What is “Kurdish” cuisine, you may ask? Good question, and I’m still working that out. I happen to be in Iraqi Kurdistan for a few weeks, on an excavation. Mostly I’ve eaten...
While this could be a blog about the Lake Michigan Shore AVA, it is not. Nor is it really about food, though food – and wine – figure prominently. One could say it is about Culture...
I can never, ever pass up a wine from a grape or country that is new to me. So, when I saw the 2009 Cave Caloz Cornalin Les Bernunes from Valais, Switzerland on the shelf at Philly’s 12th...
Those of you who know me well have undoubtedly heard me rave about the red wines I drank in 2002 while visiting Mexico City. Most of the wines produced there are from the Baja region, and resemble...
I’ve been enjoying some really excellent wines, lately, and I’ve notice that I’ve been pairing them with ‘everyday” foods. These aren’t “bad” foods...
Morellino di Scansano. Have you heard of it? It is quickly coming out of the shadows of its better-known Tuscan brethern, such as Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico – or even just...
Wine paired with… Pork Rinds? TastyKake? It must be the Sommelier Smackdown at the Wine School of Philadelphia! What is the Sommelier Smackdown? Well, it is an ongoing event hosted by Keith...
Last night’s dinner was meant to be eaten with an Alsatian-style Pinot Gris. We were making a fish tagine with an Omani spice mix of coriander, cumin, cardamom, mace, black pepper, red...
Catawba and Tuna – it just sort of rolls off the tongue, no? I had a hankering for a snack of tuna fillet in garlic and oil, and thought that this Catawba Rose from Indiana’s oldest...