Passover and Easter meals are always about family and friends – and it is an ideal time to wow everyone with your knowledge on the best wines to match with the foods of the Spring. The challenge to any meal with a large number of people is finding foods that...
We did a Sangiovese-inspired wine & food tasting a while back – it was a great success, so we decided to expand the efforts, increasing the number of wines, the geographic scope, and the number of tasters. After some more research, we found a selection of...
Wine & chocolate seems strange to some, but the right wine with the right chocolate is a beautiful thing. There is so much exploration to do, since there are so many interesting taste combinations to discover – nuts, fruits, types of chocolates – it...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We often share our favorite Italian foods and wines with friends who love Italian wine almost as much as we do. One night, as we were sipping a wonderful 1997 Brunello (Siro Pacenti), we began talking about sangiovese –...
We recently overheard an argument between a sommelier and a couple at a high-end restaurant. The couple was trying to order a California Pinot Noir, and the sommelier was working hard to have the couple try an Oregon Pinot. The sommelier was adamant that the Oregon...
We reviewed a number of white wines a while back (see the Summer Collection post), and have recently added a few more to the selections – and taken a few off. It’s not that the wines have gone down in quality, but that certain wines can be stand-alone...
