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Do Empanadas Bordeaux?
Rhett and Link, of Good Mythical Morning, entertain us by asking crazy questions. For example, they dive into the world of smores, choosing various food items such as pizza, liver, and sardines to explore how they pair with chocolate and marshmallows to determine whether or not the alternative food items will “smore.” In the spirit…
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: A Cross-Cultural Pairing
As much as I enjoy pairing wine with cuisine from the same region (what grows together, goes together), I also have fun exploring wine and food pairings from around the world. Stretching beyond the same region opens up a world of opportunities, only limited by the imagination. So let’s get creative and pair traditional German…
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Have #Wine, Will Travel
As wine lovers we all love to travel, right? How do you travel with wine? Do you wrap your bottles in your suitcase and white knuckle your flight, praying your suitcase does not drip down the baggage carousel? Or do you pay high shipping fees to ship your purchases home? What if you travel internationally,…
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Rueda & Ribera: The Adventure Continues
I am still in the wonderful wine regions of Rueda and Ribera on behalf of Snooth. Actually, as I am typing this we have left Rueda and traveled to Ribera del Duero. It has been an incredible journey. I am sitting at a desk in my hotel room of in a former monastery before dinner…
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Rueda y Ribera: A Photo Essay
I am spending this week in the wine regions of Rueda and Ribera Del Duero on behalf of Snooth. I thought as part of my journey I would take some time to share some pictures with you. Come with me to Segovia, Spain. Segovia is a historic Medieval city northwest of Madrid in the Castile and…
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Snooth Article: There’s Another Side to Sangiovese Wines
In February I had the honor of attending Vini ad Arte 2017 to preview the new Romagna Sangiovese vintages, a region often overlooked by the looming shadow of Tuscany. However, for food friendly wines with wallet friendly prices, Romagna Sangiovese are wines not to be missed.
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An Exploration of Pennsylvania #Wine
As readers of this blog you know by now wine is produced in all fifty of our wonderful states. I have been blessed to have tried wine from about 18 of the states, which means I have many more to go. Recently, I had the opportunity to try a collection of wineries from the great…
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Eating My Way Through London’s Soho
Soho is one of London’s most vibrant neighborhoods. An area of only one square mile, Soho is an eclectic multi-cultural neighborhood that today is home to fashion houses, chic bars, restaurants, film companies, recording studios, record shops, and residences. A neighborhood once known for its sex industry, is also the birthplace of some of rock n’roll’s…
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Ron Rubin Wines: Striking a Balance of Passion and Precision
Forty years of pursuing a dream would deter most people, but not Ron Rubin. His dream of owning a winery began in college at UC-Davis when he was 22 years old. Although it took him to the age of 62 to achieve his dream, today The Rubin Family of Wines strikes the right balance of…
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But First We Shall Eat Cake
As a wine writer I am used to receiving media samples of wine, it happens on just about a daily basis. But recently I had an entirely new experience. I received a cake. That’s right, a cake. It came without warning or attention, a cake shrouded in mystery. After uploading a photo of the cake…
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