Napa Valley sparkles with a luxe food & wine “Camp” at Schramsberg Vineyards
[flagallery gid=13 name=”Gallery” w=100% h=100] When immigrant Jacob Schram searched the relatively virgin Napa Valley in the early 1860’s to plant vines, …
The perfect pairing – Port wine with savory foods
My trip to Porto and the Douro Valley in Portugal revealed a lesser-known fact: that sweet fortified wines can pair with savory …
Fast, easy and healthy asian pestos using shiso and edamame
A great way to use a lot of fresh shiso leaves is to make a pesto, Asian style. I was inspired by …
Beyond BBQ – zinspired pairings of zinfandel wine and food
Zinfandel, like most reds, goes great with BBQ and there was plenty of that at the Good Eats & Zinfandel pairing at …
Chateau Haut-Brion gala LA dinner celebrates 75 years of Dillon family ownership
HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg was in Los Angeles Wednesday for the 7th of 8 grand dinners being held around the world …
Sake: the ultimate wine with asian food
Sake isn’t really wine, it’s a brewed beverage, said Henry Sidel, uber premium sake importer and educator, “you have to take off …
Chile’s answer to Malbec: Carmenere
Carmenere changes the way I view Chile as a wine region, that is, as a high quality everyday wine producing region. To be …
Think ‘cru’ with Beaujolais – extraordinary values of 2009 Beaujolais-Villages and Crus
Americans are appreciating Beaujolais more than ever for its fresh, fruit-driven and lower alcohol red wines at an attractive average price of …
A spicy take on food and Madeira tasting at Campton Place in San Francisco
How does one pair Madeira with savory foods? It is a sweet fortified wine that doesn’t appear on the face of it …
High expression pairings of tapas and Terras Gauda wines at Bocadillos restaurant in SF
Winemaker Emilio Rodriguez of Terras Gauda in Rias Baixas High expression, or “alta expresion” is a termed used in Rioja for new …