Month: December 2016

• A Bounty of Cabernet Franc

  

  It’s an age old tale of forbidden romance resulting in a child out of wedlock. This child, a son, has a rivalry with his father. The child grows to become a confident, assured, ruler. He is loved by all, adored throughout the world. The rivalry begins to dwindle because the son has all the power,…

  Michelle Williams

  December 10, 2016

  #CabFrancDay, #WinePW, Cabernet Franc, Food, Wine, Wine Pairing Weekend

  #CabFrancDay, #WinePW, 2013 Ehlers Estate Cabernet Franc St Helena USA, 2013 Gibbs Napa Valley Carpenter Vineyard Cabernet Franc St Helena USA, 2014 Brecon Estate Cabernet Franc Paso Robles USA, 2014 Robiero Cabernet Franc New York State USA, 2015 Leah Jørgensen Cellars Blanc de Cabernet Franc Oregon USA, 2015 Leah Jørgensen Cellars Cabernet Franc Oregon USA, Cabernet Franc, food, food and wine pairings, music, wine, wine and food pairing, Wine Pairing Weekend

• Book Review: A Perfect Score

  

  What does it take to craft a Napa Valley 100 point wine in the 21st century? In their new book, A Perfect Score The Art, Soul, and Business of a 21st Century Winery, Kathryn and Craig Hall share their journey of hard work, determination, support from family and friends, intelligence, integrity, and their love of…

  Michelle Williams

  December 9, 2016

  book review, Napa Valley, Wine

  2010 Hall Exzellenz Cabernet Sauvignon, A Perfect Score, book, book review, Cabernet Sauvignon, Craig Hall, Dallas, Hall Group, Hall Napa Valley, Kathryn and Craig Hal, Kathryn Hall, Little Bunny Foo Foo, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, reading, Rutherford, St. Helena, Walt Wines, wine

• Keeping Warm this Winter with Some Big Italian Reds

  

  As temperatures drop we begin to embrace heartier cuisines to keep us warm. Pasta Bolognese, lasagna, and stews are among our winter dining selections. When selecting a wine to pair with these winter comfort foods what better place to look then to northern Italy.

  Michelle Williams

  December 7, 2016

  Food, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Wine, winter

  2010 Tenute del Cerro ‘Colpetrone’ Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG Umbria Italy, 2010 Tenute di Collosorbo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Tuscany Italy, 2010 Tony Sasa TOR Barolo DOCG Serralunga d’Alba Italy, 2012 Felsina Berardenga Chianti Classico DOCG Tuscany Italy, 2012 Gerardo Cesari Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Veneto Italy, Amarone, Barolo, Brunello, Chianti Classico, food, food and wine pairings, Italian wine, Italy, music, Sagrantino, Three Tenors -Nessun Dorma, wine, Wine 101, wine and food pairings, wine review, wine-searcher

• Why You Must Be Drinking Port This Holiday Season

  

  The holidays are a time of indulgences. We spend too much money, we eat too much rich food and sweets, and we drink too much alcohol. As we are over-indulging on food and booze there is a solution to help wash down our gluttony; Port!

  Michelle Williams

  December 5, 2016

  holidays, port, The Daily Meal, Wine

  Cockburn’s Special Reserve, Dow’s 2011 Late Bottled Vintage Port, Duoro, Graham’s 10 Year Tawny Port, holidays, port, Porto, Portugal, Quinta dos Murças 10 Year Tawny Port, Quinta dos Murças 2011 Vintage Port, The Daily Meal, wine, wine review

• A Look at Some Lesser Known Puglian Wines

  

  Italy is home to some of the world’s best wine. But let’s face it, most of us only know a drop in the bucket of the five hundred indigenous grape varieties in Italy. I am fortunate to have enjoyed wines from each of Italy’s wine regions. Like you, I enjoy the popular wines of Chianti,…

  Michelle Williams

  December 2, 2016

  Italy, Music, Puglia, Wine

  2014 Masseria Trullo di Pezza Licurti Primitivo di Manduria DOC, 2014 Masseria Trullo di Pezza Mezzapezza Primitivo Salento IGP, 2014 Masseria Trullo di Pezza Scarfoglio Aglianico Salento IGP, 2015 Masseria Trullo di Pezza Speziale Negroamaro Rosato Salento IGP, Aglianico, chk chk chk – yadnus, Italian wine, Italy, Masseria Trullo di Pezza, music, Negroamaro, primitivo, Puglia, travel, wine, Wine 101, wine review