Tag: pizza
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The Daily Meal Article: The Wine to Pair with Friday Night Pizza
Do you know Americans love pizza? Of course you do. Statics show you likely eat pizza at least once a week. Many Italians like to pair beer with pizza. I find this odd because Italian wine pairs so well with pizza. Here are my wine recommendations for your next Friday night pizza dinner.
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HelloWine: Halloween is Not Just for Kids Anymore
Halloween has hit the big leagues of American holidays. USA Today reported last month that ghosts and goblins alike are expected to spend more on Halloween, costumes, candy, and décor than ever before. The National Retail Federation has predicted a whopping $9.1billion in 2017 on Halloween spending. Furthermore, Pam Goodfellow, principle analyst with Prosper Insights, […]
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Are wine bloggers journalists? This is a heavily debated question that does not afford an easy answer. Probably a more apt question is whether or not wine bloggers are influencers? A much easier question to answer, with wine industry professionals from wineries to wine retailers recognizing the influence of the blogging community. In fact, to […]
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Enjoy National Pizza Month with Zinfandel
October is an epic month for food and wine lovers! In October we celebrate National Chili Month, MerlotMe month, Texas Wine Month, Virginia Wine Month, and now perhaps the best greatest of them all…National Pizza Month! That’s right, October is THE month of pizza. Truth is many wines pair well with pizza; however, one of […]
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The Perfect Wine for Oscar: Director’s Cut Zinfandel
The 87th Annual Academy Awards will be held live Sunday, February 22 on ABC. I am not a big awards show watcher; however, every year I really look forward to watching the Oscars. The excitement begins the first “Oscar worthy” movie I see in the preceding year and continues to build up to the nominations […]
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Pizza, Wine and Rock n’ Roll
My fifteen year old son decided months ago to procure himself a job in anticipation of the upcoming monthly expenses when he turns 16 and gets his driver’s license. Though it was very responsible on his part it sometimes puts a kink in our weekend evening plans since we have to take him to work […]
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Do You Know the Way to Le Marche?
As you recall at the beginning of July I introduced you to my new friends Piero Pagliardini and his lovely wife Katherine Cohen, the proprietors of Vita Verde Imports. (To see post on July 7 click here.) In October of this year Piero and Katherine are hosting an exciting tour to Piero’s home region of […]