If you’re planning to stay home for St. Patrick’s Day — not a bad idea considering how much Guinness will be consumed in Irish pubs and sports bars — you can still celebrate the occasion with a bowl of Irish…
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Irish Stew and Wine for St. Patrick’s Day
Tagged with: Grenache, Irish stew and wine, Mourvedre, Rhone Valley, Rioja, Syrah, Zinfandel
Posted in Food and Wine Pairings/Recipes
Posted in Food and Wine Pairings/Recipes
French Wines to Try: Let the Label Be Your Friend
Although label laws have been relaxed in recent years, trying to figure out what’s inside many bottles of French wine can still be a daunting task. That’s because most bottles are labeled by region (known as an appellation in France)…
Tagged with: Alsace, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, champagne, French wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence, Rhone Valley
Posted in Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine Buzz
Everything You Need to Know About France’s Wine Regions
For centuries, France has set the benchmarks for virtually every type of wine you could imagine, developed through a generations-long focus on the concept of terroir. In a nutshell, “terroir” is about matching the right variety to the right type…
Tagged with: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, champagne, Costieres de Nimes, French wine regions, Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre, Loire, Rhone Valley, terroir
Posted in Wine in the Glass, Wine Region Profiles
Posted in Wine in the Glass, Wine Region Profiles
Joseph Phelps: A Fond Farewell to a Napa Valley Legend
I never met Joseph Phelps, but I felt like I knew him. Phelps died on April 15. He was 87. Like Robert Mondavi and a handful of others, Phelps was a pioneer in the Napa Valley. Like Mondavi and his…
Tagged with: California, France, Grenache, Joseph Phelps. Robert Mondavi, Monterey County, Rhone Valley, Syrah
Posted in Editor's Journal
Posted in Editor's Journal
