Market Day in Southern France
This post includes three topics - Market Day Canadian Winemaker Recipes Easter Winemaker's Lunch Market - It's spring - printemps - in southern France. At least some days. The temperature oscillates between…
Blackcurrant Wine, Hawaiian Poisson, Alaskan Halibut
I went to high school in Europe, drank cheap Italian wine, and suffered monumental headaches the next mornings. In comparison, beer was easier to manage. However, six or seven…
Poached Plums and Icewine – Taking Measure
In the past months I've collected recipes from winemakers, winery owners, and sommeliers throughout the world. I've noticed some trends. Austrians are very responsive to queries (40 percent), whereas Germans are not…
Argentina Humita, South African Herb Rump, and Wine…
New Wine and Food Video, and Online Wine Magazine During the past two weeks my videos and writing have been broadcast from Europe by others who enjoy food, travel, and a…
Red Wine Chocolate Cake
Time marches fast, taking me away from home and wilds and long, lazy afternoons. Still, I have the memory of strong mountain wines. And chocolate cake. And a recipe that…
Feasting With Winemakers – Salmon, Chicken, Lemon Tart
I recently enjoyed a cook-fest in southern France - trying out recipes supplied by winemakers from around the world for the forthcoming book - The Winemakers' Cooking Companion. After cooking,…
Raclette and Wine in the Pyrenees
Here in the French Pyrenees ski town of Cauterets, seven kilometers from the border with Spain, there may be little snow, but there is ample hospitality. Cauterets is in the province…
Almost Bought A Farm
About a year ago, during winter, I was driving away from the city of Bergerac, some 120 kilometers east of Bordeaux. Along this highway I said to myself - I need…
Holiday Wine Reads
Who has time to read books during the holiday season? There are people to visit, food to eat, movies to watch, and trails to walk. But lists of wine books…
Premier Crus – the Movie
Months ago, there was a showing in my home town of Blaye, Bordeaux, of the new French movie Premier Crus. Some of the actors attended and answered questions. I was…