Virtual Tasting / Dégustation Virtuelle – En Primeurs … !
This post is in English and French. Ce poste est en anglais et en français. English: In early to mid April I’ll do an online virtual ‘en primeur’ sampling of…
Cabernet and California Cuisine in Napa Valley
View from Oakville in Napa Valley, California 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…
Vegetable Lamb Pastry & Pichon Baron Wine
The Gironde Estuary OVERVIEW. In France, lunch is ritual. It is a time when people stop their actions to sit down—preferably with friends, family or co-workers—and enjoy an unrushed period…
Potato-Parsnip Soup with Bordeaux White Wine
OVERVIEW. Looking from Bourg at the Dordogne River This local post takes place in the Bordeaux town of Bourg—located a 20 minute drive away from my home in Blaye. Bourg…
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 it raised $20 million in…
Genovese Ravioli & Organic Wines
San Lorenzo cathedral, Genoa 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. Combine…
Moselle Valley Tart & Riesling; Also – Is Wine Tasting A Doddle?
Wine apple tart (photo by Giulia Juhe) OVERVIEW. Years ago in Berlin, I sampled cracking good Riesling wines. However, I have yet to visit Germany's Moselle Valley, which is renowned…
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 capital for the Semillon grape…
Outsiders In Paris
OVERVIEW. The ‘Salon des Outsiders’ is a gathering held twice a year—once in Lausanne and once in Paris—showcasing not only renowned Cru wines (mostly from Bordeaux) but also lesser known…
Rigatoni And Grenache On Volcanic Mount Etna
Vineyards with smoking Mount Etna in the background OVERVIEW. Recently I spent a few hours at lunch with a wonderful group of wine professionals at Locanda Nerello, a restaurant associated…