I can’t think of anything better than a rich, hearty, seafood stew on a cold night, unless that meal is paired with two lovely red wines, now we’re talking! Family friends treated us to homemade…
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Wine Wednesdays – 2013 Viticoltori de Conciliis “Donnaluna” Aglianico
These days, my favorite Saturday nigh activity is a nice dinner out with my girlfriends. One recent Saturday with the true chill of fall in the air, we wanted something cozy. I think Sarah’s specific…
Wine Wednesdays – 2014 Peter Zemmer Punggl Pinot Bianco
I keep a note in my phone with a run-on list of restaurants by neighborhood that I want to try. It seems like every time I cross one off, another is added, there’s a never-ending…
Wine Wednesdays – Pronto Lambrusco
With my frequent trips home, I’ve had fun exploring new restaurants in San Francisco on my way home from the airport, it’s a completely different city than the one I grew up in! After seeing…
Wine Wednesdays – Kickin’ It Old School
One of the things I enjoy most about wine is the opportunity to experience things outside my wheelhouse. A recent score from Benchmark Wines in Napa yielded two such opportunities for learning and exploration: a 1980…
Wine Wednesdays – 2014 Contesa Pecorino
I’m sure you’re all familiar with Pecorino cheese, but did you know it’s also a grape varietal? A native grape to the Abruzzo region of central Italy, I recently sampled the 2014 Pecorino from Contesa over…
Wine Wednesdays – Winemaker Dinner with Valle Reale
While in Oslo, we were lucky enough to crash a winemaker dinner with Valle Reale, a winery in the Abruzzo region in Italy. We settled in to the back room at buzzing Cru restaurant as…
Wine Wednesdays – 2012 Eisacktaler Kellerei Cantina Chardonnay
Tra Vigne has been a Napa Valley institution for the better part of my entire life (28 years to be exact). Sadly they are closing their doors as of December 20th. While I was home…
Wine Wednesdays – 2014 San Giovanni Il Chiaretto Valtènesi Rosé
I recently had this Italian rosé with dinner at Via Carota. Isn’t it funny when you hear or experience something for the first time then all of a sudden you see it everywhere? That’s what…
Wine Wednesdays – Matteo Correggia 2014 Roero Arneis
I recently ventured above 23rd street to see what everyone’s been talking about at Marta, the new pizza joint in the Martha Washington Hotel. It was pretty fabulous. We ate the pizza so fast I…