Tasting Wine and Chocolate: Melt in Your Mouth Marvelous
Wine and chocolate have many similarities but pairing them can yield differences of opinion. My palate was tested at a chocolate and wine tasting hosted by the Bordeaux Wine School…
What Wine To Drink This Valentine’s Day Based on Your Relationship Status
Whether the most romantic holiday of the year gives you butterflies or if you think it’s a corny Hallmark holiday —here’s what to drink this V-Day.
A Range of Lip-Smacking, Dry Rosés from Unexpected Places and Grapes
Rosés from Provence are no longer the only game in town and they’re no longer just for Summer. Delicious Dry Rosés now come from a range of unexpected places and…
The Guide to the Best Provence Rosé
Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of summer. Hot days by the lake, beach trips, and long weekends in the country are at hand, and for many of these seasonal outings, Provençal rosé will be served. Here’s our guide to the best.
Rosé Wines From Beyond Provence
Warm spring days mean it is “rosé all day” time. But if you’ve been turned off by some of the South of France plonk that’s found its way into many a frosé over the past few summers, we highly recommend looking for others. There is a rosé for everyone.
Vouvray is The Late Summer White You’ve Been Looking For
Late August days call for a light wine that can be paired with all the heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, summer squash and eggplant dishes you’ve been cooking up lately (I’m looking at you, ratatouille). While rosé may be the pre-dinner drink, you need a lighter white to go with your main course. Enter Vouvray, a light white perfect for summer dinners and it has enough body to get your through the hot days of September too.
Rosengarten on Forbes: Cru Bourgeois: A Contentious History, But A Real Force For Good In Modern Bordeaux
September 15, 2015. The historic wine region of Bordeaux has been in a pickle for some years. Back in the great old days, once upon a time, every wine drinker…
My Favorite Wine…I Think: A Burgundy Revelation, along with a Burgundy Lesson
Lots of wine geeks like me are frequently asked a challenging question: What’s your favorite wine? Or, as was interrogatively launched my way recently from the lips of an eager…
Pairing Wine with Tea (and Scones)
Like wine, a great cup of tea is wonderfully complex in aromas, textures, and flavors. Here are some tips on how to enjoy wine with teas and scones for the ultimate grownup high tea from Erika’s Tea Room in Clermont, Florida.