Month: July 2016
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Tasting Rioja Alavesa: Viñedos y Bodegas de la Marquesa – Valserrano
We spent our first morning in Basque Country in the Alava Province. It is an area of great history juxtaposed with modern structures. For example, we visited a vineyard containing stone foundations from medieval wine presses located not far from Bodegas Ysios. If the landscape contains contradiction the families and wines do not. Rioja Alavesa […]
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Dipping My Toe in Murrieta’s Well Estate Vineyard
Do you like to cook? I love to cook. I am easily inspired by the many awesome food bloggers I follow. I also love finding new recipes on Pinterest and in Cooking Light Magazine. For many years as a cook I felt the need to follow each recipe exactly. I lacked confidence in my abilities […]
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Heating up with Cahors Malbec and Pork Chops
In Texas we are in the throes of summer. It is hot, mildly humid, and there is no relief in sight. I don’t like using my oven in the summer because it adds more heat to an already hot enough house. I take advantage of the grill as often as possible this time of year […]
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Sowing the Seed of the Future with #Wine
Imagine approaching the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua Mountain, part of the Andes, with your best friend when oxygen is running low, your lungs are crackling and pulmonary edema is setting in. At this point retreat is the only option. A life well lived is full of retreats, stopping points, re-direction. We all experience brokenness. What […]
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Heading South of the Border for Great Taco & #Wine Pairings
Who doesn’t like a taco? A hand held arsenal of deliciousness featuring some type of meat or veggies topped with awesome condiments that include avocado, cheese, and salsa; all enveloped in a pocket of either corn or flour tortillas. Brilliant! I have been eating tacos all my life, but now tacos are trendy. Why? I […]
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Rioja Alavesa: The Perfect Day
Some days are just too perfect. Words somehow lack the means of effectively communicating the experience. Poets have ways of transporting us to places and times of great beauty; alas I am not a poet. I am a wine writer armed with joy, gratitude, enthusiasm, and an iPhone 6S. Today, that will have to be […]
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Diving Into Bordeaux #Wine with #Winophiles: Médoc & Haut-Médoc
In April of this year I had the great pleasure of spending a week in Bordeaux. As a guest of Millesima our week was hosted by Bernard Magrez. Over the course of the week we were wined and dined like royalty. We attended many En Premiur tasting events and dinner. We toured Bordeaux City, ate […]
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How to Celebrate Bastille Day? With French #Wine, Of course!
Every year since 1880 the French celebrate La fête nationale, or French National Day, on July 14. The day is to commemorate both the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, and the Fête de la Fédération on July 14, 1790. English speaking countries recognize July 14th as France’s Bastille Day. I cannot think […]
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Castello di Amorosa: Winery Fit for a King
What comes to mind when you think of castles? For me, castles conjure up ideas of damsels in distress, evil queens, dragons and handsome princes. Ok, so maybe I have seen to many Disney movies or read too many Brothers Grimm stories. Castles are actually fortified structures built by nobility during the medieval period. Castles […]
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Artesa Winery: The Jewel of Carneros
If you love northern California wine country then you must love Carneros. It is perfectly situated as the gateway to both Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley. Due to the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean climate, the unique soils that collaborate from the Pacific Ocean, coastal mountains, and the San Francisco Bay, and it long […]
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