Tag: food
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Pairing Delicious Chili with Great Wines
The New Year is here. With it comes the chill of winter and football. NFL playoffs are underway and the college National Championship Game is just days away. One food that is both a warm welcome to the new year and a great football food is chili. Here are some delicious chili recipes paired with…
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Host a Game Winning Football Watching Party These 10 Delicious Food and Wine Pairings
Happy New Year! As the new year kicks off football is in high gear, which means the party season continues. No matter whether your favorite team is wins or loses you will be a winner with these football food fan favorites perfectly paired with game winning wines.
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6 California Wines Perfect for Your Holiday Table
The holiday rush is on. Hanukkah begins tomorrow. Christmas is just two days away. Have you bought all your gifts? Batteries? Wrapping paper? It’s time to turn your focus to the big holiday meal. Have you planned the meal? Bought the needed ingredients? What about the wine? What? You forgot the wine? Don’t worry, I…
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Welcoming Winter with Côtes de Bordeaux
Darkness falls across the land on the longest day of year. An astronomical phenomenon in the Northern Hemisphere where the earth’s tilt on its axis is at the farthest point from the sun and the sun’s daily maximum elevation is at its lowest is known as the Winter or December Solstice. In truth the solstice…
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How About Some French Fizz this Holiday Season?
Bubbles are perfect any day or any time of year; however, there is something about the holiday season that demands them. Sparkling wine is a perfect aperitif to get the party started, a great accompaniment to most any cuisine, and a refreshing way to end an evening. Furthermore, December is International Champagne month.
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A Bounty of Cabernet Franc
It’s an age old tale of forbidden romance resulting in a child out of wedlock. This child, a son, has a rivalry with his father. The child grows to become a confident, assured, ruler. He is loved by all, adored throughout the world. The rivalry begins to dwindle because the son has all the power,…
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Keeping Warm this Winter with Some Big Italian Reds
As temperatures drop we begin to embrace heartier cuisines to keep us warm. Pasta Bolognese, lasagna, and stews are among our winter dining selections. When selecting a wine to pair with these winter comfort foods what better place to look then to northern Italy.
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A Guide to the Perfect #Thanksgiving #Food & #Wine Pairings
Thanksgiving. The one day of the year when Americans gather for family, friends, food, and football. It is a day meant to focus on gratitude and the joy of being with those we love. It is also a day that centers on one epic meal, and for some that meal can be daunting. To make…
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Beaujolais: Ah, To Be Young, Wild, & Free
One of the wine world’s most celebrated events is Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! I remember just a few weeks after last year’s Paris attacks the Beaujolais Nouveau wine makers driving through Paris in convertibles celebrating the release of the 2015 vintage, bringing joy, hope, and a sense of normalcy to Paris and the world.…
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Exploring the Idea of Local on #WinePW
What does local mean to you? Local is defined as “pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place.” Are you particularly tied to your locale through culture, people, or cuisine? Do you make an attempt to remain true to your “local” when consuming food and drink? Today, our Wine Pairing Weekend group is…
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