27 August, 2018

Caviar & Cabernet Sauvignon: Jordan Winery’s elegant pairing experiences

Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Cabernet Sauvignon, Champagne / Champenoise Style, Chardonnay, Red Wine, Sparkling Wine, Tasting Rooms in Napa Valley - CA, White Wine, Wine on August 27, 2018 by : The Gourmez

Tags: caviar, Jordan vineyards, Jordan Winery, napa valley, tsar nicoulai, wine pairings

For my last post on the 2017 Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC), I want to highlight the caviar tasting experience Jordan Winery has developed with Tsar Nicoulai Farms. I tried both during a WBC Friday night excursion dinner, which means the food and drink enjoyed was offered at a very steep discount to me <— Yes,
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24 October, 2016

Port Pairing for Halloween

Comments : 3 Posted in : Fortified Wine, Port, Wine on October 24, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: butter toffee nuts, cockburn's, cockburn's special reserve, dow, dow's, dow's late bottled vintage, graham's, graham's 10 year tawny port, halloween, halloween pairings, mulled port, port, port pairings, port wine, strawberry chocolate brownies, wine pairings

Halloween is my favorite time of year and port is close to my favorite type of wine, so when I was contacted to do a post on port pairings with Halloween treats, I had to say yes. Obligatory disclaimer: That means I received these wines for free. But not the pairings – I made those!
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10 October, 2016

A Visit to Bella Grace Vineyards

Comments : 6 Posted in : Barbera, Grenache Blanc, Red Wine, Roussanne, Sparkling Wine, Tasting Rooms in Amador County - CA, Tempranillo, Vermentino, White Wine, Wine on October 10, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: amador, amador county, bella grace, california, charlie havill, dinner, foothills, gold country, havill, havill family, jess havill, michael havill, robert havill, saber wine, sabering, shenandoah valley, sierras, stephen havill, vineyards, visit, wine club, wine pairings, wine tasting, wine trip

Obligatory disclaimer: Everything consumed during this visit to Bella Grace Vineyards was free to me, including the companionship. The Havill Family In August, I accepted an invitation from the Dallas Wine Chick to join in on a day trip to Amador County’s Bella Grace Vineyards along with a handful of other wine bloggers. Our group
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14 December, 2012

The Sustainable Classroom #3: The Cultivation and Culinary Possibilities of Figs

Comments : 3 Posted in : Events, Primitivo / Zinfandel, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Sponsored Stays and Tours, Wine on December 14, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: 2012, american studies, bernie hermin, cesar florido moscatel pasas, chef's academy, cuisine, fig bacon, fig basil, fig chutney, fig lemon tart, fig liver pate, fig spice cake, figs, food economy, mary margaret mccamic, nv graham beck bliss demi sec, pairing arrow, pickled figs, seghesio zinfandel, sherry stolfo, southern plants, sustainable classroom, terravita, the clever vine, unc chapel hill, unique southern dishes, wine pairings

The Sustainable Classroom #3: The Cultivation and Culinary Possibilities of Figs For my third session at the Sustainable Classroom as part of my bloggers’ free pass to TerraVITA 2012, I chose to take a class on figs and wine pairings. My reasoning was simple. I adore figs. I adore wine. I often think of figs
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