Let me cut to the chase right from the beginning. Cook some food, buy some wine, eat the food, drink the wine, and let your mouth be your guide. That's basically it. I'm trying to tell you how to pair food and wine. Your wine merchant or your "helpful friend" is going to try to tell you how to do it, or the liquor store owner is going to try to tell you how to do this. It is up to your own personal taste. There really is no other way around it.
Review of Chateau Mercian Nagano Merlot wine by one of our members. Join (free) to add your own wine reviews. Could you be the next Robert Parker or Oz Clarke?
For seasoned and new wine drinkers alike that want to experience the events of this week, here are the upcoming events for the Inland Empire area and info on the Santa Barbara Wine Festival
Located at the Vino Piazzo (winery plaza) in Lockeford, five miles east of Lodi and 100 miles east of San Francisco, Pasos Vineyards is one of the rare treasured boutique wineries among the 75,000 plus acres of wine grapes and one of the 55 plus wine tasting rooms in the Lodi appellations.
Father's day is just around the corner and you might be puzzled what to get him. Sometimes, the answer is right in front of your eyes. Maybe he's a wine drinker and you've taken it for granted. To make the selection process easier for you, here are a few recommendations for the avid or even the inexperienced wine drinker.