Food & Wine — Grenache

  Grilling season is in. Pro tip from our Culinary Professional Nannette Berning-Pate, "I like to serve this recipe at room temperature with some grilled crusty artisan bread and a tossed green salad." Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 large boneless New York steak approximately 2lbs. (Or 2 smaller steaks to total 2 pounds) Salt and pepper  12 ounces fresh Haricot Vert ( thin French style green beans) 1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes 3 tablespoons good quality olive oil Freshly made Chimichurri Sauce to drizzle over salad Instructions: Bring meat to room temperature.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Grill to desired doneness....

The celebration of the Chinese New Year is upon us. Just across the Pacific Ocean, communities in Asia celebrate their biggest holiday of the year. The festivities will last typically two weeks long. In a none covid year, usually there will be multiple family gatherings and lavish meals. According to a recent survey commissioned by Vinexpo, Chinese red wine consumption is now the largest in the world, surpassing France and Italy. Much of this will also influence how Chinese food will be paired with wine. In the spirit of the new year let's march to this year's lineup of wines to...

Check out our Virtual Tasting with the wines of Montpellier and our latest imports from France.  Without the luxury of traveling, let's reminisce some of our current discoveries from a historical wine region from France. Imagine the Southern Coast of France shaped like a crescent with Provence to the east and Rousillon to the South. The city of Montpellier is located 6 miles from the coast, is about 2 hours from Marseille, 1.5 hour from Perpignan and a 4-hour train ride from Paris. It is famous for its University, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1160. Nostradamus, the...