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Treveri Cellars Brut: A Washington Sparkling Wine That Goes With Everything
I was super-stoked to play matchmaker recently. With food and wine, of course. At Taste Washington (an enormous celebration of all things WA wine held over two days in Seattle) I was part of a panel charged with the task of picking Washington wines to pair with a variety of foods. Naturally, I jumped at [More]
Valentine’s Day Poems and Matching Sparkling Rosés to Inspire
I don’t know much about poetry let alone Valentine’s Day poems. Well, not poems about the (constructed) holiday. But ones that would be thoughtful, contemplative, and non-corny. You know, that would impress your significant other. Or impress yourself. Luckily, I know Annelies from The Food Poet. We somewhat recently reconnected at the International Food Blogger Conference (IFBC) [More]
Give Me Anything Fried And Sparkling Wine
This is my mantra when it comes to food and wine pairing: If it’s crispy and fried, it’s probably fantastic with sparkling wine. I further extol this ethos on my exciting return to Dabble Magazine, picking up where I left off with my “There’s an App for That” column. The editors throw an auspiciously appetizing [More]
Caramel-Garam Masala Popcorn and Sparkling Wine
To know me is to know that I love popcorn and sparkling wine. It’s all over my social media profiles, and whenever I have to write a bio I make sure to include this pertinent detail. I can’t tell you how lucky I am to live in Seattle and be pals with Cynthia Nims. Why? [More]
Wine on Airlines II: Sparkling Wine Not Bringing Me Down
I previously had a fine experience when it came to wine on airlines, courtesy of a cheerful glass of a French Vermentino as well as a sparkling wine, Henkell Trocken, on Lufthansa. (Details with a side of Will Ferrell and Graham Greene.) And now, armed with the knowledge to ask for sparkling wine if I [More]
Gluten-Free Cheese Straws and Sparkling Rosé Forever
I’m not sure I should have titled this post “Gluten-Free Cheese Straws and Sparkling Rosé Forever.” Really, it was just the “Gluten-Free” part I was concerned with. Because these cheese straws and cheese crackers are so good that there’s no need to compartmentalize them. Good food is good food, period. They just happen to be [More]
A French Sparkling Rosé That Evokes Emotion
Hey, did you hear I got nominated for a Saveur Best Food Blog Award? Yes, in the category of Best Wine or Beer Blog! This post was going to be about that exciting news. But certainly a fair number of people who haven’t read my blog before are going to discover it via Saveur. And [More]
