Author name: Linda Whipple, CSW

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). WSET 3 Advanced with merit. Grateful for the grape and all things growing.

A dry Roussillon blanc turns my thoughts to chicken (#winophiles)

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Mention specific varieties of wine and my taste buds start to salivate for certain foods. For example, say “Cabernet Sauvignon” and like many of you, no doubt, I’m thinking red meat, preferably grilled. Similarly, viscous or oily-textured whites such as Viognier immediately evoke thoughts of savory mushrooms, butter, and plump chicken pieces simmering in wine […]

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Finally, a grill! Just in time for Moldovan wine pairing (#winePW)

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Those of you who follow this blog know I often bemoan the lack of a grill. Now that we live close to family, my rants are over. For our “quaranteam” of four adults (and one toddler), backyard grilling is a regular activity. Yes, it’s great to have a grill in the family. But what I’m

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Grilling this Fourth? Consider inviting these Goldschmidt family wines

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Do you know a pair of siblings who are really different from one another? My sister and I are like that. Not exactly polar opposites. Our voices sound similar. But get to know us and you’d wonder whether we’re related at all. Hilary and Katherine, two reds from Goldschmidt Vineyards of Healdsburg, CA, are like

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Super rating, super price – Is this Super Tuscan super? (#ItalianFWT)

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Two weeks ago, the spouse and I arrived at our new home in the Pacific Northwest. A couple of days after that, two Covid 19-masked movers unloaded a pod containing most of our earthy belongings. A journey of almost 3,000 miles had drawn to a close. We’ve been here multiple times to visit our family,

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Encore: Atwater Riesling rounds out NY Finger Lakes samples (#WinePW)

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When tasting through a flight of wines, the standard advice is to save the sweetest for last. So to me, there was a bit of karma in receiving a semi-sweet Atwater Riesling as the last wine for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) event on Finger Lakes wines. The “medium sweet” 2015 Atwater Riesling arrived

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