Category: #Winophiles

• Rockin Alsace Riesling with #Winophiles

  

  When you were a kid did you enjoy playing tug-of-war? I remember at times enjoying this game and other times disliking it. I loved being paired with a bunch of strong kids and winning the match. I especially loved it when it was girls against boys and the girls won. However, I also recall receiving…

  Michelle Williams

  February 20, 2016

  #Winophiles, Alsace, Food, France, French Winophiles, Music, Wine

  #Winophiles, Alsace, Bon Appettit, Domaine Zind-Hubrecht, Domaine Zind-Hubrecht Riesling 2012, food, France, French Winophiles, music, Pinterest, Recipe, Riesling, Scorpions, wine, Wines of Alsace

• Burgundy: The Taste of Terroir

  

  The glories of Burgundy. A land rich in history, wine and food. You have heard me say there is no separation of church and wine. Though viticulture and wine consumption began long before Christianity, the church played a key role in the global spread of vineyards and the use of wine in celebration of the…

  Michelle Williams

  January 16, 2016

  #Winophiles, Bourgognes, Burgundy, Food, French Winophiles, Music, Travel, Wine

  #Winophiles, Another Food Blogger, Bourgognes, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Classic French Onion Soup, Domaine Lucien Muzard et Fils, Domaine Lucien Muzard et Fils 2012 Santenay Gravières Premier Cru:, food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Gravières, jazz, music, Recipe, Santney, Stan Tracey, travel, wine, Winefolly

• All That Sparkles is Gold

  

  No wine in history has spawned such poetry as Champagne. Even though Dom Pérignon did not invent Champagne he was certainly among the first to poeticize it by exclaiming to his fellow Benedictine monks, “Come quickly I am tasting the stars!” Since the 17th century the world has been in a love affair with Champagne.…

  Michelle Williams

  December 19, 2015

  #Winophiles, Champagne, Food, France, French Winophiles, Louis Roederer, Wine

  #Winophiles, Champagne, Chic-Fil-A, Christmas, food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, holidays, jazz, Louis Roederer, Louis Roederer Brut Nature 2006 Champagne, music, Ramsey Louis Trio, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, wine

• Oh Bordeaux You’re So Fine

  

  I love things in life that offer a sense of time and place. This is one reason I love about music. It has been said that music is the soundtrack of our lives. That sentiment is so true for me. When I hear songs like “Muskrat Love,” “Staying Alive,” “Oh Mickey,” and “Hungry Like the…

  Michelle Williams

  November 21, 2015

  #Winophiles, Bordeaux, Dallas, Food, French Winophiles, Restaurant, Wine

  #Winophiles, Barons De Rothschild (Lafite) Pauillac Reserve Speciale 2009, Bordeaux, Dallas, Dining Dallas, food, French Winophiles, Lafite, Lavendou, Medoc, Pauillac, restaurant, wine

• Separation of Church and Wine?

  

  How well do you know world history? How well do you know history of the Christian tradition? How well do you know the history of wine? Why am I asking you these questions? Because historically there is no separation of church and wine. We know that the first vineyards predate Christian history by hundreds of…

  Michelle Williams

  October 17, 2015

  #Winophiles, Domaine de Mourchon, Food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Guigal Estate, Music, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, Wine

  #Winophiles, Côtes du Rhône, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chicago, Domaine de Mourchon, Domaine de Mourchon Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret 2012, food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2013, Guigal Estate, music, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, travel, wine

• Wines of Southwest France with #Winophiles

  

  It’s August and time for another stop on the French Winophiles tour. This month we visit the lesser known region of Southwest France. I will tell you the secret of Southwest France upfront: if you love Bordeaux but prefer not to pay Bordeaux prices then you will love the wines of Southwest France because the…

  Michelle Williams

  August 15, 2015

  #Winophiles, Château Bélingard, Food, France, French Winophiles, Music, Pinterest, Recipe, Southwest France, Wine

  #Winophiles, Château Bélingard, Château Bélingard AOC Bergerac 2013 Blanc, Château Bélingard AOC Bergerac 2013 Rouge, food, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, Muse, music, Pinterest, Recipe, Total Wine, wine, Winefolly