Crevettes, Frangipane & Rosé Wine
OVERVIEW. The brunt of a severe two month confinement is over. Time for movement, sunshine and celebration! More livestream wine tastings are coming this week.
Food and Recipes
Lockdown Banana Bread & Fronsac Wine
OVERVIEW. More livestream wine tastings are coming! TOMORROW’S LIVESTREAM: After a quick overview of Italy’s Abruzzo wines, I’ll taste three wines (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Livestreams & Aubergines
90 SECOND OVERVIEW. LIVESTREAMS. Due to lockdown and the inability to taste 2019 vintages at different Bordeaux châteaux this year, I’ve held two Instagram livestream
Confinement Cooking & French White Wine
OVERVIEW. Day 22 of confinement. It is Tuesday. I think. Unwashed cars and a few masked individuals with uncut hair are out on the streets.
Cabernet and California Cuisine in Napa Valley
OVERVIEW. Napa Valley in northern California—30 miles long and 5 miles wide—includes over a thousand wineries (40 years ago it had less than 50). It
Potato-Parsnip Soup with Bordeaux White Wine
OVERVIEW. This local post takes place in the Bordeaux town of Bourg—located a 20 minute drive away from my home in Blaye. Bourg is on
Floridian Pastries With Napa and Burgundy Wines
OVERVIEW. In Florida in the U.S., the Naples Winter Wine Festival raises record sums to aid disadvantaged students and children within Collier County. This January
Genovese Ravioli & Organic Wines
OVERVIEW. Coastal Genoa city is the midpoint of the Ligurian coast in northwest Italy, and links together Provencal France and Italy’s Tuscany and Piedmont regions.
Moselle Valley Tart & Riesling; Also – Is Wine Tasting A Doddle?
OVERVIEW. Years ago in Berlin, I sampled cracking good Riesling wines. However, I have yet to visit Germany’s Moselle Valley, which is renowned for steep
Australian Seafood & Margaret River Chardonnay
OVERVIEW. Most photos on this post are of Western Australia—shot by winemaker Robyn Drayton. Robyn sold her renowned wine business in the Hunter Valley (a
