Month: February 2016
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Twisted Cedar Wines: Connecting Land & #Wine
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say Native American Wine? Do you think it is a wine crafted from a flower like dandelion wine, or perhaps a type of distilled beverage like grappa? What if I told you the Cedar Band of Paiutes were crafting high quality wines with an…
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Calabria: A Rustic #Food & #Wine Pairing
Calabria is one of the oldest regions in Italy. Villages were first recorded in what was known in ancient times as “Italy” in 3500 BC. Around 1500 BC two Italic Oscan speaking tribes settled in the Calabrian area. One of these tribes was called Oenotrians, which translates to “vine cultivators.” As is customary, the area…
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Smith-Madrone: Bottling that Peaceful Easy Feeling
Almost exactly a year ago today The Daily Meal awarded Smith-Madrone Winery as their first ever winery of the year. The competition was fierce. One Washington winery, three California wineries, one Virginia winery, three French wineries, one Portuguese winery and one Australian winery. According to The Daily Meal there are about 8,000 wineries in the…
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Terralsole: Land Towards the Sun
I am going to take you on a journey to the “land towards the sun,” where the sky is blue, the clouds are wispy, the sun is bright and the land is green. It is a serene place, a true heaven on earth with gently rolling hills covered with olive trees, wild brush, cypress trees,…
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