Summer is for Chillin’
We’ve all heard about chilling white wine, but it seems that we also need to check out the ambient temperature before serving our reds. In the summer, reds may need to be chilled as well!
Viacourant
We’ve all heard about chilling white wine, but it seems that we also need to check out the ambient temperature before serving our reds. In the summer, reds may need to be chilled as well!
Viacourant
Red is one of the most popular colors of the holiday season. So what’s your favorite wine to give as a gift for those who you may have forgotten or who unexpectedly gave you a present? Is it an organic red from California o Washington? A hearty red from Spain or France? A Latino red…
I just returned from a really good dining experience at the brand new Fish & Farm Restaurant, located downtown in the Mark Twain Hotel. It offers a VERY P.C. menu: The food is almost all sourced from within 100 miles. All the produce is organic, as well as many of their wines. The seafood and…
Several years ago I made my first visit to Sonoma County Wine Country. It was autumn, and it was beautiful. The crowds were gone, the leaves were turning and the temperatures were just right. This year, Wine Country Inns of Sonoma County have put together Experience the Harvest Adventures including fall menus, special winery tours,…
As exciting as the medina area of Marrakech is, a few days was enough for me, so I simply picked up the phone and called the Dar Ayniwen Villa Hotel and said, “Madamâ€? was ready to be picked up! (I’ll never tire of this phraseï?Š.) Only a short 15 minute ride from all the hustle-bustle…
The award-winning Benzinger Family Winery of the renowned Wine Cave (shown here) for private dinners with carefully paired foods just forked over $100,000 US for its winning bid for just three bottles of Sangiacomo Vineyards wine. The latter has been a member of Sonoma Valley’s wine-growing community for 75 years, while the former are relative…
Vista D’oro Farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley is taking its signature cooking classes on the road — all the way to France. The Canadian culinary agritourism farm is offering two French culinary experiences this summer in Provence. You’ll spend four nights at La Parran in Privat, a small hamlet in Cornillon. Accommodations will be…