Guest Post: Autumn Brunch Pairings

Today, we have a guest post provided by Jeriann Watkins, blogger at dairyairhead.com. She’s talking about how to offer fall brunch wine pairings that will please all of your guests. Summer gets a good reputation for social eating: picnics, baseball games, family reunions – these are all food-centric events that happen mostly in the summer. But fall …

A Tale of Two Chardonnays: Catena and Dreaming Tree

Not every meal calls for a voluptuous red to accompany it. In fact, there are many meals that are better accompanied by a white. When pairing food, it’s good to think about the flavors you are working with. Recently, we decided to try pairing two different Chardonnay wines: The Dreaming Tree 2013 Central Coast Chardonnay and Catena …

Tasting Notes: Isabel Mondavi 2007 I Love Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, OR

 We had this wine with our Thanksgiving dinner, and it paired very nicely. Wining Husband had kept Isabel Mondavi’s Pinot Noir from 2007 in our cellar for a while. It was smooth with lots of cream and vanilla on the nose, and was very balanced. Due to aging and cellaring, it, the wine had developed …

Wine Review List: A Southern Hemisphere Sampler

The wine notes included in this post are from prior to the closing of Creekside Cellars*, the establishment responsible for putting together the list of wines I will discuss. There were two wines we did not order in the tasting: Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Marlborough, New Zealand) and d’Arenberg “Hermet Crab” 68% Viogner and 32% …