Category: Fall

• Why Pinot Noir Pairs Perfectly with Fall

  

  As cooler temperatures descend I begin to crave one grape – Pinot Noir. The reason behind my singular focus traces to fall cuisine. The right marriage of food and wine elevates a meal and the overall experience. Therefore, in fall, all food roads lead to Pinot Noir.

  Michelle Williams

  October 15, 2018

  Fall, Food and Wine Pairing, Pinot Noir, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  2014 Calla Lily Ultimate Red Carneros Pinot Noir Napa Valley USA, 2014 Perfusion Vineyard San Francisco Bay Pinot Noir California USA, 2014 Windrun Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir Santa Barbara USA, 2015 Portlandia Momtazi Pinot Noir Willamette Valley USA, 2015 Windrun Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir Santa Barbara USA, 2016 Edna Valley Vineyard Central Coast Pinot Noir California USA, 2016 Frank Family Carneros Pinot Noir Napa Valley USA, 2016 Imagery Pinot Noir California USA, 2016 Perfusion Vineyard San Francisco Bay Pinot Noir California USA, 2016 Talbott Logan Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands USA, 2016 Wairau River Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand, 2017 Matetic Vineyards Carralillo Pinot Noir San Antonio Valley Chile, fall, food, food and wine pairings, Pinot Noir, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review, wine tasting

• Breaking Out of the Wine Rut – Fall White Wine Edition

  

  Rut – a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull or unproductive but is hard to change. Do you ever find yourself stuck in a rut? As humans we are creatures of habit. Habits such as teeth brushing, bed making, and exercise aid in discipline and self-care. But sometimes habits become ruts, leaving […]

  Michelle Williams

  October 1, 2018

  Fall, white wine, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  2016 Adega Pazos de Lusco ‘Luscos’ Albariño Rias Baixas Spain, 2016 Bodegas Muriel Pazo Cilleiro Albariño Rias Baixas Spain, 2016 Count Karolyi Gruner Veltliner Pannon Hungary, 2016 Real Compania de Vinos Verdejo Vino de La Tierra de Castilla Spain, 2016 Tempos Vega Sicilia Oremus Mandolas Furmint Tokaji Hungary, 2017 Matetic Vineyards EQ ‘Coastal’ Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley Chile, 2017 Nik Weis Urban Riesling Mosel Germany, 2017 Simonsig Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch South Africa, 2017 Troon Vineyard Riesling Applegate Valley Oregon, Albarino, Chenin Blanc, Furmint, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Sherry, Tio Pepe Fino Jerez Sherry, white wine, wine, wine review, wine rut, wine tasting

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Waiting for Fall with Windrun Pinot Noir

  

  Fall is coming in fits and starts in Texas. The calendar has us firmly entrenched in fall; however, the weather keeps cooling off only to raise back into the 80’s again, it’s like being stuck on an endless loop of a roller coaster. I am a huge fan of fall, mostly for the fashion, but […]

  Michelle Williams

  November 2, 2016

  Fall, Food, Music, Wine, wine and food pairing

  2013 Windrun Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County USA, fall, food, Food and Wine Pairing, Ken Brown, music, Paul Taylor – Juke Joint, Pinot Noir, Pinterest, recipes, Santa Barbara County, SBCwine, Windrun Wine, wine, wine and food pairing, wine review

• Fall into Languedoc AOP for Great Food and Wine Pairings

  

  I enjoy cooking. I like to cook year round but I particularly like the flavors and colors of fall cuisine. I prefer to use as many fresh ingredients as possible in my cooking but living in an urban area most of my fresh ingredients come from the local super market. However, I do have a […]

  Michelle Williams

  November 23, 2015

  Fall, Food, France, Languedoc, Music, recipes, Thanksgiving, Wine

  Benson Marketing Group, Cave de Pomerols Picpoul De Pinet 2014, Chateau Du Donjon 2009 Minervois, Dr Michael White, fall, food, France, garrigue, Happy Together, holidays, Languedoc, Languedoc AOC, music, New Orleans Jazz, Recipe, Southwest France, Thanksgiving, wine

• The Perfect Wine to Welcome Fall

  

  How would you like a wine with the versatility to pair fried chicken, hot dogs, fresh fish and Traditional Thanksgiving meal; plus all things in between? A wine you can sip on the beach in a bathing suit and watching a football game in boots and a scarf? A wine that is as perfect on […]

  Michelle Williams

  August 31, 2015

  Fall, Music, Rose, Wine

  Anna de Codorníu Brut Rosé NV, Beso de Vino Garnacha Rose 2014, Côté Mas Crémant de Limoux Rosé Brut NV St. Hilaire, Chateau Miraval 2013 Cotes de Provence Rose, Cornerstone Cellars 2014 Corallina Napa Valley Syrah Rosé, Cornerstone Cellars 2014 Rosé Rocks, Coté Mas Sud de France Rosé Aurore 2014:, Donelan 2014 Rosé Sonoma County, Early Mountain Vineyard 2014 Rosé, Erzetic Damski Rosé 2013, fall, food, football, music, Poe 2014 Rosé Sonoma County, Rose, Sonoma County, Trefethen Family S.I.N ~ Summer In Napa ~ 2013 Rosé of Pinot Noir, wine, Y Rousseau 2014 Rosé of Tannat Russian River Valley

• Fall Fruit and Wine Pairing for #WinePW

  Last month was the first time I participated in #WinePW. I had so much fun I decided to participate in October. This month’s theme is “Fall Fruits and Wine Pairing.” As the weather starts to cool down (okay I live in Dallas so I am still waiting for this blessed event) I begin to turn […]

  Michelle Williams

  October 11, 2014

  #WinePW, Fall, Food, Music, Oregon, Pinot Noir, Solena, The The, Willamette Valley, Wine

  #WinePW, Blackberries, fall, food, Honeycrisp Apples, Hyland Vineyards, music, October, Pinot Noir, Pinterest, Solena, Solena Hyland Vineyards Pinot Noir 2011, The The, Uncertain Smile, Willamette Valley, wine, Winelover