Category: French food

• Forbes Article: Smashing Misconceptions About White Wine

  

  Americans harbor many misconceptions about white wines – they don’t age, are easier to produce, and are interpreted as feminine, to name a few. What are your misconceptions of white wine? Smash them by reading my latest Forbes article. 

  Michelle Williams

  August 26, 2020

  California, Forbes, French food, Italy, Napa Valley, white wine, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  Acquiesce Winery, Domane Wachau, Georges Duboeuf, Grüner Veltliner, Inama, Lodi, Massican Winery, misconceptions, Napa Valley, Pala, Soave Classic, white wine, wine

• A French-Inspired Holiday Alsatian Style #Winophiles

  

  A land forgotten by time, Alsace enchants of fairy tales and days gone by. My June visit exposed me to quaint villages filled with houses lined with window boxes and storks nesting atop buildings. A colorful blend of German and French culture, Alsace delights all who visit. Imagine how this magical place awakens at Christmas.

  Michelle Williams

  December 14, 2018

  #Winophiles, Alsace, Christmas, Food, Food and Wine Pairing, French food, French Wine, French Winophiles, holidays, Travel, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  #Winophiles, Alsace, Alsatian holiday tradition, Christkindelsmärik, Christmas, Christmas cookies, Christmas tradition, Colmar, Domain Paul Blanck, food, Food and Wine Pairing, France, French style, French Winophiles, holiday tradition, Kugelhopf, Marché de Noël, mulled wine, Riesling, Sapin de Noël, Sélestat, Spätzle, Strasbourg, wine, wine review, wine tasting

• Spending January in Languedoc Drinking Wine & Eating Cassoulet

  

  Last fall the French Winophiles explored France’s largest wine region, Languedoc-Roussillon. This region lies on the coast of the South of France along the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to a tapestry of soils, varied elevations, largely a Mediterranean climate with some Atlantic influence in the western region, and a wide array of wild scrub…

  Michelle Williams

  January 19, 2018

  #Winophiles, French food, French Wine, French Winophiles, Languedoc, Languedoc France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Wine, wine and food pairing, wine review, wine tasting

  #Winophiles, 2010 Domaine Anne Gros Jean-Paul Tollot ‘Les Fontanilles’ Minervois France, 2015 Chateau De Jonquieres Corbières France, Anne Gros and Jean-Paul Tollot, cassoulet, Corbières, food, French Winophiles, L’Adventure Languedoc, Languedoc, Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois, music, Recipe, Simon & Garfunkel – A Hazy Shade of Winter, Thomas Keller, wine, wine and food pairing, wine review, wine-searcher

• Celebrating America & France on July #WinePW

  July is one of my favorite months of the year. As an American July begins with the celebration of our nations Independence; friends, family, food, wine, music and fireworks! A couple of weeks after the 4th of July comes Bastille Day, a day the French recognize as the beginning of their French Revolution, which I…

  Michelle Williams

  July 11, 2015

  #WinePW, Food, France, French food, French Wine, J.J. Vincent, Julia Childs, Music, Pouilly-Fuisse, Recipe, Stolpman Vineyards, Wine

  #WinePW, 4th of July, An American in Paris, Bastille Day, Gershwin, Independence Day, J.J. Vincent Pouilly-Fuissé Marie Antoinette 2013, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Stolpman Syrah 2011 Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley, Wine Pairing Weekend