Falling in Wine

How to Fall in Love with Seville in 14 Days
- June 4, 2017
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- Spain, Travel
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Seville (or Sevilla in Spanish), the capital of Spain’s southern community of Andalucía, is a captivating, intoxicating sprawl of colourful buildings with exotic tiled patios and protruding balconies. In the…
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Sumptuous Sangiovese: On Chianti and How the Italians Do it Better
- April 22, 2017
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- Italy, Sangiovese, Travel
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Surely there is nothing wrong with a bit of alliteration if I get to use the word ‘sumptuous’ next to ‘Sangiovese’? The sultry grape variety of Sangiovese (and the wines…
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Easy Prawn Saganaki to Get Your Greek On (Whatever That Means)–Recipe Included
- April 12, 2017
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- Food, Pairings, and Recipes
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Prawn saganaki is a prawn-lover’s dish that is easy yet delicious and can transform your mid-week dinner into a trip to the Greek Islands (in theory only). My prawn saganaki…
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The Canelé: The Little Cake That Tastes of Bordeaux
- March 11, 2017
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- Food, Pairings, and Recipes, France, Travel
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Whenever I’m not in Bordeaux and I see those little Bordeaux cakes, called canelés (or cannelés), for sale, I buy them. All of them. Without question. Whether I’m elsewhere in…
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It’s Pink, Versatile, and Light: Why Sparkling Rosé is Perfect for Saint Valentine’s Day
- February 13, 2017
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- Food, Pairings, and Recipes, The Meaning of Wine
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Whether you celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day or not, there is no harm in electing the wine that best celebrates love. Whether it’s romantic love, platonic love, or familial love, I…
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New Caledonia: For the Love of Sea Scallops, Lagoons, and Cognac
- January 15, 2017
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- New Caledonia, Travel
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Buttery croissants, café gourmands, snorkelling, and French wines are some of the puzzle pieces of how I remember New Caledonia. New Caledonia is only 2 hours from Australia (from Brisbane,…
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The Joys of Making Mulled Wine (Recipe Included)
- December 24, 2016
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- Food, Pairings, and Recipes
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It’s so festive and joyous to sip hot mulled wine at Christmas markets over the Northern Hemisphere festive season, but I rarely like the taste of mulled wine. Since I…
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Why the Wine you Cook with Should be (at Least) Good Enough to Drink
- December 11, 2016
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- Food, Pairings, and Recipes
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Think any old wine will do for cooking? Well, think again. According to Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, the type of wine we cook with matters. Since the…
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Wines to Try That Embody the Spirit of South Africa
- November 28, 2016
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- South Africa
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South Africa has a long wine-making history (they’ve been making wine for over 350 years), and since apartheid ended, the wine industry has worked hard to produce quality wines and forge…
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Gewürztraminer-Inspired Madeleines
- November 21, 2016
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- Food, Pairings, and Recipes
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I discovered the French classic cake, the madeleine, in the most un-classic of ways: from a Parisian vending machine. Nevertheless, it was divine and I can understand how the madeleine…
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The Granite Belt: A Glimpse into Queensland’s Raw and Beautiful Wine Country
- September 24, 2016
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- Australia, Travel
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The Granite Belt is about a 3 hour drive south-west from Queensland’s capital, Brisbane. The drive passes both grand and ramshackle homesteads, fields with horses and cows, and road-side tin letter boxes…
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What the World Needs Now: Prosecco Superiore and the Essence of Conegliano Valdobbiadene

Sicilian Caponata: An Ode to the Aubergine (Recipe Included)