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What to Drink with Foie Gras: Monbazillac Dessert Wine

July 1, 2012 by liz

Monbazillac is really the great foie gras wine. Neighboring Sauternes (you know it, Château d’Yquem from Bordeaux) is usually regarded as holding this position, but Monbazillac is indeed from the same region as the French home of foie gras, the Dordogne. This region is well-known by foie gras lovers — producing 90% of all foie …

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Château Bouscassé: Wine Worthy of a Lover’s Last Night

May 28, 2012 by liz

Matching the right wine with specific foods/dinners can dramatically enhance both the food and the wine, as well as the dining experience. And sometimes your dinner company too. To accomplish this, the wine needs some acid, good balance and something interesting to offer for pairing — like a pleasing mix of spice, fruit aromas or bold …

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Rioja Crianza: Tempranillo Everyone Should Drink

Rioja Crianza: Tempranillo Everyone Should Drink

November 9, 2011 by liz

Rioja Spain is a red wine heaven full of Tempranillo. This lovely, russet-colored, medium-bodied varietal excels in all renditions here in its homeland of Spain’s oldest wine region. The Spanish have a foolproof way of guaranteeing what the drinker will get in the glass…at least as far as time in the barrel and time in …

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Txakolina: Basque Wine with the World’s Best Grilled Food

June 20, 2011 by liz

On my recent trip to Spain, I got to eat at the world famous Asador Etxebarri (Anthony Bourdain’s best meal of his life – and mine now too) in the middle of Basque country in Spain. Home of the world’s Grill Master Victor Arguinzoniz, he’s known for cooking with fire over coals and wood, and …

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