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You Can and Should Pair Mexican Food with Wine
The same characteristics that make Mexican food so exciting – the boldness, complexity, intense spices, and flavors – are also...
Distilling Excellence: Demystifying the Great Brandies of Cognac, Armagnac, and Brandy de Jerez
The most famous of brandies is likely Cognac–a drink whose very name conjures up images of wealthy, well-dressed, cigar-smoking...
Pairing Wines & Foods? You Don’t Need a Sommelier
Sommeliers hold a higher profile right now than they have for a generation--or maybe two. Even while acknowledging that the...
A Wine-Tasting Adventure through the Gorges of the Lower Salmon River
Several years ago, I stumbled upon an article in Food & Wine magazine by the esteemed Ray Isle titled "How to Pair Wine with...
WINE WITH…Spaghetti Pure & Simple
WINE WITH…Spaghetti Pure & Simple I know, I know—pasta preparations aren’t usually categorized as the type of exciting foods...
On Wine Trends and Prices
As Mark Twain once wrote, “Prediction is difficult—particularly when it involves the future.” After reading many recently...