Tag: wine review
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Troon Vermentino and Tom Kha Gai Soup
Do you have a favorite fall food? I don’t have one but I do enjoy preparing soups as the weather begins to cool off. When preparing a hearty soup such as steak, split pea, or lentil, wine pairings can be easy. However, when preparing a spicy ethnic soup, wine pairings can be a challenge. Today,…
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Jordan Winery: 40 Years of Exceptional Wines
How can a winery that only crafts two wines become an icon California winery and maintain that legendary status for forty years? Jordan Winery has accomplished this through focusing on crafting wines of balance, elegance, and a great ability to pair with food. Truly a winning combination!
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Waiting for Fall with Windrun Pinot Noir
Fall is coming in fits and starts in Texas. The calendar has us firmly entrenched in fall; however, the weather keeps cooling off only to raise back into the 80’s again, it’s like being stuck on an endless loop of a roller coaster. I am a huge fan of fall, mostly for the fashion, but…
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5 Frightfully Good Wines to Celebrate Halloween
Happy Halloween! As the sun sets tonight the land will be filled with ghosts, goblins, and witches, along with superheros, star athletes and perhaps a princess or two. While the kids have their fun trick-or-treating you can have yours too with these frightfully delicious wines perfect for adult treats tonight!
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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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4 Virginia Wines for your Thanksgiving Table
As October comes to an end it is time to switch focus from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Did you know more wine is consumed on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year? Thanksgiving is centered around a large scale, at times daunting, meal to share with friends and family. Pairing wines with Thanksgiving often leads…
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Diving into Bordeaux #Wine with #Winophiles: Graves
This article explores the virtues of the Bordeaux wine region Graves. It also includes a wine review and food pairing.
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Why You Should Be Drinking Grüner Veltliner
This article is an in-depth introduction to Grüner Veltliner for Wine Pairing Weekend as well as a wine review and food pairing.
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It’s Great to be King: Celebrating #CabernetDay
There are many glorious grapes in the world of wine. However, in celebration of #cabernetday on September 1, this article recognizes Cabernet Sauvignon as king. In exploration of Cabernet Sauvignon I will review two wines from Flora Springs Winery in Napa Valley, and introduce you to a Bodacious wine from Jon Nathaniel Wines.
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Summertime with Donnafugata
Summertime and the living’s easy….isn’t that how the song goes? As summer wines down the heat in Texas likes to hang on till mid-September. By now I am ready for cooler days but still take advantage of the heat by using the grill most nights of the week. Donnafugata is an awesome addition to summer.…
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