Tag: wine
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Left Coast Cellars
It was a cold mid-December weeknight and getting to be dinner preparation time. A busy week overflowed from one day to the next with little time to think about a weeknight meals. It is these times I turn to my massive stack of recipes I have accumulated over the years and look for something quick…
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Brothers in #Wine Express the Beauty of Côtes du Roussillon
One year ago I shared how I longed to sit in a café in the South of France enjoying French wine with a delicious meal. Happily, this past September I had the blessing of achieving this dream in Provence on the French Riviera. As 2017 begins, I still long to embrace this experience in the…
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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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For the Love of Cava
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. Time to celebrate the end of the current year as we welcome the possibilities of New Year. 2016 has been challenging in many ways. However, New Year’s Eve is a perfect time to reflect with gratitude on whatever blessings it held for us. Bubbles are, of course, a classic and…
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The Many Faces of Concha Y Toro
Branding is an important component for companies. Wine is no exception. When you hear the name Screaming Eagle or Opus One even casual wine drinkers have knowledge and a perception of these wines. Concha Y Toro is another example of a wine producer who has achieved name recognition through branding.
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Get to Know Herdade do Esporão
For many Esporão is the face of Portuguese wines. It is the best-selling Portuguese wines in the US, with their Monte Velho label one of the most recognized. However, there is much more to this winery that began in Alentejo 1997. Its commitment to the environment, society, and to non-conformity offer insight to the people…
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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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Carmenère: A Search for Identity
It seems today as the world becomes smaller more people are seeking to understand their ancestry. A friend recently dove into an ancestry expedition to find not only genealogical ties to Native Americans but also to the Prophet Mohammad. This is also true for wine. The wine community is constantly seeking genealogy of grapes as…
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