Archive for the ‘Wine & Dine’ Category

Wine and Food: Tips on the Right Wine and Food Pairing

Author: Karen Karila
There are some basic rules that will help you get the right combination of foods paired with wines. Yes, there are wines that will improve the quality of your dining experience when the right combination of food is pair appropriately with the right choice in wine. When you get it right, the right [...]

Construct the Finest Wine Cellar for Your Wine

Author: Ben Adams
If you have a growing collection of wine, it may be time to consider constructing a wine cellar. Some time ago the custom wine cellar was a rarity; today more and more wine lovers are learning about wine cellar construction or contracting the work out to those who know how to do the [...]

Brandy and Cognac

Author: Fiona Muller
Brandy and Cognac are traditionally associated with after dinner drinks or for having a quick snifter of when going out hunting or on a brisk walk. Brandy was also seen as being medicinal in the past because of its warming qualities – think St Bernard dogs finding victims of avalanches. In fact it [...]

Wine & Song 2008 in Sonoma Valley

An event like no other! Music, food and wine! Enjoy these fine moment at the Sonoma Jazz + festival which starts today and will continue till Sunday, May 25. This is a no-ordinary event and what attracts the wine lovers is fine atmosphere, fine wines and fine [...]

The world consumes more and more Champagne, but is there enough?

Exports of champagne (and we mean the real champagne that comes from France) hit the new all-time record last year (2007) - 300 million bottles.
And this is also due to new and growing demands from Asian countries like China and India. China consumed half a million bottles last year which is not much compared to [...]