#winePW 5: Fall Fruits + Wine Pairing Preview

Guess what's coming up on Saturday? October's #winePW hosted by yours truly. Yep. It's already the second Saturday of the month. So a small but mighty group of oenophiles and I are pairing foods with wine. Our theme this month: Fall Fruits.

This group of wine-loving foodie bloggers - or are we food-pairing wine bloggers? - will be sharing pairings of wine with Fall fruit dishes. Sweets and savories. Reds and whites. With pumpkin, apples, and more.

On the Menu...

Savories
Pumpkin Lasagna with Halter Ranch's Côtes de Paso by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Squash and Sausage Soup with Pumpkin Cornbread and McKinley Springs 2010 Bombing Range Red by Tasting Pour
Linguine with Roasted Carnival Squash and a Garnacha by Cooking Chat
Pinot Vs. Syrah - Pork Tenderloin with Fig & Apple Sauce by Confessions of a Culinary Diva

Apple Cider Pork with Red Cabbage and Oak Aged Apple Cider by Curious Cuisiniere

Sweets

Harvest Fruits-Maple Crisp paired with a Riesling by Eliot's Eats

Caramelized Almond Apple Upside Down Cake with a Late Harvest Riesling by A Day in the Life on the Farm

Forgotten Fire Late Harvest Riesling and Warm Apple Crisp by Grape Experiences

Peach and Ginger Cobbler and Tablas Creek Petit Manseng by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog

Autumn Puff Pastry Tart and La Crema Chardonnay by It's Okay to Eat the Cupcake

Surprise!
Wines for a Sweet & Savory Fall Harvest Meal by foodwineclick

Fall Fruit and Wine Pairing by Rockin Red Blog

Autumn Pumpkin Food Flair by Vino Travels -- An Italian Wine Blog

Butternut Squash Risotto: White Wine or Rosé by Pull That Cork

If you want to squeeze in a pairing, email me at constantmotioncamilla AT gmail.com. Cheers!

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