The Tomato Theme Continues

We're lounging on the deck or patio with a large tomato salad sitting center stage on the table. All we need now is a chilled glass of wine. When we think of pairing wine with tomatoes we usually think of the traditional hot dishes made with tomato (read full article)

summer entertaining, summer tomatoes, WHITE WINES

Summer's Bounty

I'm jumping on the tomato bandwagon. We are now well into our third week of tomato picking and the garden is now in overdrive with the most delicious cherry tomatoes. Every afternoon the boys diligently go out to the garden and pick all the red tom (read full article)

Buitoni pasta, caprese pasta, cherry tomatoes, easy recipe

Grilling Season

Since we're in the midst of grilling everything from appetizers to desserts I like to try new flavors on the not not so new foods we grill. These flavors sometimes don't always pair up with the usual wines we drink. I haven't had much down time (lif (read full article)

Chardonnay, grilled foods, Grilling, prosecco, summer wines

Dog Days of Summer

The dog days of summer are here and we are looking for a refreshingly cool drink. A few weeks ago in Keeping Your Cool, I posted recipes for refreshing non-alcoholic drinks that everyone will enjoy.This week we decided to have Sangria. Quite a refr (read full article)

easy recipe, sangria, sangria food pairings

Grapes and Labels

Ever wonder what kind of wine is in the bottle with the French label, or any European wine label for that matter? You know it's either white or red because you can see the color through the bottle, but is it a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, maybe a Pin (read full article)