Have you ever thought what would be the best thing that you can do with grapevine leaves? Use them as decoration on your charcuterie boards? Dry them, frame them and hang on your wall? Good ones, but no! The best thing to do with grapevine leaves is simply… sarma! Sarma is a dish with a… Continue reading THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO WITH GRAPEVINE LEAVES
Looking at a nice bottle of wine that I’ve brought last year from Spain… I’ve chosen this bottle, from thousands of options in the wine store, and brought back to Nova Scotia. To be honest, the selection was not very difficult, since I was searching for an Albariño wine from Rías Baixas, and this wine… Continue reading ALBARIÑO PAIRED WITH LOBSTER RAVIOLI
Here we are again: St. Valentine’s Day. To be honest, I know that it’s even difficult to decide what to eat in a regular day’s dinner, and when it’s intended to be a special one, it’s even harder to decide. But no worries, as every year, I also have suggestions about it this year –… Continue reading 6 IDEAS FOR ST. VALENTINE’S DINNER
Do you know what the best part of the wine world is, to me? There is always something that comes out, and shows you exactly the opposite of what you believed or what you’ve told. I know from couple of viticulture books that hybrid grapes don’t have enough quality to make good wines; that is… Continue reading LEARNING FROM A GRAPE VARIETY
There are a lot of technical points about food pairing. It’s all about the evaluation of the meal and wine in our palate and the simple facts of how they act when they come together. If we just put apart these facts and rules, I just have a magic secret for food pairing, that works all… Continue reading CLOS DE LOS SIETE MALBEC & EMPANADAS
