Food

Seafood salad is served all over Italy: anywhere near the sea and with ready access to seafood, which is most of the country. This is also a traditional dish for Christmas Eve, but in the case of a hot day …

Calabria sits at the toe of the Italian boot. This relatively undiscovered region is bathed in a stark pristine beauty from its sea through to its granite covered mountains. The crystal clear Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast is beyond breathtaking. …

  Today, more than 12,000 U.S. wine shops have a presence on the web. But just 14 states allow consumers to order wine from out-of-state retailers.   Eleven states prohibit residents from ordering wine from out-of-state wineries. Four states ban …

The fridge is stocked; the pasta machine is at the ready; and the pasta is drying.  I am expecting a house full of company tomorrow and it won’t be long before the house is buzzing with voices big and small. …

Intense and complex are the two descriptors I see most when describing the wines of Washington state. Washington is way up North, the most northern major winegrowing area in the world. But before you start thinking that this wine country …

3,793 restaurants from around the world recently earned awards for their wine lists from the leading wine publication in the world, Wine Spectator.   The Grand Award is the publication’s highest honor for a wine list that sommeliers “take to …

San Diego County’s wineries recently were dong the Bacchus boogie and toasting a state court when it sided with a county ordinance that is bringing in a lot more boutique wineries to the back country.  It made permanent a lower …

Jammy, big fruited and pressing all the right buttons for wine lovers, Zinfandel is grown just about everywhere in California.  At one time, it was the most widely planted grape in this state. As much fun as Zin is, it …

In travels near and far, I meet a lot of wine consumers who love this classic beverage and want to learn more, but questions do persist about content.   Transparency is always a good thing in any product.  I expect …

The wine/food event of the year is still 3 ½ months away but by the way the talk is going, it may as well be next week.  The San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival will be with us November …