Category: Wine
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Seeing Orange with Troon Vineyards
When you think of Oregon wine you likely think of Willamette Valley’s delicious Pinots and Chardonnays. However, there is more going on in Oregon these days than just the outstanding wines coming out of Willamette Valley. Troon Vineyards is located in Oregon’s Applegate Valley. It has not taken long for wine industry wizard Craig Camp’s…
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Host a Game-Winning Football Watching Party with These Delicious Food & Wine Pairings
Fall is finally here and with it comes football season. Many love to tail-gate or host watching parties to cheer on their favorite team. You do not have to abandon your favorite wine in order to enjoy football watching food. Just in time for the weekend, here are some timeless football watching food and wine…
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Why You Should Be Drinking Lodi Wines Now
It is no secret I love Lodi wine. I encourage every wine lover I know to drink Lodi wine. Lodi’s terroir allows for a wide variety of grapes to be cultivated there. The winemakers in Lodi really know how to craft the highest quality wines from those grapes. After growing this wide array of quality…
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Check Out My Interview on Social Vignerons
I am not a “toot my own horn” kinda gal. Any success I have received as a wine writer has come from dumb luck. Don’t get me wrong, I work hard but most of the time feel like I am chasing my tail without a clue which way is up. I feel endlessly grateful for…
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Wine World Through the Back Door
“Wine is the only art work you can drink.” ~ Luis Fernando Olaverri Yes, wine is drinkable art, but my friend Ryan Sorrell is teaching the world that there is more art to a wine bottle than the wine inside. Ryan is the artist and founder of Vino Mosaics. I wrote an article about Ryan’s…
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How Long Has It Been Since you’ve Had Kunde Wine? That’s Too Long!
Kunde Winery started with Louis Kunde in 1904. The historic vineyard was first planted in 1879, with cuttings from Chateaux Margaux and Chateau Lafite Rothschild. In its second century, the winery is still family owned and operated by the 4th and 5th generations. Maintaining a balance of their historic vineyards with modern winemaking techniques, the…
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Il Palagio: The Message in the Bottle is Delicious
Celebrity wines are becoming quite numerous, and they are often met with a mixed response. When the celebrity attaches their persona to the wine consumers often flock to the wine, wanting to determine for themselves whether or not it is a good wine. Critics tend to receive the wine with much more skepticism, after all…
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Celebrating the Wind with WindVane Wines
As winemaker for Freixenet USA’s Gloria Ferrer, Steven Urberg has years of success under his belt. Recognitions and accolades aside, embarking on a new wine project can be like starting over. However, for Steven embarking on his new project, WindVane, is like revisiting old friends.
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Wine Tastes Best When Shared
There is something surreal about having a child turn 21 years old. It is something I am still getting used to. When I go out to dinner with my daughter or we are having wine at home I constantly forget to ask her if she wants an “adult” beverage. She does not yet like much…
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Riesling from Alsace Can Change Your Life
Unfortunately in 2017, nationality is a hot topic. But what if your nationality had changed multiple times in your lifetime? What if you lived with your parents in the same village your entire life without sharing their nationality, only the nationality of your grandparents? There are a handful of locations on our planet that have…
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