Bill St. John – Page 8

Winemakers around the world use Bordeaux grapes in their proprietary blends, including Maculan in Italy, Justin in California and Michel Torino in Argentina.

Bordeaux style, outside Bordeaux

June 17, 2018 at 5:29 a.m.

Many of the world's enduringly favored wines are blends of grape varieties. Red Rioja, Cotes du Rhone, Champagne, Chianti Classico, Chateauneuf du Pape, port, the GSM (grenache, syrah, mourvedre) blends...

A woodsy mushroom pasta with bacon and pine nuts would go great with a California pinot noir.

Tangy pinot for an earthy mushroom pasta dish

May 31, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

One school of thought about pairing wine and food says just match the flavors of both the food and the wine. Cilantro? Sauvignon blanc. Apple tart? Semi-sweet riesling. But sadly,...

The red wines of the Loire Valley in France do nicely with a range of foods, from lighter fare like rillettes of rabbit, pork or duck, to all manner of fowl cooked any which way, through to the heavier dishes of autumn and winter.

Loire reds: Zesty wines that do well at table

June 17, 2018 at 5:56 a.m.

During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, trillions of oysters as cute as a button — and about that size — called exogyra virgula gave of their lives and shells and,...

Loire: Epicenter of white wines in France

June 17, 2018 at 6:12 a.m.

This month and next, I profile the wines made along the two great wine rivers of France, the Loire and the Rhone. Near Lyon, the two rivers pass within 30...

Pears, with their crisp texture, team up with walnuts for a fall-themed pasta supper. The wine choices are many, if you stay away from big reds.

For pasta and pears dish, many wine choices

June 17, 2018 at 6:27 a.m.

Here's a recipe to have around when you can't decide which wine to uncork. Nearly any wine would successfully accompany this dish, save for those that are very sweet or...

A road sign leads the way to the Barboursville Vineyard in Virginia, not the first state you think of when it comes to making wine. Every state has at least two grape-based wineries.

Everyone’s doing it: Modern winemaking from Albuquerque to Zupa

June 17, 2018 at 6:44 a.m.

The world makes most of its wine from grapes grown in a band of vineyards that necklace the globe, in either hemisphere, between the 50th and 30th degrees latitude. Fruit...

Is that old bottle of wine you've been saving in the cellar still drinkable? Most of the time the answer is "No."

Answers to frequently asked wine questions

June 18, 2018 at 8:15 a.m.

My favorite part of any wine talk that I might give is when I'm done — not because the talk is over but because, before it's over, I get to...

Valpolicella makes up one-third of the production of Veneto. One of its prized grapes, corvina, is also used in this IGT red (left).

Veneto reds boast a storied past

June 18, 2018 at 8:11 a.m.

Veneto, in northeast Italy, is one of 20 regions that make up the country. It is its most prolific winemaker, and boasts the greatest percentage of top-classed wine. But a...

Veneto awash in prestigious wines

June 17, 2018 at 8:59 a.m.

Veneto, land of the V's. This region in Italy's northeast — of the 20 regions that make up the country, its most prolific winemaker — has a lock on the...

Tomatoes call for wine with acidity

August 23, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

Tomato and mushroom sauce is such a go-to meal starter that it was one of the earlier jarred pasta toppers. This recipe is a delicious deconstruction of the sauce, bringing...

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