Fortified Wine Apr 28, 2017 Madeira: intense, indestructible… and overlooked What comes to mind when you hear “Madeira wine “? If anything, it’s likely to be a dusty bottle sitting alongside the Marsala, balsamic vinegar ... Read More Dessert Wines / Fortified Wine / Red Wine / Rosé / Sparkling Wine / White Wine Feb 4, 2013 Westside Wine Trails – Sip With Your Sweetheart Event The Westside Wine Trail wineries return for their annual Sip with Your Sweetheart Event in celebration of Valentine’s Day. All nine wineries of ... Read More Food Pairings / Fortified Wine Dec 7, 2012 Wines of Worth: Sherry + Food I was thinking about this week’s topic, as I so often do, over a late night drink. In my glass? Palo Cortado Sherry. On my plate? Salty Grana ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 9, 2011 Gonzales Byass Noe Pedro Ximénez, VORS Pedro Ximénez , or PX as it’s affectionately called, epitomizes the adage that a little goes a long way. Made from a white grape with the same ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 19, 2010 Carlo Pellegrino Passito de Pantelleria A pretty common holiday scenario: friends over for dinner, perhaps impromptu, you’re all indulging in the merriment of the season, you want to ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Dessert Wines / Fortified Wine / Red Wine / Rosé / Sparkling Wine / White Wine Feb 4, 2013 Westside Wine Trails – Sip With Your Sweetheart Event The Westside Wine Trail wineries return for their annual Sip with Your Sweetheart Event in celebration of Valentine’s Day. All nine wineries of ... Read More Food Pairings / Fortified Wine Dec 7, 2012 Wines of Worth: Sherry + Food I was thinking about this week’s topic, as I so often do, over a late night drink. In my glass? Palo Cortado Sherry. On my plate? Salty Grana ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 9, 2011 Gonzales Byass Noe Pedro Ximénez, VORS Pedro Ximénez , or PX as it’s affectionately called, epitomizes the adage that a little goes a long way. Made from a white grape with the same ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 19, 2010 Carlo Pellegrino Passito de Pantelleria A pretty common holiday scenario: friends over for dinner, perhaps impromptu, you’re all indulging in the merriment of the season, you want to ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Food Pairings / Fortified Wine Dec 7, 2012 Wines of Worth: Sherry + Food I was thinking about this week’s topic, as I so often do, over a late night drink. In my glass? Palo Cortado Sherry. On my plate? Salty Grana ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 9, 2011 Gonzales Byass Noe Pedro Ximénez, VORS Pedro Ximénez , or PX as it’s affectionately called, epitomizes the adage that a little goes a long way. Made from a white grape with the same ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 19, 2010 Carlo Pellegrino Passito de Pantelleria A pretty common holiday scenario: friends over for dinner, perhaps impromptu, you’re all indulging in the merriment of the season, you want to ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 9, 2011 Gonzales Byass Noe Pedro Ximénez, VORS Pedro Ximénez , or PX as it’s affectionately called, epitomizes the adage that a little goes a long way. Made from a white grape with the same ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 19, 2010 Carlo Pellegrino Passito de Pantelleria A pretty common holiday scenario: friends over for dinner, perhaps impromptu, you’re all indulging in the merriment of the season, you want to ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Feb 9, 2011 Gonzales Byass Noe Pedro Ximénez, VORS Pedro Ximénez , or PX as it’s affectionately called, epitomizes the adage that a little goes a long way. Made from a white grape with the same ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 19, 2010 Carlo Pellegrino Passito de Pantelleria A pretty common holiday scenario: friends over for dinner, perhaps impromptu, you’re all indulging in the merriment of the season, you want to ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Dec 19, 2010 Carlo Pellegrino Passito de Pantelleria A pretty common holiday scenario: friends over for dinner, perhaps impromptu, you’re all indulging in the merriment of the season, you want to ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Sep 16, 2010 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Rouge 2007 Think you know the Grenache grape? Think again mon ami. This dessert wine is 100% Black Grenache, made into a Vin Doux Naturel (Naturally Sweet ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Jul 19, 2010 Vista D’oro Winery D’oro 2007 I was first introduced to the culinary wonders of Langley’s Vista D’oro Farms through their preserves. SO much more than plain old jam, ... Read More Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Dec 20, 2009 Fonseca Guimaraens – 10 Year Old Tawny & Vintage Port 2007 Champagne and oysters, Pinot Noir and truffles - Christmas and Port? In my mind anyway, these are natural pairings. Much like rum and eggnog, I ... Read More Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
