. I did my homework and had found a number of natural wine bars worth a visit. One day, Julie was out with a friend and I had the afternoon free. I chose to walk (a long way) as I love … Continue reading
Take a Look at Chilean Pinot Noir
Should You Give Chilean Pinot Noir a Try? I was approached recently by the Wines of Chile marketing agency with an offer to sample a couple of Chilean Pinot Noirs. I have limited experience with Chilean wines and have had mixed results with the wines I have previously purchased. I was intrigued to give the … Continue reading
Rôti de Cochon Tout Simplement et Hermitage #Winophiles
#Winophiles Tour the Rhone Our October meeting of the French #Winophiles sends us to the Rhone. The wine region is entirely defined by the Rhone river, as it is the center and the main geographic influence in both soil and weather. We’ll be chatting about the Rhone on Saturday October 17 at 10am CDT. Join … Continue reading
Tuna and Merlot? Yes! #MerlotMe
#MerlotMe and #WinePW Collaboration Continues Thanks to the generosity of the #MerlotMe participating wineries, each of the bloggers in our Wine Pairing Weekend group received several bottles of wine. My first pairing was Pork with Duckhorn Merlot from Napa Valley, a good choice although a pretty safe one. Yes, Virginia, Red Wine with Fish In … Continue reading
#MerlotMe Confession with Duckhorn and Pork Chops #WinePW
Wine Pairing Weekend and #MerlotMe Welcome to our October edition of our Wine Pairing Weekend group! This month, we teamed up with the big #MerlotMe celebration, and we’re all featuring dishes we have paired with Merlot. If you see this post soon enough, please feel free to join our chat on Twitter. Simply look for … Continue reading
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