Who else is as obsessed with Thanksgiving as I am?! I mean,,,the day revolves around FOOD. Can it get any better? And even more than food, there’s WINE. Oh yea…WINE…and PUMPKIN PIE. Yummmmmmmmy! So I thought I would jot down a brief little post about wine pairings...
Vinho Verde! If you’re looking for a fresh white wine that’s light, fun, inexpensive and sometimes fizzy, then let me introduce you to Portugal’s Vinho Verde. And when I say “inexpensive” I mean you can literally get a bottle for $4.99 at Trader Joes. That’s...
Okay so maybe that wasn’t the greatest play on words. Especially if you don’t know how to pronounce Riesling yet. It’s pronounced “Rees-ling”. “Riesons” to love “Riesling”…get it? {wah wah wahhhhhhhhh}. Admittedly, I’ve been a...
Pairing Wine and Chocolate. You’re at that moment in the evening when the only thing you want after dinner is a glass of wine and your favorite chocolate. You grab whatever wine you have, grab your piece of delicious chocolatey goodness – and then what do you notice? After you eat...
It’s that time of year! Phew! A whopping 95 degrees yesterday, and it’s only going to get hotter in my neck of the woods – or desert – should I say. The benefit of living in the valley of Los Angeles is the amazing mountain views and sunny mornings without the marine layer. The drawback is weather so hot in the summer you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
For those of you that are friends of mine on FB, you have probably heard me mention how much I love Brunello. It is quite literally my most favorite red wine in the world. Sure, I love a Bordeaux just as much as the next person (who doesn’t?), but when it comes to Brunello there is a...
Wine, seafood, music and a local guide: what more can a person ask for when in the magical city of Venice?! This was our second time in Venice. The first time we were there, we only spent two nights which is not nearly enough time to explore all the nooks and crannies Venice has to offer. This...
You see, back in the 1960’s Sauvignon Blanc didn’t have a lot of street cred. The American versions of the wine at that time were on the sweet side and less than exciting for most people. So Robert Mondavi (we ALL know that name, right?) took the initiative to visit France to see how they created their Sauvignon Blanc. He visited the regions of Loire Valley Sancerre and also the Pouilly-Fumé region whose Sauvignon Blanc at that time was called “Blanc Fumé.”
We were recently invited to celebrate our friend Jennie’s mom, Terrie’s, birthday in Malibu for a little wine tasting and … wait for it … a SAFARI. If you don’t think there’s any good vineyards and wine to taste in Los Angeles County, just wait until you read...
Cava. Now here is an understated, under-appreciated and usually over looked sparkling wine. It’s more or less the Prosecco of Spain because Prosecco (Italian) is also highly overlooked as everyone always seems to focus on the Champagnes of the world. Yet surprisingly Cava is usually very easily found in most major grocery stores which makes it easily accessible and very budget friendly.
Never heard of Grüner Veltliner (pronounced Grooner Velt-leener)? Neither had I until last year when a dear friend of mine in NYC recommended I try it as an exotic alternative to dry Riesling or Sauv Blanc. I’m so glad she did because it has quickly become one of my favorite white wines – when I can find it.
So after 10 months of sitting on photos and trying to make the time to write this, I am FINALLY going to write about our wine tasting tour in Tuscany. While it was only a day long and it seems like it should be easy to blog, I really wanted to do this justice. I also knew it was going to make me terribly nostalgic and wishing I was still in Italy. Ohhhhhh the aching pain to be back there!
