For me, the classic pairing is Sauvignon Blanc. I'm talking about wines from Sancerre or Touraine, for example. I'm thinking Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, or a good Sancerre. Last night for our pan-fried Porgy and roast asparagus I had already settled on Sauvignon Blanc, when it hit me. MORE >>

Maison de La Colline La Craie Sancerre 2009. This French Sauvignon Blanc was delightful. Time to look back on what was an eventful year, personally and with the blog and my exploration into the world of wine. Here at home, I guess eventful would be saying it a tad mildly. Both happening during the snowiest part of the year. MORE >>

immediately wanted a Sancerre, or any Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire, as the goat cheese seemed to ask for it. Last summer I had lunch at Al Di La , the Venetian trattoria in my neighborhood and one of things we ate was a delicious farro salad. Farro is the Italian name for wheat berries - whole grain wheat. MORE >>

So grab a glass of wine, throw another log on the fire, grab a sandwich, channel your inner wine geek, and listen to John opine on the topics of natural wines, zero dosage champagne, some pitfalls of collecting, 2007 vintage for Port and in the Rhone, the nobility of chenin blanc, the Piedmont producer Produttori del Barbaresco and more! MORE >>

Upstairs in the glass enclosed tasting room we taste the Sauvignon Blanc 2011. can’t help but think with its racy acidity and minerality it is a Sancerre. allen sauvignon blanc South Africa“Welcome!” says Gus C.G. Allen, an owner of Constantia Glen winery in Constantia, South Africa. News S. MORE >>