When Sue came over to do Rosè from Provence paired with fish tacos for this month’s “Summer in Provence” prompt with the Winophiles, I discovered I was fresh out of Rosè from Provence! Instead of making a run for the store, I turned to France’s second oldest wine region, Côtes du Rhône, located just north of Provence, where recently Continue reading →
Sparkling Whites from Mendo’s Scharffenberger and Marche’s Mai Sentito Pair with Pizza
What are your favorite pairings with pizza? When I was a kid, it was root beer. When I was older, I loved sharing pizza and a pitcher of beer with friends, and famed Italian pizza chef swears by beer; he even has a signature beer available at his award winning restaurants 50 Kalo in Rome, Naples, and London. Wine lovers like me turn to red wine, favoring Chianti or Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, and if I can find it, Nerello Mascalese. But on a warm summer night, I like Continue reading →
2 Red Pet Nats by Women Winemakers Paired with Pasta Bolognese and Fennel Flower Salad
Following years of drought, devastating floods bring more rain in a few weeks time than in the previous year. Sound familiar? Maybe a little like California in 2023? While we in California did experience floods that triggered an emergency declaration in many counties of California including Ventura where I live, today I want to call attention to the spring floods that came in May to Italy’s Emilia Romagna when the same amount of rain that might fall in seven months fell in two weeks in a series of storms, and people are still recovering. Continue reading →
wine predator.............. gwendolyn alley 