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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Author Archives: waywardwine
The Hardest Thanksgiving Wine Pairing #MWWC21
Let me level with you. Do not fret over pairing wines with food this Thanksgiving. Most books, guides, magazines, or blogs will rehash the same tired rules: Beaujolais or Pinot Noir with pork or turkey, cab with steak, white with fish.
This advice overgeneralizes matters. What if your favorite producer decided to pop their Burgundy into new barrels one year? What if you went all Martha Stewart on the bird and brown sugar-glazed it instead of brining, or got completely “rebellious”: Continue reading
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Tagged #MWWC21, dinner, drinks, Food, Holidays, Monthly Wine Writing Challenge, mwwc, pairing, Thanksgiving, wine
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Return to France: Lille: Home of Flanders Beer and Foie Gras Macarons?
183 days have passed. 13 countries have been conquered. Beer has dominated our EU Austerity Drinking Tour for months. Sure, Belgian and Dutch beer shocked us into appreciation of how fine beer can be. But finally, we step foot back into France: home of wine. Champagne, that fizzy light at the end of this trip’s tunnel is in sight. Continue reading
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Tagged art, Beer, blond beer, Cheese, Flanders, Foie Gras, France, French beer, French cheese, Goudale, hops, lille, museums, Quick Burger, Thanksgiving, travel, wine
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Free Tasting & Happy #HugelDay November 14th @BlackBirdWines
Celebrate all that fantastic France is by enjoying the nationwide celebration of Alsatian wine producer Hugel today, November 14th. Blackbird Wine Shop will pour five scintillating whites from 2-5pm for free in Northeast Portland. Be there!
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Tagged #hugelday, Alsace, Alsace France, France, free tasting, Paris, riesling, White wine, wine
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Wine Spectator Butter?
My wife and I were prepping dinner and untapped a new butter. While waiting for the garlic to brown she noticed some strange award on the package: Oh yes, with the new millennium, Wine Spectator stepped a bit sideways and awarded … Continue reading
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