Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the June #Winophiles event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. This month the French Winophiles are exploring the wines of Alsace. And many thanks to Jill of for arranging samples through  Teuwen Communications  for the party as they represent  Wines of Alsace  and spearhead the month-long  Alsace Rocks . Cheers! If you are reading this soon enough, feel free to join our Twitter chat. We'll be meeting on Saturday, June 18th at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #Winophiles and be sure to add that to anything you post so we can see it. Here's the line-up of articles... Cremant Wine Battered Perch; Michigan and French Classics Collide on A Day in the Life on the Farm A Thai Green Curry Lesson + Willm Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé on Culinary Adventures with Camilla Crémant d’Alsace: An Elegant Sparkling Wine from France on Grape Experiences Crémant d’Alsace ...

This month the French Winophiles are looking at wines from the Southwest of France. Linda of  My Full Wine Glass  is hosting. She suggested: "Bergerac, Cahors, Gaillac, Irouléguy, Jurançon, Madiran - these are among the regions located in southwest France. If you've already written about one of these regions, why not choose another?" If you are reading this early enough, feel free to join our live Twitter chat on Saturday, May 21st at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #Winophiles; be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here are the articles for the theme... Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla : Garlic and Herb-Rubbed Standing Pork Rib Roast + Château Laulerie Bergerac Rosé 2020   Robin at Crushed Grape Chronicles : Fish, cheese, and red wine. Exploring the Basque region of Irouléguy Jeff at Food Wine Click! : Deconstructed Tartine & Domaine de L'Astré Pèlroge Deanna at Wineivore : Organic Negrette & Manseng Wines from SW France Paire...

This month the Wine Pairing Weekend group is sharing new-to-them varietals. Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is hosting and she wrote: "Please share a new discovery that you have made in your wine explorations and the food with which you paired your discovery." Here's what the writers are postig... A Day in the Life on the Farm invites you to Join in the Fun as We Explore New Varietals and Share our Discoveries , Culinary Adventures with Camilla is Exploring Pineau d'Aunis Rosé: Two Bottles and Chicken Two Ways Crushed Grape Chronicles shares Nosiola - a disappearing Northern Italian variety Our Good Life discovers Montepulciand d’Abruzzo and Italian Stuffed Peppers . Avvinare is Exploring Ancient Grapes Prokupe and Vranac At Kosovo’s Stone Castle The Quirky Cork shares Discovering Asproudi, a Re-Emerging Greek Grape Wineivore introduces us to Biodynamic Portugese Sparklers with Goan Cuisine ENOFYLZ Wine Blog serves up A Taste of Castelão; 2017 Casal Fig...

This month the French Winophiles are drawing inspiration from the recipes of Julia Child with Cindy of  Grape Experiences  leading the discussion. Read her invitation here .  If you are reading this early enough, feel free to join our Twitter chat on Saturday, October 16th at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #Winophiles and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here's the line-up of the French Winophiles' homage to Julia Child. Host Cindy Rynning of Grape Experiences is recreating Julia’s first meal in France with Dîner Ce Soir: Sole Meuniere à la Julia Child and La Perrière Blanc Fumé de Pouilly 2018 . Wendy Klik of A Day in the Life on the Farm tempts with Supremes de Volaille a l’Ecossaise and a Chardonnay from Burgundy . Terri Steffes of Our Good Life pairs A Julia Child Omelet and Meyer-Fonne Riesling . Jane Niemeyer of Always Ravenous presents Coq au Vin à la Julia Child and Savigny-Lès Beaune Pinot Noir . Nicole Hudson of Somm's Table ...

     This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of L'Ecole .  Complimentary wine was provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links.  However, all opinions expressed here are my own.   If you're been following my blog, you'll know that I'm doing a series of monthly posts in collaboration with  L'Ecole Winery .* A group of us participate in a virtual tasting with their marketing manager, the winemaker, and the general manager and discuss timely topics. This month, we celebrating the arrival of summer. And there's nothing better to pour during summer than a refreshing glass of Rosé. Welcoming Summer Living on the temperate central coast of California, we don't really have four seasons. We barely have two seasons. Our temperatures range from about 50 to 70 degrees...that's 50 in the winter and 70 in the summer. October is the hottest month and maybe some rain spits on us in March. That's about it. But summertime does mean...