Tag: food and wine pairings

• Exploring Argentinian Wine with the Zuccardi Family #WinePW

  

  As winter sets in across most of the United States, our Wine Pairing Weekend group is taking a virtual journey to the southern hemisphere for warmer weather as we explore the world of Argentinian wines.

  Michelle Williams

  January 11, 2019

  #WinePW, Argentina, Argentinian wines, Food, Travel, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  #WinePW, Argentina, Bodegas Santa Julia, Bonarda, Familia Zuccardi, food and wine pairings, Malbec, Mendoza, wine, wine and food pairing, wine review, Wines of Argentina, Winesellers, winetasting, Zuccari

• Lirac AOC Produces Your New Favorite Wines

  

  Is it possible to be a wine producing region for over two-thousand years and yet remain largely unknown? Seemingly unlikely, yet the Lirac AOC in southern Rhône remains a best kept secret. Please allow myself and the French Winophiles to introduce you to your new favorite wine region – Lirac.

  Michelle Williams

  October 19, 2018

  #Winophiles, Food, Food and Wine Pairing, French Wine, French Winophiles, Rhône Valley Wines, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  #Winophiles, 2015 Chateau D’ Aquéria Lirac Rouge Rhône Valley France, 2016 Alain Jaume Domaine du Clos de Sixte Lirac Rhône Valley France, 2016 Ogier ‘Lou Camine’ Lirac Rouge Rhône Valley France, 2017 Domaine Maby Lirac Cuvee Prestige Casta Diva Rhône Valley France, cru, food and wine pairings, French Wine, French Winophiles, Lirac AOC, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review, wine tasting

• Why Pinot Noir Pairs Perfectly with Fall

  

  As cooler temperatures descend I begin to crave one grape – Pinot Noir. The reason behind my singular focus traces to fall cuisine. The right marriage of food and wine elevates a meal and the overall experience. Therefore, in fall, all food roads lead to Pinot Noir.

  Michelle Williams

  October 15, 2018

  Fall, Food and Wine Pairing, Pinot Noir, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  2014 Calla Lily Ultimate Red Carneros Pinot Noir Napa Valley USA, 2014 Perfusion Vineyard San Francisco Bay Pinot Noir California USA, 2014 Windrun Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir Santa Barbara USA, 2015 Portlandia Momtazi Pinot Noir Willamette Valley USA, 2015 Windrun Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir Santa Barbara USA, 2016 Edna Valley Vineyard Central Coast Pinot Noir California USA, 2016 Frank Family Carneros Pinot Noir Napa Valley USA, 2016 Imagery Pinot Noir California USA, 2016 Perfusion Vineyard San Francisco Bay Pinot Noir California USA, 2016 Talbott Logan Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands USA, 2016 Wairau River Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand, 2017 Matetic Vineyards Carralillo Pinot Noir San Antonio Valley Chile, fall, food, food and wine pairings, Pinot Noir, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review, wine tasting

• A Summer of Italian Wine

  

  In Italy what grows together, goes together. This is one reason Italian wines are so food friendly. Another contributing factor to the ease of Italian wine-food pairing is the landscape of the Italian Peninsula – northern mountains trail down its spine, lush green plains and forests, rolling hills, ancient volcanoes, and two distinct islands, all […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 6, 2018

  Food, Italian wine, Italy, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  2008 Antonelli Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG Umbria, 2014 Duchman Family Winery Aglianico Oswald Vineyard Texas USA, 2014 Luca Bosio Vineyards Moscato d’Asit DOCG, 2015 Tascante ‘Ghiaia Nera’ Nerello Mascalese Sicily DOC, 2015 Tenuta Alzatura Montefalco Rosso DOC Umbria, 2016 Duchman Family Winery Vermentino Bingham Family Vineyard Texas USA, 2016 Gran Passione Rosso Veneto IGT, 2016 Luca Bosio Vineyards Barbera d’Asti DOCG, 2016 Luca Bosio Vineyards Cortese di Gavi DOCG, 2016 Luca Bosio Vineyards Langhe Arneis DOCG, 2016 Troon Vineyard Montepulciano Kubli Bench Applegate Valley Oregon USA, 2016 Troon Vineyard Sangiovese Kubli Bench Applegate Valley Oregon USA ($25), Aglianico, Arneis, Barbera, Cortesa, food and wine pairings, Gavi, Italian wine, Montepulciano, Moscato d’Asti, Oregon Wine, Pairing Italian wine with summer, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, summer, Texas wine, Vermentino, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review

• Drinking Bordeaux in Blue Jeans

  

  I love Bordeaux. I have many bottles in my cellar and more on the way. Big, opulent, tannic wines. These wines need time – a lot of time – in bottle to integrate in such a way the tannins become smooth and the tertiary notes take center stage. This is the way I like Bordeaux. […]

