Pairing wine with salmon
Valentine's Day arrives soon, so think pink. Salmon is the perfect Feb. 14 color and so can be its wine, with bubbles of course to toast your love. For a...
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Pairing wine with pasta
There's something to be said for reclaiming classic wine and food matches from other countries. Typically, for a young country such as ours, such pairings have been around a lot...
Different schools of thought on wine
I'm enthralled with the phrase "go to school on someone else," as in "learn from others' mistakes." But we can just as well learn from others' strengths. I am thinking...
Letter to Chile
Dear Chile: I am happy I came to see you again. You are one of my favorite countries to visit. Whenever I come to you — this was the third...
Don’t get over barrel at wine tasting
One of the better ways to learn about wine is to taste it, especially by comparing one wine with another or, even better still, with several other wines. The best...
Great whites under $15
Looking for good-value white wine? Don't make with the rolled eyes and harrumphs, please. In fact, deals in wine are easy to find — if you know where to look....
Reds for under $15
It's a no-brainer that the combination of best value and highest quality in wine now comes from offbeat winemaking regions and their odd grapes. Here's a too short look at...
Time for a crush
Try to remember the kind of September when grapes were ripe and, oh, so mellow. And follow, follow, follow me — to wine country. This is the month when wine...
Principles of wine pairing
Yes, beef usually calls for red wine. But some ingredients here suggest a red low in alcohol and tannin; and fresh and fruity, even zesty. Alcohol is a solvent, so...
Principles of wine pairing
Yes, beef usually calls for red wine. But some ingredients here suggest a red low in alcohol and tannin; and fresh and fruity, even zesty. Alcohol is a solvent, so...