Looking for fresh, easy cocktail ideas that aren’t too sweet? Join us as we mix it up with Italian cocktails using these Italian beverages and Italy inspired ingredients for starters, and then, as digestives to conclude the meal with a classic Italian dessert, Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolates. Continue reading
5 garnacha from Spain
In 2021, Sue and I joined the World Wine Travel group of wine writers to tackle a different region of Spain each month. Continue reading
6 sparkling wines from Italy
Garganega. Glera. Grechetto. Lambrusco. Moscato. Pinot Nero. These are all grapes made into sparkling wines in Italy, so if you thought Italian sparkling wine came from one place, and in one style, and one grape only –I’m looking at you PROSECCO!– do I have a holiday sparkling wine secret surprise for you! How about seven styles of sparkling wine made from seven different grapes paired with Italian inspired festive finger foods?
festive finger foods inspired bu Italian cuisine paired with Italian sparkling wine
Festive Finger Foods for Sparkling Italian Wines Continue reading
Barolo and Barbaresco are two of the most iconic Italian wines. Made from the Nebbiolo grape, the vines grow in Piemonte, in the hills of northern Italy, and the wines are famous for being pale in color yet powerful on the palate. But California Nebbiolo? Continue reading
Biodynamic Bubbles? Yes please! From France? For sure! Charlot Champagne? Nope, not in this case! We’re talking Crémant which means Continue reading
Santa’s Secret– yes that’s Wine Predator on the right!
Last year, I did a wine lover’s gift guide with 12 Days of Christmas with wine related gifts:
This year? Continue reading
Greek wine and cuisine: so distinct, so delicious, so ideal for our grill friendly lifestyle! So why don’t we do Greek wines more often? Perhaps it’s because the wines aren’t easy to find — or easy to say! Names like Assyrtiko, Moschofilero, Malagousia, Savatiano, Retsina, Agiorgitiko, Xinomavro, Rapsani, Vinsanto, and Mavrodaphne may be challenging to most Americans to say, but it’s time to Go Greek and give Greek wine a try in 2022! The Greeks have 200 indigenous grape varieties with 50 used commercially for you to sample. Continue reading
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