When I lived in Pennsylvania, I took spring road trips to one of my favorite U.S. wine regions – New York State’s Finger Lakes. I’d go in April when the region was just waking up from winter and tiny green buds were just starting to appear on trees. By going this early, I’d beat the […]
Vidal ice wine brings back memories of NY Finger Lakes (#WorldWineTravel) Read More »
Corvina and Rondinella. Let’s call them two gentle grapes of Verona. You may have met these indigenous Italian grapes in popular Valpolicella. Now I invite you to taste Bardolino, a red wine made southeast of Lake Garda in the Verona province of Veneto, Italy. Like Valpolicella, Bardolino is a blend of Corvina and Rondinella. Corvina
Pizza wine! Fresh, fruity and made from native Italian grapes (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
Rosé is not just for summer. There, it’s official, according to the director general of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence, who told French radio recently that rosés are shaking off their lightweight image. But was that pronouncement merely a marketing ploy, or are consumers really lapping up rosés year-round? It turns out tastes
Is Pink Wine the New Winter White? (WinePW) Read More »
“Share a French wine gifted to you for the holidays,” she said. Nope. OK, “share a French wine you wish had been gifted to you.” That was the prompt from Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm for this month’s French Winophiles blogging event. New year, new approach. Hope you’ll click the
A gift to the planet: Biodynamic Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley (#Winophiles) Read More »
After postponing a road trip down the Oregon Coast for a month due to wildfires, the time had finally arrived in mid-November to pack the binoculars and hiking boots and depart western Washington. The goals for this trip were simple: birds, trees, wine. The trip exceeded expectations, but stark and surprising contrasts awaited us, too.
Troon wine: Farm-fresh flavor in every glass (#winePW) Read More »