  Michelle Williams

  May 19, 2018

  #Winophiles, Cotes de Bordeaux, Food, Music, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  #cotesdebdxspring, #Winophiles, 2015 Chateau Couronneau, 2015 Chateau Lamothe de Haux, 2015 Chateau Pitray, 2016 Chateau Peybonhomme Les Tours Blanc Bonhomme, Bordeaux, Bordeaux in Blue Jeans, Cooking Light Recipes, Cotes de Bordeaux, food, food and wine pairings, French Winophiles, music, Neil Diamond – Forever in Blue Jeans, recipes, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review, wine tasting

• #Winophiles Explore Côtes de Bordeaux in May

  

  Each month a group of French wine lovers, known as #Winophiles, gather to explore a French wine region through its wine, food, and culture. In May the Winophiles are highlighting Côtes de Bordeaux. This is a brief preview of the region and how to join in the fun.

  Michelle Williams

  May 3, 2018

  #Winophiles, Côtes de Bordeaux, Food, Food and Wine Pairing, French Wine, French Winophiles, Wine

  #Winophiles, Cotes de Bordeaux, food, food and wine pairings, France, French Wine, French Winophiles, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review

• Maison M. Chapoutier: Expressing Terroir Through Biodynamics

  

  “Anyone who creates wines must be generous and festive. Without such qualities the creative act is doomed, sterile and vain.” Michel Chapoutier I just returned from a remarkable week in Chile. The focus of the week was terroir: climate, weather, soil. In the Rhone Valley Michel Chapoutier is the benchmark for terroir driven wines. Embracing […]

  Michelle Williams

  March 16, 2018

  #Winophiles, Food, Food and Wine Pairing, French Wine, French Winophiles, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, Wine, wine and food pairing, wine review, Winetasting

  #Winophiles, 2015 M Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape “La Bernardine” Rouge Rhône France, 2015 M Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage “Les Meysonniers” Rouge Rhône France, 2016 M Chapoutier Luberon “La Ciboise” Blanc Rhône France, biodynamic farming, biodynamics, food, food and wine pairings, French Winophiles, Maison M. Chapoutier, Michel Chapoutier, Rhône Valley Wines, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review

• Celebrating Napa & Sonoma with #MerlotMe

  

  Honestly, this is a hard article for me to write. With Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties engulfed in over two dozen fires that I witnessed firsthand on Monday I have struggled this week to write about wine. I mean really, who wants to discuss the fact that October is #MerlotMe month right now. Frankly, I […]

  Michelle Williams

  October 14, 2017

  #MerlotMe, #WinePW, Food, Merlot, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Wine

  #MerlotMe, #WinePW, 2014 Cannonball Merlot Sonoma County USA, 2015 Chelsea Goldschmidt Merlot Alexander Valley USA, 2015 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley USA, food, food and wine pairings, music, Napa Valley, Ryan Adams – Come Pick Me Up, Sonoma County, wine, wine and food pairings, wine country fires

• 5 Rhône Valley Wines Perfect for Summer

  

  As much as I enjoy exploring the historical convergence of wine and religion that is evident all over the world, the Rhone Valley is possibly my favorite wine region to excavate historically. Hopefully someday I will have the opportunity to explore it in person. However, the Rhone Valley is not only home to religious history, […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 12, 2017

  Rhone Valley, summer, wine

  #Rosédallday, #thinkpink, 2015 Domaine De La Bastide Côtes du Rhône Villages Visan Rhône Valley France, 2016 Domaine De Fondreche Ventoux L’Instant Rosé Rhône Valley France, 2016 Domaine Le Colombier Vacqueyras Blanc Rhône Valley France, 2016 Ferraton Pere & Fils Côtes du Rhône Samorëns Blanc Rhone Valley France, 2016 Ferraton Pere & Fils Côtes du Rhône Samorëns Rosé Rhône Valley France, Côtes du Rhône, Cinsault, Clairette, food and wine pairings, France, French Wine, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Rhône Valley Wines, Rhone Valley, Rose, Roussanne, summer, Syrah, Viognier, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review, wine-searcher

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Pedroncelli 3 Ways

  

  The Pedroncelli family is celebrating the 90th anniversary of their family owned and operated winery in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma. In honor of this celebration they have made my life a bit easier, not only have they sent me some wonderful wine samples, they have also sent recipes to pair with the wines. This has […]

  Michelle Williams

  May 31, 2017

  Dry Creek Valley, Food, Music, Pedroncelli, Wine

  #Ped90th, 2015 Pedroncelli Sangiovese Alto Vineyards Dry Creek Valley USA, 2016 Pedroncelli Dry Rosé of Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley USA, 2016 Pedroncelli Sauvignon Blanc East Side Vineyards Dry Creek Valley USA, Dry Creek Valley, food, food and wine pairings, music, Pedroncelli Family Vineyards, recipes, Sly & The Family Stone – A Family Affair, Sonoma, wine, wine and food pairing