Portobello Mushrooms with Couly-Dutheil Chinon Blanc Wine

I love to grill and cook sometimes the dishes are amazingly wonderful but other times things don’t turn out the way I expect them to.  I know exactly why this is; I think of recipes as starting points, suggested road maps that should be as enjoyable to work and play with as the final destination, enjoying the finished meal.  This thought process sometimes leads to over flavored seafood or...

Practice makes perfect or at least better.. time to explore wine and food pairings!

Lately, I’ve noticed people being more interested and inquisitive about what wine goes with what food or what meal would (or should) go with what wine.  I always freeze up a bit when people come in and show me the menu they are planning and ask, what wine?  There are several reasons for this moment of pause as I try to think through what wines to recommend; first of all there are so many...