This week's #WinePW group tried Sake and other wines with Asian cooking. On Saturday I made two dishes to pair with the bottles of Sushi I opened, one a sparkling sushi and the other a Junmai. This term means pure rice and water only are used, nothing is added. It is said to work with... Continue Reading →
Japanese Sake and Octopus Salad
This month the #WinePW crew is looking to pair wines with Asian dishes, led by Cam of Culinary Adventures with Camilla. Her invitation post is here. The premise is Saké or another wine with Asian dishes. I decided to virtually visit Japan again with #WinePW and write about Sake. I write, and honestly taste, Sake very infrequently... Continue Reading →
Cab Franc in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Italy Cabernet Franc in the world is the focus of this month's #WinePW blogging group. Our host Wendy Klik decided that in honor of #CabFrancDay which we celebrated on December 4th, we should look at this grape that was used primarily as a blending grape for Bordeaux until being bottled as a lone varietal in Chinon, France.... Continue Reading →
Wines from New Mexico Paired with New Mexican Style Beef Chile
This month, our #WinePW blogging group is exploring “Under the Radar US Wine Regions” in time both for Thanksgiving and to celebrate American democracy. Thinking about which region I wanted to write about, I immediately thought of New Mexico for a couple of reasons. First off, the state is home to a very large population... Continue Reading →
Check Out these Under the Radar US Wine Regions –
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 →
Brazilian Merlot Is Always Welcome At My Table
Brazil may not be the first country that comes to mind when you are thinking of drinking Merlot for #MerlotMe Month in October but I assure you, once you get your hands on one, you will be hooked, just like I am. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world with about 200 million... Continue Reading →
Robert Biale: Petite Sirah & BBQ, A Perfect Match
September is California Wine Month . It's also harvest and wildfire season. These three factors and that our Wine Pairing Weekend bloggers are looking at the harvest through the lens of climate change and other environmental factors with Gwendolyn of Wine Predator as our host have led to today's post. Gwendolyn's invitation for our event is here. Earlier... 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 →
Moldova – An Ancient Country with Beautiful Wines to Discover
This month #WinePW travels to Moldova. Where is Moldova you might ask when reading one of these posts. It is in Eastern Europe, in the South East specifically and borders Ukraine and Romania. The Black Sea basin is said to be the natural home of the grape vine. It's climate is moderately continental thanks to... Continue Reading →
Visiting Israel for Memorial Day Through Yarden Wines
When Jeff of Food Wine Click! mentioned that we had an opportunity to receive samples from Yarden Wines for an additional #WinePW weekend, I jumped at the chance to receive samples. It seemed like an amazing way to spend Memorial Day Weekend. He wrote his preview post last week which you can find here I... Continue Reading →