Welcome to the land of contrasts, Penedes is a small region locating within Catalonia community in Northeast Spain. On one side, its close proximity to the Mediterranean sea brings in much of the coastal influence while the other...
Ducks have been enjoyed all over the world. Juice red meat with a slight gaminess gave way to culinary limitless. Asia boasts whole roasted duck while South-Americans like them grilled over an open fire. Ducks are versatile and...
Hunter Valley, which locates on the East coast of Australia. The valley sees moderate rainfall throughout the year, most of it comes during the summer months. Though summer could get hot, but with consistent moisture and breeze, the...
Mountain ranges isolate Rioja from coastal influence. Close to the coast, but Rioja is generally dry and hot especially in Rioja Baja. Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa are further up north stretching up the mountain ranges, these two...
Many believe wine making is done mostly while grapes were still on the vines. How grapes taste all depends on the land, soil, water and weather they are grown on, each region in the world possesses flavor profile...
Bordering north of Portugal, the region of Galicia nestles itself in the far Northwest corner away from the rest of Spain. Blessed with 1000 miles of coastline, seafood is very much a part of everyday life. Many areas...
First off, Should a wine be matched up to a dish? or should a dish be made just to pair up with the wine? Well, that all depends. If your best friend is getting a promotion at work...
When ingredients from the same region come together in a meal, including the wine grapes, it is wine and food pairings at its best. Historically, wine grapes had never been cultivated in Asia; thus Asian food naturally aren’t...
If you drink wines long enough, you probably heard of the rule of thumb in food pairings: “White wine with fish (seafood) and red wines for meat.” Well, that’s not always the case. It all depends on how...
If you have tried wines before, you have likely tasted Chardonnay. Chardonnay is a grape varietal first made popular from a small region Chablis, in northwest of burgundy, just under 100 miles from Dijon. Being a very adaptive...
