Not too familiar with Picpoul? We’re not either but we’re learning!
After two outings in two months with this zesty, racy grape, we’re fast fans of this super acidic grape that is one of the thirteen allowed blending grapes in the Rhone’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Picpoul is also grown south of the Rhone in the Languedoc region, where it is one of the oldest domestic grape varieties. Because of its susceptibility to fungal diseases like powdery mildew and because it is low yielding, it fell out of favor,
But it is starting to show up in California thanks to Tablas Creek’s connections. Continue reading →
Happy Earth Month (April!), Earth Week (this one!) and Earth Day (Sunday!)!
How are YOU celebrating the Earth this month? Not sure?
Well, we have a few ideas (SURPRISE!) here on Wine Predator. Today’s post focuses on organic wine from Argentina’s organic Domaine Bousquet “Gaia” brand paired with a vegetarian South American menu.Continue reading →
April 15 aka Tax Day, has come and gone! Did you get your taxes done in time?
Fortunately, this year, because Tax Day April 15 is a Sunday, and because Washington DC celebrates Emancipation Day with a holiday on Monday April 16, this year, like last year and the year before,
Navarra is an up and coming wine region in Northern Spain located in the western part of the Pyrenees Mountains that form a natural boundary between France and Spain with the Basque mountains further to the West. Navarra butts up against France to the north and to the south is Rioja, famous for Tempranillo. Continue reading →
This month, the Wine Pairing Weekend crew become Pilgrims on a sacred journey this April to Navarra, Spain, home to the Camino de Santiago as well as a cuisine that pairs heavenly with the region’s wines! Here’s the invitation to participate.
The famous “Way” travels from many points in Europe with most of them converging in Navarra, Spain, the focus of this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend which includes posts published this Saturday April 14 and a twitter chat that morning at 8am PST.
Read more about these two Garnacha from Navarra in the invite post.
Please join us as we explore this region of Spain; food ideas here. Many of us received a variety of samples from Wines of Navarra for which we are grateful. To prepare us further, Sue and I opened a sample of a 2008 Ochoa Reserva from a single vineyard which we paired with osso bucco. Read on to learn more!
What did the Wine Pairing Weekend Pilgrims do with Navarra Wine?
Here’s a preview of the posts you can expect to find by Saturday morning, April 14:
What went down this winter of 2018 and what’s up this spring?
So far this year, I’ve published 21 posts, which is not far off from my goal of 9 per month or 108 for the year. And what were the most popular of these posts from 2018?
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