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wine and travel

7 minute read jump to section: researching | wineries & retail | restaurants | packing Soo…I accidentally took a long break from the blog the past few weeks. (And I may have been hiding from social media due to that fact.) After too many years of seeing neither of our families, my husband and IContinueContinue reading “wine and travel”

cold weather wines

6 minute read Ever wondered why we crave things like lemonade and popsicles in the heat of summer whereas winter has us longing for hot cocoa and casseroles? At first glance (or at least, at first “google”), it’s not entirely clear that food or beverages do indeed warm us up or cool us down. ButContinueContinue reading “cold weather wines”

sercial madeira with stuffed butternut squash

5.5 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Let’s make Madeira great again! Wait! Before you exit this page, hear me out. This isn’t the kind of Madeira you stole from the kitchen cupboard at 16. Madeira, like sherry and other fortified wines, has suffered not only aContinueContinue reading “sercial madeira with stuffed butternut squash”

south african skin-contact Chenin with General Tso’s tofu

6.5 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Another day, another South African Chenin Blanc. Except this one is…::drumroll:…orange! ::and the crowd goes wild:: Call it what you want: orange, amber, extended maceration, skin contact, whatever, but these wines are no longer coming out of left field, orContinueContinue reading “south african skin-contact Chenin with General Tso’s tofu”

german pinot noir with british beans on toast

6 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Funnily enough, Pinot Noir is not really in my wheelhouse. I’m more of a Poulsard, Listán Negro, Xinomavro, Lagrein kind of girl when it comes to reds. The harder to pronounce, the better. (Can you feel my supreme wine snobberyContinueContinue reading “german pinot noir with british beans on toast”