Best Recommendations for Holiday Sparklers and Champagnes
AND THE ACCOUTREMENTS: CAVIAR, CIGARS AND CHOCOLATESYou have now entered the holiday zone. My condolences to you bah-humbugs out there, but look on the bright side! You can turn your attention to “hmm,...
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NAPA’S NEW WHOLE FOODS STORE WITH ARTISAN CHEESES AND AMPLE WINE SELECTION – THE TALK OF THE TOWN!I heard it from my hairdresser – everyone’s buzzing about Napa’s new Whole Foods store. I visited just...
View ArticleNapa Valley’s Top Ten "Best Kept Secret" Wineries
BEST OFF-THE-BEATEN-PATH NAPA TASTING ROOMS After having visited numerous renowned wineries, many of us are looking for the hidden gems within the Napa Valley. Good wines are certainly valued, but the...
View ArticleSaint Patrick's Day: Irish Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions
“Irish” Cuisine Paired with Winning Wines and Festive FilmsLet’s talk Ireland and wine. Ireland and wine? The phrase does not roll trippingly off the tongue. Yet after years of being a beer nation,...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair With Pesto Pasta Sauce
Pesto sauce, generally comprising basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts, grated hard cheese and salt, originated in Genoa of Northern Italy, but no mention appears in the United States until 1944, when...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair With Blue (Bleu) Cheese
Polarizing fare – you either love it or hate it. The phrase “blue cheese” elicits strong responses from most. I suspect the ribbon of blue, representing nasty mold in naysayers’ minds, may play a...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair With Lamb Shanks
Overcooked, battered and abused? No longer. Americans tended to eat less lamb than any other red meat, but consumption has come up bit since younger chefs traveled to discover its intense, interesting...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair With Sea Bass
Patagonian toothfish? That’s the real fish behind the so-called Chilean sea bass, not even in the bass family. Marketing geniuses correctly believed their coined name might make the fish more...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair With Beef Ribs...with a Quote and Recipe from Award-Winning...
Rumor has it that beef ribs are often overlooked, as pork ribs are what most people visualize when they hear “ribs”. French politician Jean Glavany claims: “Those restaurant chains that are withdrawing...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair With Macaroni and Cheese
My intent for dinner tonight was admirable by any standard: green tea, salad loaded with nutrients and tomato soup. However, upon sitting down to start this piece, I watched a video of Greg Ng from...
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Best Wine to Pair With Spinach Salad
Although the origin of spinach salad is unclear, Germans who settled in Pennsylvania are credited with bringing a similar concoction to the United States. Food expert and humorist Alton Brown claims...
View ArticleBest Wine to Pair with Vodka Sauce
Say “vodka sauce” and I instinctively think “sexy”. But truly, the relatively recent classic dish, normally consisting of a tomato-cream sauce with fresh parmesan blanketing thick, penne pasta, warms...
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Best Wine to Pair With New York Strip Steak
With summer upon us, grilled steak has natural appeal, especially irresistible when its alluring aromas waft over the neighbor’s fence. No one was happier than I to receive an assignment to pair wine...
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Best Wine to Pair With Lasagna
I’m usually a good speller, but was concerned when I saw a couple of my contributors recording a favorite comfort food as “lasagna”. I’ve been spelling the dish as “lasagne” for years. Then I was...
View ArticleBest Recommendations for Holiday Sparklers and Champagnes
AND THE ACCOUTREMENTS: CAVIAR, CIGARS AND CHOCOLATES You have now entered the holiday zone. My condolences to you bah-humbugs out there, but look on the bright side! You can turn your attention to...
View ArticleTop Napa Wine and Cheese Pairings
NAPA’S NEW WHOLE FOODS STORE WITH ARTISAN CHEESES AND AMPLE WINE SELECTION – THE TALK OF THE TOWN! I heard it from my hairdresser – everyone’s buzzing about Napa’s new Whole Foods store. I visited...
View ArticleNapa Valley’s Top Ten "Best Kept Secret" Wineries
BEST OFF-THE-BEATEN-PATH NAPA TASTING ROOMS After having visited numerous renowned wineries, many of us are looking for the hidden gems within the Napa Valley. Good wines are certainly valued, but the...
View ArticleSaint Patrick's Day: Irish Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions
“Irish” Cuisine Paired with Winning Wines and Festive Films Let’s talk Ireland and wine. Ireland and wine? The phrase does not roll trippingly off the tongue. Yet after years of being a beer nation,...
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