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Mushroom Goat Cheese Pasta Paired with Tatomer Grüner Veltliner/Riesling

October 6, 2024 By Jane 2 Comments

Mushroom Goat Cheese Pasta is the kind of food I want as summer has faded to fall. The temperatures don’t always reflect that seasonal change here in the south, but my mindset is firmly moving to the foods of fall.

I received an advance copy of “A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together” by Sonja and Alex Overhiser of the food blog “A Couple Cooks.” I sampled a handful of recipes, but this mushroom pasta inspired me as fall sets in and summer lingers. While the mushrooms and pasta acknowledge the fall season, the goat cheese and white wine pairing still give a nod to those southern “summer” temperatures….

Wine and Food Notes from Franken Germany

March 21, 2024 By Jane 6 Comments

The Würzburger Stein Vineyard overlooking the Main River in Franken Germany

Fortress Marienberg overlooking the Main River and the famous Würzburger Stein Vineyard

Last Fall, I returned to a wine region I once called home, Franken (Franconia in English). I lived in Würzburg, the heart of the Franken wine-growing region. Here, steep hillside vineyards overlook the Main River. It is in Franken that my appreciation and love of wine began. Franken wines left a lasting impression on my wine-drinking palate. The wines produced here are primarily dry whites; Silvaner is the flagship variety, along with Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, White Pinot varieties, Bacchus, and Scheurebe, among other whites. Due to warming temperatures that help ripen the grapes, the rising red variety is Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)….

A Taste of Provence: Food and Wine Pairings

August 18, 2023 By Jane 2 Comments

Close your eyes and image it is August and you are in Provence. What do you see, smell, taste, and hear?

I see fields of sunflowers, groves of olive trees, vineyards, and overflowing stands of vegetables at farmer’s markets. I smell fragrant aromas of thyme, rosemary, lavender and the salty air of the Mediterranean Sea. I taste refreshing bright Provence Rosés, just picked tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, olives, olive oil, and fresh goat cheese. And I hear cheerful voices that are relaxing and enjoying summer in Provence.

This month the French Winophiles are dreaming of summer in Provence. Linda at My Full Wine Glass is our host, and you can be sure a taste of Provence with food and wine pairings will be my focus.…

Lamb Curry Paired with Viognier

August 11, 2023 By Jane 5 Comments

Sometimes, but not always, I lean more toward drinking white wine. Lately, a glass of white wine is in my hand. Maybe it’s the sweltering temperatures many of us are coming off of from the month of July. When Robin of Crushed Grape Chronicles challenged the Wine Pairing Weekend group of writers to create “Unexpected White Wine Pairings,” I was ready to mix up my go-to white wine and food pairings with something more unexpected.
Curry Lamb paired with Viognier makes perfect sense as a food and wine pairing. At first thought, lamb would suggest a red wine pairing—something like a Syrah. As the wine pairing “experts” say, it’s not just the ingredients in a dish that drives the pairing, but also cooking methods and sauces….

For the Love of Pinot Noir: An American-French Partnership in Oregon

July 14, 2023 By Jane 9 Comments

Nicolas-Jay is the collaboration between two friends who love Pinot Noir. Jean-Nicolas Méo, owner and winemaker of Méo-Camuzet in the Côte D ‘Or, and Jay Boberg, music entrepreneur, and passionate oenophile, are cofounders of Nicolas-Jay. Their mutual interest in Oregon Pinot Noirs would eventually lead them to a partnership in the Nicolas-Jay Estate with the acquisition of Bishop Creek Vineyard in Willamette Valley in 2014.

This month the French Winophiles are exploring “French Wine Producers and Their New World Endeavors.” Cathie from Side Hustle Wino is our host. Scroll down for more articles from the #Winophile group of writers and bloggers. Join the Twitter chat, July 15th, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET using hashtag #winophiles.…

Curry Coconut Chicken with Sugar Snap Peas, Mango, and Lime Paired with Alsace Riesling

If you like wines that express a sense of place, purity of fruit, minerality, elegance, character, and are food-friendly and reasonably priced – Alsace wines should be in your glass. Alsace wines are always on my radar for all these reasons. Recently I discovered the wines of Domaine Mélanie Pfister under the helm of the…

Jura Wines with Pain D' Epices, MacVin Pears, and Roquefort Cheese

You know, those dinners, everything is perfect; the food, wine, company, and atmosphere. You wish it could go on; you want to linger longer and enjoy this moment. Channel your inner French and pour a few after-dinner sips and maybe a few nibbles to pair alongside. Macvin du Jura and Vin de France Passerille are…

Last month I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar hosted by Susannah Gold, Oltrepò Pavese Brand Ambassador, Vinitaly International Italian Wine Ambassador, and founder and owner of Vigneto Communications. I knew little to nothing about Oltrepò Pavese before Susannah’s presentation. Now, after learning more about Oltrepò Pavese, tasting some wine samples, and viewing…

When you think of wine from the Rhône Valley, red wine probably comes to mind first; after all, approximately 86% of the wine production is red. But the Rhône Valley also produces white, rosé, sparkling, late harvest, and sweet fortified wines. One Rhône Valley AOC is dedicated solely to making rosé. The Tavel AOC, one…

Mushroom Goat Cheese Pasta Paired with Tatomer Grüner Veltliner/Riesling

Wine and Food Notes from Franken Germany

A Taste of Provence: Food and Wine Pairings

Lamb Curry Paired with Viognier

For the Love of Pinot Noir: An American-French Partnership in Oregon

Tasting and Pairing Alsace Wines of Mélanie Pfister

After Dinner Sips From the French Jura to Linger Over #winophiles

Discover Italy’s Oltrepò Pavese Wines

Tavel Rosé: Tasting and Food Pairings #Winophiles

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