American Flag @istockphoto This month, our #WinePW blogging group is exploring "Under the Radar US Wine Regions" in time both for Thanksgiving and to celebrate American democracy. We've all voted, and we can come together to agree at least on one thing, America is making loads of great wine across all 50 States and that's... Continue Reading →
Sunday Sips: Crociani’s Rosso di Montepulciano
Rosso di Montepulciano always takes a backseat to the more well known Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The same is true for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino. I get it but these second wines can be supreme and are perfect with simple fare on any given Sunday, like tonight. I had a hotdog on the grill... Continue Reading →
Vinho Verde Meets Homemade Sushi
Photo Courtesy of Wines of Portugal.info Vinho Verde is a large DOC in the North of Portugal with nine subregions. They are nine sub-regions in the DOC. Each one is named after either a river or a town. They are Monção, Melgaço, Lima, Basto, Cávado, Ave, Amarante, Baião, Sousa and Paiva. The weather is cool and... Continue Reading →
Brie and Bacon Quiche With Vin de Savoie wines – WinePW
This month's #WinePW group traveled to an area of France where Vin de Savoie are produced. Our host, Jill Barth wrote this invitation post with some information on the area. Here interview with author Wink Lorch on the region can be found here. The area is in Eastern France and borders Switzerland. I've been to... Continue Reading →
Miolo Merlot Paired with Brazilian Skirt Steak with Golden Garlic Butter – #WinePW
This was the view outside of my window on my trip to Brazil last January. It is of the Miolo winery. The Miolo family hails from Italy, as do so many people in the Brazilian wine industry. Many moved to Brazil in the late 1800s. Most come from two specific regions in Italy, either the... Continue Reading →
Wines of Brazil Wine Preview for Saturday, September 14th #WINEPW
Olá and welcome to the preview post for our Wines of Brazil #WinePW event which is coming up this Saturday September 14th at 11am ET/8am PT. You may not have had the chance to try a wine from Brazil yet but you should keep these wines on your radar. Brazil makes sparkling, still and sweet, white,... Continue Reading →
Vin Jaune and Comté – A Perfect Combination – #Winophiles
This month's #winophiles is all about French wine and cheese. Martin Redmond of Enofylzwineblog, our host, posted a preview about the topic here. While some lucky few received samples, I bought my wine and cheese from local purveyors and had the occasion to speak to the lovely Hortense Bernard of Millesima USA. I used to... Continue Reading →
February #WinePW Crociani’s Rosso di Montepulciano and Turkey Chili For A Cold Winter’s Day
February #WinePW Features Women Owned Wineries, Women Who Make Wine Simple Turkey Chili Cheers to Women Owned Wineries and Women Who Make Wine! This February 10, the Wine Pairing Weekend crew as we showcase some of our sweethearts are writing about women who own wineries or make wine — and food that pairs well with... Continue Reading →