We gathered for a fun assignment the other night: testing out some French cheese and wine pairings in advance of a live #MadeInFrance pairing French cheese and wine tasting Whole Foods held on their Facebook page. More background on this event in my earlier post. Full disclosure: The wine and cheese discussed in the post were provided…
Pairing French Wine and Cheese: FB Live Tasting Coming Up #MadeInFrance
Learn more about pairing French Wine and Cheese during a Facebook live tasting event on the Whole Foods Facebook page coming up on Thursday, October 5, 5:30 p.m. Eastern. I am one of the French Winophiles bloggers teaming up to share information about the event and pairings. Today we provide a preview of the tasting. Full disclosure:…
Chanterelle Beef Stew with a Special Wine for #OTBN #winePW
Chanterelle Beef Stew made in the slow cooker gives you a great smelling house all day with a delicious meal to look forward in the end. We served it with a special bottle of wine for our Open That Bottle Night observance. Start making this stew the night before you plan to enjoy it, so…
Food Pairings for Pouilly-Fuissé and Pouilly-Fumé Wine
Quick, do you know the difference between Pouilly-Fuissé and Pouilly-Fumé wines? At a basic level, I knew that Pouilly-Fuissé is an appellation for white wine in the Mâconnais subregion of Burgundy, where the white wine is made from Chardonnay grapes. I’ve had Pouilly-Fuissé more often than Pouilly-Fumé, a Loire Valley white wine made from Sauvignon Blanc….
A Taste of Southwest France and Basque Wine Country
I love the way good food and wine can transport us to different parts of the world. Sometimes we actually get a chance to visit other food and wine regions, but the virtual visits through eating a particular cuisine can happen more often. During our most recent wine club gathering, we enjoyed a taste of…
Salmon with Shiitake Mushroom Sauce and a Languedoc Red Wine
I love Languedoc wines! Of course, the region doesn’t have the reputation of Burgundy or Bordeaux, but this just means it can be a great source of quality wine values. This region in southern France, properly called Languedoc-Roussillon, has a wide range of interesting grape varietals and produces good white, red and rosé wine. I had…
Provence Rosé for Veggie Orzo with Bacon and Pineapple
Round Two of the French Winophiles, started by Christy at Confessions of a Culinary Diva, takes us to Provence. This is a region of France I’ve got to get to one of these days–lavender fields, proximity to the Mediterranean, and of course, great food and wine. For now I’ll have to settle with the food and…
A Perfect Wine from Mas de Daumas Gassac?
When my friend and fellow wine aficionado offered to share a wine written up as “almost-perfect”, I was intrigued. I eagerly accepted the opportunity, and set to planning a little dinner. The wine in question was the 2001 Mas de Daumas Gassac, Cuvée Emile Peynaud. The wine is labeled a “vin du pays” which typically implies…