Tigers Tear with Riesling

It’s pretty standard practice to pair a big red wine with beef, but there are recipes that won’t work with this combination. Steak with a béarnaise sauce pairs best with an oaky Chardonnay, for example, and preparations that emphasize flavors other than the meat might call for something other than a Cabernet or Malbec. There [...]

Sommelier Jerry Lee: Robert Weil Reisling Spatlese

This week’s pick comes from Jerry Lee, wine director and sommelier at The Stonehouse restaurant at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, CA.  I asked Jerry to recommend a bottle to pair with a first course (smoked duck and avocado spring roll with boursin cheeze and asian coleslaw) and a second course (Arctic Char with [...]

Drinking Begins at 10 a.m. at Wine Bloggers Event in Walla Walla

WALLA WALLA, Wash.–Starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the Wine Bloggers Conference began a tasting (still ongoing), offering dozens and dozens of wines from around the world. In just an hour, I have already sampled more fabulous wines that I can count. I stop drinking now to share thoughts on a few–listed in the order [...]

Williamsburg Winery–Napa Talent in Virgina

If you haven’t sampled many Virginia wines in recent years, you should. The industry here has truly come a long way in the past several decades. Like any infant wine region, Virginia wines had humble beginnings, and many local wine lovers initially were not impressed. Some complained that the prices were too high. And many [...]

2008 Hesketh “Scissorhands” Riesling, Clare Valley, Australia

This week’s pick comes from Sandy Block, Master of Wine and Vice President of Beverage at Legal Sea Foods.  He chose this single-vineyard Australian white for a number of its endearing qualities.  The wine is very fresh with an extremely lime-lke aroma and a bone-dry green apple character.  It has a tartness which Sandy notes [...]

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