Category: #WinePW
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Springtime in Southern Rhône with #WinePW
Last October our French Winophiles group visited the Rhône Valley. At that time I wrote an extensive article called “Separation of Church and Wine?” highlight the history of the Rhône Valley and many of its wine production statistics. This month our Wine Pairing Weekend is revisiting the Rhône Valley, southern Rhône to be exact, by…
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Valentine’s Day in the South of France with #WinePW
“If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.” Thank You, Robert Plant, 1969 Led Zeppelin II “But since you been gone I can breathe for the first time; I’m so moving on, yeah, yeah” Since You’ve Been Gone,…
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Out with the old, In with the New
Are you a resolution person? You know, “new year new you,” kinda thing. I am not one that finds myself deeply reflective as one year closes and other begins. Instead I try to live with intention and conscious awareness of making positive changes whenever necessary regardless of the date on the calendar. However, I love…
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A Sparkling Good #Wine & #Food Pairing
The holidays are a time of year we give ourselves permission to splurge. We may eat a little more, drink a little more, and spend a little more. Since my return from Italy in late October I have been on an “Italian Art of Living” kick.” I shared how Ferrari-Carano Vineyards understands and embraces this…
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Celebrate Thanksgiving Lodi Style
When you think of Thanksgiving what are the first thoughts that come to your mind? Do you think gratitude for a year’s worth of blessings? Perhaps football? Shopping? Or maybe please give me enough alcohol to get me through this day with my family? Did you know more wine is consumed on Thanksgiving in the…
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Celebrate #MerlotMe with #WinePW
Have you ever felt like you were misjudged or treated unfairly? For example, say someone told a group of people they did not like you, leading the group of people to assume there was something wrong with you, so without even knowing you they did not like you as well. That does not seem fair,…
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Volcanic Wine: Erupting with Flavor
Imagine an explosion of epic proportions. Hot lava, rocks and gas billowing from the earth with mammoth force. The sky quickly filling with massive plumes of smoke as viscous magma oozes down the sides of the mountain engulfing everything in its path. The immediate result of the erupting volcano’s pyroclastic flows, heavy falls of ash…
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Portuguese Wines: Just Say Yes
It is August and time once again for one of my favorite monthly activites, Wine Pairing Weekend. This month’s theme was selected by Christy Majors of Confessions of a Culinary Diva. She has chosen to highlight one of my favorite wine countries: Portugal! Portugal is quite diverse as a wine region. However, as a whole…
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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…
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#WinePW Preview USA & French Wine and Food Pairings
July is here and time for our next installment of Wine Pairing Weekend. Do you prefer food and wine from the United States or France? Ha! How about both?! It’s not too late to join in the fun. This month we are pairing American food with American wine, French food with French wine or any…
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