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I’m always looking for inspiration to impress the heck out of my taste buds and if you are willing to imbibe on my next food and wine pairing conundrum, you will be in for a treat.  This week, my inspiration came from a recipe provided by food network star Giada De Laurentiis: Poached pears amid [...]

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It’s not like something horrible happened or the wine was unsellable, but a few years back the momentum that had grown for decades started to falter at Chalk Hill Estate. The winemaker they had for years left and so did the style of wines she was known for making.  A month or so ago we [...]

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Ian Hongell, the Senior Winemaker at Peter Lehmann winery in the Barossa region of Australia is a direct, concise and confident winemaker who speaks with passion and authority, not just about  wines but everything else he talks about.  If there is a wine region that is as territorial as Napa Valley about the quality of their [...]

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Barcelona was frustrating to me upon arrival. Of course, it should have been after leaving the tranquil and idyllic surroundings of Bilbao. This assessment goes sharply against what I had expected, from the many tales of wonder that I had been regaled with by everyone who had ever been there before me. In our planning [...]

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Are you looking for a few great food and wine pairing suggestions? Vegetarians and carnivores alike will enjoy the suggestions found in the September 2011 issue of Vegetarian Times. The magazine highlights cutting-edge, unconventional vegetarian food and wine pairings, which I think you will really enjoy. The magazine quizzed a few experts, including myself, on [...]

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October 3, 1964 – Buffalo Wings were created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack. So where have you had some awesome buffalo wings? And libation pairings? Beer or Wine, or???

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