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Friday, January 27 - Sometimes big white wines are more akin to reds than their white counterparts. This winter, why not try a Big White from California, France or Australia with a simple Herbed Pasta. For more on the pairing, listen to A Year of Wine here. Get the recipe for Creamy Herbed Pasta here.
Thursday, January 26 - Several years ago, when we were in Rome, we were served a fried artichoke as an appetizer. It was delicious and has become one of my favorite all-time dishes. So today on A Year of Wine we have the recipe for Roman Fried Artichokes here, and a podcast on their perfect pairing mate, Acidic Reds here.
Tuesday, January 24 - OK, I got an email from fellow blogger, Becki Robins, who wanted to borrow our photo of a Sachertorte from our A Year of Wine Blog. Of course, no problem. But here's the thing, her blog is called Travel by Stove and her premise is that she will cook "one meal from every nation on earth." She writes about here experiences and posts the recipes. It is a spectacular idea! Very, very abigslice, if you know what I mean. Please check out her blog here. You won't be sorry.
Pinot Noir is one of the trickiest grapes to grow and vinify. Conditions need to be perfect and those conditions have existed for centuries in Burgundy, France. But the grape also seems to be at home in Oregon. Learn more about Oregon Pinot Noir by listening to A year of Wine here. The pairing? Pork with Marionberry Sauce. Get that recipe here.
Thursday, January 19 - We all know that buying wine can be confusing. Adding to the confusion is the fact that many grapes go by several different names, depending upon where the grape is grown. Today's A Year of Wine is about the Valdepenas grape, which you probably know by its other name. Listen to the podcast here to find out what that is. We have paired it with delicious Chicken Enchiladas. Get that recipe here.
Tuesday, January 17 - The last in our series of a look at different named food preparation methods is Tandoori. And the perfect wine to pair with those spicy dishes is an Alsatian Gewurztraminer. To find out more about the wine and food, listen to A Year of Wine here. For a great Tandoori Chicken recipe, click here.
Monday, January 16 - I know we are in the middle of winter, but is it wrong to begin thinking about Spring? On A Year of Wine we have a great springtime recipe for Pasta Primivera paired with Gruner Veltliner. A little trivia... Pasta Primivera is not Italian! Find out more by listening to the podcast here. The recipe is here.
Sunday, January 15 - We are up to the fifth day of our look at different methods of meat preparation and how they got their names. Today's we have two slightly different methods that confuse even the experts, Piccata and Francese. We paired Veal Piccata with Bobal from Spain. To learn more, check out the A Year of Wine podcast here. The recipe for Veal Piccata is here.
Saturday, January 14 - For a while there Chicken Kiev was very trendy and was featured on many upscale menus. But how did it get is name? We have paired our Chicken Kiev with a delicious White Burgundy. Listen to A Year of Wine here. For the recipe, click here.
Friday, January 13 - For the third day of our look at how certain food preparation methods got their name we examine Florentine. The recipe is of course, Chicken Florentine. We paired it with Est Est Est, a light Italian white wine. Talk about a name... learn more about the method and the wine on A Year of Wine here. We have the recipe here.
Thursday, January 12 - Yesterday we explained the a la King of Chicken a la King. Today we take on the Cacciatore of Chicken Cacciatore. Plus if you are looking for a good Chianti, look for the Gallo Nero on the label. For more on the pairing listen to A Year of Wine here. For the recipe, click here.
Wednesday, January 11 - Have you ever wondered what the a la King in Chicken a la King means? Well wonder no more. For the next few days we will be explaining the names behind many of the dishes we have come to know and love. Today's A Year of Wine podcast is California Sauvignon Blanc and Chicken a la King. You can listen here and get the recipe here.
Tuesday, January 10 - Who would have thought that a small lilttle lump of a fungi would become the condiment of kings? Find out more about Black Truffles and the great Italian wine Gattinara by listening to A Year of Wine here. Plus we have a recipe for Linguine with Black Truffles here.
Monday, January 09 - There is a group of people out there called Supertasters. Master sommeliers are much more likely to be supertasters than the average public. Click here to find out more on A Year of Wine.
Sunday, January 08 - "Excuse me, do you know the Bishop of Norwich?" This question is but one of the traditions surrounding this venerable, fortified wine. Want to know what wine we are talking about. Listen to A Year of Wine to find out by clicking here.
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