When I was living in Italy, I participated in a cooking contest for international students. After thinking for a while on what to prepare, I decided on mercimek köftesi since it has the simplest ingredients that one can find everywhere. I prepared this dish and won the contest. After this success, when people asked me […]
You arrive in Caliterra winery after a half an hour drive from the center of Santa Cruz in Chile. You pass from the control at the entrance of the property and drive a couple of minutes in the dusty roads; soon you will have to turn your head to the right to see the breathtaking […]
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Working in the Napa Valley for a harvest is the dream of most of the young winemakers and viticulturists. Every season, the wineries in the valley open harvest positions for the international people to make an exchange of knowledge and experience. In this sense, Napa Valley has a lot to offer to the people from […]
If there are two important moments in a year for the wineries; the first one would be the commencement of the harvest and the second, the end. Most wineries celebrate one of these important moments, and share it with their employees and consumers. On August 13th, we had the Harvest Party of Inglenook winery, which […]
Wine is the best gift that the grapevine can give us, but it’s not the only one. We also have the leaves. They are edible, and very delicious. In this blog post, I’ll share my favourite recipe with grapevines and its wine pairing suggestions. Zeytinyağlı yaprak sarma Sarma Sarma is stuffed grapevine leaves. It’s a […]
Nova Scotia might not be the first wine region that comes to mind, but there are very exciting things happening in the province which are worth knowing. I recently moved into this province, so I’d like to share a couple of highlights I have so far. Nova Scotia is one of the Atlantic Provinces of […]
Vines, after giving their precious fruits to wine lovers in autumn, collect enough food for next season, drop its leaves and go to sleep. They are dormant all winter long. When the spring comes, the buds start to swell and get ready to break. Bud break (also known as budburst) is the time when the […]
Today we’re going to taste some of the best sparkling wines made in Mumm Napa. Mumm Napa was founded by Guy Devaux in California in the late 70s, with its roots coming from G.H. Mumm Champagne. Entrance to Mumm Napa was a unique experience, it gives the feeling of sparkles that’ll be added to our […]
We are taking a trip to the Jerez region of Spain, the home of Sherry wines, which is located in the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. The Sherry wines are protected with Denomination of Origin Jerez-Xèrés-Sherry and Manzanilla – Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This was a technical trip that we made to Andalucía with my […]
You might read about it, you might watch videos or listen to people from there, you might even taste the wine coming from there. But before you actually visit the place, you cannot have the full picture. Visiting Champagne houses is an exciting event, and makes you understand better everything about champagne. In this series […]
There are many things to learn about it but let’s begin with how you pronounce Aglianico in Italian! It’d be ay·glee·aa·nuh·kow. Once we clear that out, let’s meet our Aglianico. In this post, you’ll get to see Aglianico from 4 dimensions: history, vineyard, winemaking and tasting, and find some food pairing suggestions. In history It’s […]
Matching the food and wine coming from the same region is an easy method to make the most of the local cuisine. In this post, we’ll see how empanadas, the most famous pasty of Latin America, will pair with Argentinian Malbec. Empanadas Empanada is a baked or fried pastry with a filling. Although its origin […]
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