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Memories of Sicily in the Dry Creek Valley
On the final day of the Second Annual Wine Bloggers' Conference, the group drove to Montemaggiore Vineyards, a small, mountainside property in Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley named after Sicily’s Montemaggiore Belsito—the ancestral home of the current owners, vineyard manager Vincent Ciolino and his winemaker wife, Lise.
...continue reading.Napa Valley Mystery Tour
The Beatles may have invented the Magical Mystery Tour, but the planners of the Second Annual Wine Bloggers' Conference perfected it.
...continue reading.Swirl, Sniff, Tweet, Eat
The Second Annual Wine Bloggers' Conference that I attended last weekend in the Sonoma and Napa regions of California involved countless wine tastings, gobs of food, fascinating people, dynamic presentations, and gorgeous vistas. It’s a tough job but somebody had to do it.
...continue reading.Tags: wine | blogs | California
On The Road Again
A year ago, I hardly knew what blogging was. This week, I’m heading to California to immerse myself in a world of food, wine, and new media at the second annual American Wine Bloggers Conference.
...continue reading.Tags: Wine | wine | Napa Valley | Sonoma Valley
Sweet Sensation
My friend Amelia said it best: If a wine could be a parfait, it would taste like the Henri Prudhon Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Sur Gamay 2003—a white Burgundy from a tricky vintage.
...continue reading.Tags: Wine | varietal wine
Sweet on Mouclade
Mouclade is a wonderful French dish of mussels in a creamy, saffron- curry sauce that is both rich and delicate. One of the key ingredients is Pineau des Charentes, the French aperitif we discussed in our last post.
...continue reading.Tags: wine | recipe | food | Pineau des Charentes
Something for the Un-hip to Sip
I live in the burbs. I drive a mini van. My grip on “cool” has officially loosened. So it’s only appropriate that I should embrace Pineau des Charentes, a fortified wine that, by some accounts, is not the hippest drink on the Paris nightclub circuit.
...continue reading.Tags: wine | Pineau des Charentes | Cognac | France
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