I am a little late reporting to you an exquisite wine dinner we held on Friday, October 23, 2020. We were very fortunate to have Roy D. Chapin IV and his fiancé Maura Clark of 4 Winds Winery fly in from Napa Valley to present their 4 Winds Cabernet Sauvignon…
I am aware that I have written a lot on wine and cheese in the last months but with summer upon us I think it is a terrific topic to cover thoroughly. One important item we haven’t discussed yet is charcuterie (typically pronounced “shahr-ku-tuh-ree” in the U.S.) which is the art of preparing and assembling cured meats and other meat products…
I know this is my fourth wine and cheese blog this year, but I think it is a great topic with lots to learn, especially with the summer almost upon us. As I have said before, Mrs. Tiedemann and I really enjoy just having cheese as a meal sometimes. In this article I am going to discuss pairing Merlot with cheese…
Happy Memorial Day weekend and Happy National Wine Day! Be safe and raise a glass of your favorite wine to celebrate.
Several weeks back I posted a blog article titled “The Wine Industry is Changing.” The article did not paint a rosy picture of the wine industry then or in the future. Along comes the coronavirus pandemic and things have gotten worse. Before I get into the current Napa Valley situation let me share a couple of interesting facts with you…
Last week’s blog was my Part II article on pairing wine and cheese. I am a big wine and cheese fan so it was great fun writing those blogs. I have three to four favorite cheese wines: they are Riesling, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. In today’s blog I want to discuss Riesling and cheese…
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