Wine pairings ideas for some popular Spanish Tapas

Nothing screams Spanish more than Tapas, snack-sized plates are meant to share over good conversation and drinks.  Tapas bars are how the Spaniards wind down time; and for lunch, Tapas run on a different, more flexible clock. Tapas...

Classic Pairings: Pan con Tomate and Penedes Cava, Spain

Champagne often comes to mind when talking about Sparkling wines, so much that it has become synonymous with one another -although only Sparkling wines made in Champagne under the traditional method can be labeled as Champagne.  Outside of...

Classic Pairings: Oxtail stew with Spanish Rioja

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...

Wine and Food Pairing 101

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...

Wine pairings with Asian food

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...