Our Wine Council met this week to review six wines that ranged from $9-$125. Stop rolling your eyes and assuming you know the “obvious” winners, because this group doesn’t go with price point, we go with what works with food, makes us smile and sigh, and is just a knock out in value.
Filet mignon recipe and Rutherford Cabernet pairing
Today’s recipe comes from the home of amazing wines – Napa Valley, CA. Today’s wine pairing comes from the home of award-winning, high end, totally amazing wines, the Rutherford Dust AVA. What inspired me to put them together? Read on…
Demarie wines hit all the right notes
…If you’re a wine and arrive at the Men’s Wine Council (MWC) , all I have to say is…you better bring your ”A” game…A wine needs to stand up, make itself known and have the right price tag attached it, or it loses points and prestige in a Nano minute. Bubbles, labels and creative blending be dammed… this group wants a great nose, a great taste and a great price tag…
My Six-Night Stand in Athens, Greece
…Here are some tips and destination choices that will take your first time in Athens from a visit to an experience…
Coppola Wines definitely make the cut
I like reviewing Frances Ford Coppola wines. I know they’ll be solid, food friendly wines that have the consumer’s interests in mind… Six wines were reviewed at the Women’s Wine Council, which I organize and mentor. The Council is made up of six women who love and promote wine. Each one is assigned a wine to pair a dish with, because we feel wine is a social animal that needs food paired with it to reach its fullest potential…