This post has been sponsored by Lasorda Family Wines. The following message is intended for persons 21+. All opinions expressed are my own. Dress up your summer tablescape with these easy, elegant Fried Zucchini Blossoms and a glass of Lasorda wine! There’s a cliché that runs roughly “What would you do if you know that…
Wine Reviews
Grand Vin de Bordeaux Wines
Chateau Peyfaures sent in product for review. This message is inteded for persons 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Early last month, I was contacted by the representatives of Chateau Peyfaures, asking if I would be interested in reviewing their ‘Grand vin de Bordeaux.’ Since I had just finished reviewing a Bordeaux selection of ‘Grand Cru’ wines…
Spring Celebrations with Yarden Winery
This post has been sponsored by Yarden Winery. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is for persons 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Early last month, I was contacted by the representatives of Yarden Winery, who has been a longtime friend of Living the Gourmet, and asked if I would be interested in reviewing…
Spiced Wine and Cheese Crackers
This post has been sponsored by Chateau de Candale. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is for 21+. Please enjoy responsibly! These buttery, cheese crackers are as complex as the wine they are paired with, combining warm spices and floral notes for a delicious addition to your cheese board. Early last month…
Valentine’s Day with Yarden Wines
This post has been sponsored by Yarden Winery. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is for persons 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Clichés are easy traps to fall into. Like ‘sweeping generalizations,’ while they tend to paint with an overly broad brush, with just a minor helping of ‘cheesiness,’ they also tend, sadly,…
Mediterranean Style Chicken Breast feautring Vivanco Winery
Thank you to Vivanco Winery for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. This message is intended for those 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Give chicken dinner a makeover with this Mediterranean inspired stuffing and spice rub served alongside an aromatic rosé! One of my favorite quotes comes from the Matrix via Morpheus, who…
Crab Cakes, Crostini, and Torresella Prosecco
Thank you to Torresella Wines for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is intended for those 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Complete the holiday season and ring in the New Year with this simple yet elegant spread featuring plump crab cakes and ciabatta crostini with a tomato and artichoke salad…
Wines for Hanukkah
This post has been sponsored by Yarden Winery. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is for 21+. Please enjoy responsibly this holiday season! “One of the unyielding charms of wine, and of viniculture in general, is the constant state of flux in which it exists. No two bottles are ever truly alike,…
Brooklyn Winery
Thank you to Brooklyn Winery for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is intended for those 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. “We’re told not to judge books by their covers, yet many writers spend many long nights in sleepless worries over precisely that. In other words, impressions matter, as do…
Holiday Wines from Montes Winery
This post is sponsored by Montes Winery. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is intended for those 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Early last month I was contacted by the representatives of Chile’s Montes Winery asking if I would be interested in sampling some of the bottles, describing the winery, and its owner…
French Holiday Wines
This post has been sponsored by Sommailier Winery. All opinions expressed are my own. The follow messages are intended for those 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. It is that said “Chaos breeds life, while order breeds habit, which begets decay. For it is from the great and eternal flux of the cosmos, the endless cycle of…
Wines for Thanksgiving
Today we’re sharing some of our favorite wine suggestions and pairings for the Thanksgiving holiday. This message is intended for 21+. Please enjoy responsibly! In reviewing wine, one quickly learns that a wine’s vintage is not just a mark of how long the liquid within has been aging, but that it is an encapsulation of…
Chicken with Fresh Basil and Tomato
This post has been sponsored by Lamole di Lamole. All opinions expressed are my own. Please enjoy responsibly. We are sharing a hearty winter meal today featuring Chicken with Fresh Basil and Tomato served over pasta and simple Lettuce Quarters served alongside Lamole di Lamole Chianti Classico! Last month I wrote about some of the…
Sweet Potato Ravioli and Rosé
As part of our Fall entertaining series, we’re introducing another collection of delicious wines- Wines of Provence. Today we’re pairing our favorite rosés with Sweet Potato Ravioli and an Autumn Apple Crisp! “The most powerful barriers are those we cannot see or feel, the ones that cannot be torn down with hammers or bombs. Instead,…
Vivanco Winery
This post has been sponsored by Vivanco Winery. All opinions expressed are my own and don’t forget to enjoy responsibly. Some weeks ago I wrote about a pair of bottles that I received from the Vivanco Winery, and I started off with a few paragraphs on the culturing effect of wine through the ages. I…
An Italian October Feast featuring Sassoregale Wines
This post has been sponsored by Sassoregale Wines. All opinions expressed are my own. We’re kicking off Fall with an Italian feast of Grilled Pork Chops and Apple Stuffed Artichokes paired with one of our favorite red wines at the moment, and to accommodate our white wine enthusiasts we also prepared a simple Pasta Aglio…
Roasted Herb Chicken featuring Israeli Wines
Welcome Fall with this Mid-East inspired recipes paired alongside some of Israel’s finest wineries. One of my favorite lines from the Lord of the Rings runs thusly, “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road…and there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Very often, the creative…
Wines for Rosh Hashanah
This post has been sponsored by The Royal Wine Corporation. All opinions expressed are my own. Rosh Hashana is a time when Jewish people reflect on the past and look toward a brighter future, so it’s only fitting to consider these themes when sharing special holiday meals with family and friends. Consistency is not something…
JaM Cellars and Lamb Burgers
Thank you JaM Cellars for sponsoring this post. Looking for Butter Chardonnay or JaM Cabernet near you? Check out our Store Locator! Just pop in your zip code. Give Summer a proper send off with these juicy Lamb Burgers paired alongside a glass of JaM Cellars. The last time I wrote about JaM Cellars, the…
Pork Parmigiana featuring Riondo Prosecco
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Riondo Prosecco for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. This classic Italian recipe is served alongside a bubbly glass of Riondo Prosecco for an unforgettable meal! “There is no talent in seriousness. Everyone can turn a vengeful eye to the rain, or give an account…
Wines from Hungary
Thank you to Patricius Winery for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are mine. Transform some of your favorite seasonal dishes with the light, summery notes of wines of Patricius Winery! The idea of ‘Firsts’ is engraved into our mindset, on a perhaps primal level. We revere the Wright Brothers, for example, because they managed…
Vivanco Wines
Thank you to Vivanco Wines for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are mine. Throughout the millennia, fermented grape juice from meticulously cultivated vines has been a ‘force for culture.’ Mycenean civilization, for example, correlated roughly to the areas where the archeological record shows evidence for vines, with vines and the fermented grape juice thereof…
Herzog Wines
This message is intended for persons 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Predictability. Certainty. Routine. Security. Sameness. These are words that, despite lending themselves to the mundane, are words most often associated with a certain sense of ‘security.’ These words remove the fear of the unknown, thereby allowing safe planning into the future. In winemaking, these words…
Epicurious Wines
Thank you to Epicurious Wines for sponsoring this post. Please enjoy responsibly. I’ve written a numbers of times here on Living the Gourmet that the combination of food and wine ties directly into the idea of presentation – only in a far more direct way. One thing that master chefs learn, often by trial and…
