Paired our pizza sat night with this lovely zin from @bacawines . The Cat’s Cradle blend had a strong taste of fig and ripe blueberries with a spicy finish. A perfect pairing with pizza. So glad we were able to visit the…
Inaugural #ItalianWednesdays: Simple Ragu with Fresh Pasta
Last week was our first #italianwednesday (still trying to think of a good hashtag, suggestions welcome!) and we made a tasty ragu which we paired with the @hallwines Ellie’s Cabernet Sauvignon. It was a great way to kick off our at home cooking series…
Casual Italian at Ca Bianca Santa Rose, CA
Throwback Thursday to an amazing Italian dinner at @cabiancaitalian in Santa Rosa. Fresh burrata and prosciutto to start, followed by the best carbonara I’ve ever had (not pictured was the ragu). Started with Italian cocktails (@aperolusa @aperolspritzofficial spritz) and then the lovely @arafanelliwinery cab. Beautiful ambiance…
Hall Wine: Craig’s Cabernet Sauvignon
Last night called for wine. Not just any wine. Craig’s Cabernet Sauvignon from @hallwines . Easy drinking but still big and complex, with stone fruit and plum that gear you up for a short week of work. What is everyone drinking over…
Hall Wines: Craig’s Cabernet Sauvignon
Last night called for wine. Not just any wine. Craig’s Cabernet Sauvignon from @hallwines . Easy drinking but still big and complex, with stone fruit and plum that gear you up for a short week of work. What is everyone drinking over…
Washington Wine:: K Vintners Milbrandt Syrah
Washington wine nights🍷Love this @we.are.washington K Vintners 2017 Milbrandt Syrah. This has strong flavors of fresh raspberries and blueberries balanced by some peppery flavors with some moderate tannins. Always a safe bet. Love this one. Do I need more for Thanksgiving?? Bubbles…
Thanksgiving Sparkling Wine
Enjoyed a few bottles of @argylewinery bubblers over this Thanksgiving week. This was my favorite as it was the driest and had the finest bubbles. The low residual sugar made it a smoother wine to drink and paired well with the turkey…
#ItalianWednesdays: Mushroom Truffle Pasta
Took a break from #italianwednesdays last week but in honor of our 3rd week, sharing the spread from 2 weeks ago. We picked up fresh linguini from @delaurentifoodandwine in @pikeplacepublicmarket , picked up like 8 different kinds of mushrooms from @sosiosproduce (it was dealer’s choice), white truffle oil…
WALT Wines Visit in Healdsburg
#tbt to our Napa trip and our visit to @waltwines 🍷 The weather was perfect, the view was heaven and the wines were a delight. Walt Wines is the Pinot Noir varietal focus for the Hall/Walt/Baca family of wines. They have vineyards…