Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the #TannatDay event.  Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links.   I am thrilled to be part of #UruguayWineWeek and, especially ,#TannatDay. I have long admired the grape varietal since I was first introduced to it when the Wine Pairing Weekend crew focused on wines from Uruguay. Back in February 2019 I paired the Bouza 2016 "B6" Tannat with Brined Quail .   So, when I  received a package of two Tannats from Viña Progreso via Uruguay Wine*, I  was excited to learn more about the winemaker and the wines. I also received a bottle of his Viognier, but that will be the topic of another post. Viña Progreso by  Gabriel Pisano I didn't need to look much farther than Amanda Barnes'  South American Wine Guide's IGTV channel   to learn more about Gabriel Pisano and Viña Progreso. Amanda pointed me to her terroir talk with Pisano. IGTV is a n...

  This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the #TannatDay event.  Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links.   When one of my wine contacts asked if I'd like to be involved in celebrating Tannat Day during Uruguay Wine Week, I thought to myself, "Is that even a real question?" Of course I'd like to help celebrate Tannat Day.  So, here we are. A Tannat Hero and #TannatDay International Tannat Day is celebrated on April 14th commemorating the day of Pascual Harraigue's death in 1894. If you are like me and had to ask, "Who is Pascual Harraigue?", here's a brief answer. Born in Lapurdi, which was a Basque province but is now part of southwestern France, Harraigue emigrated from France, landing in Uruguay at the age of 19. He moved from Montevideo to Salto and eventually began to cultivate grapes on land he acquired.  Throughout his life, he grew and made wine with the Tannat grape. His first har...

It's hard to believe that it's April. This year has flown by so quickly. And, yet, it doesn't really feel as if we've turned a corner on this corona pandemic. Not yet anyway. But, at least in my county here in California, the restrictions are loosening and we're looking at getting more shots in arms. So that, hopefully, the world will actually open back up and we can dust off our passports for some real travel. Till then, I'm happy to travel by tabletop. Here we are in April for the fourth 2021 installment of our #EattheWorld project, being spearheaded by Evelyne of  CulturEatz . Here's  her challenge .  This month, we are sharing recipes from Uruguay. Here's the #EattheWorld line-up... Magical Ingredients: Tortas Fritas   Sneha’s Recipe: Torta Frita -Uruguay   Pandemonium Noshery: Polvito Uruguayo   Palatable Pastime: Grilled Chicken Pinchitos   Sugarlovespices: Uruguayan Pancho Hot Dog with Fries on the Side   Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Pasta Car...

The month, the Wine Pairing Weekend bloggers are looking at Cabernet Franc Around the World with Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm leading the discussion. You can read her invitation  here .  If you are reading this soon enough, feel free to join the Wine Pairing Weekend live Twitter chat on Saturday, December 12th at 8am Pacific. Just follow the hashtag #WinePW and be sure to add that to anything you post so we can see your tweets. In the meantime, all of these will go live before Saturday morning. Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Honey-Lemon-Sesame Drizzled Plancha'd Veggies + Garzón 2018 Reserva Cabernet Franc A Day in the Life on the Farm: Hungarian Short Ribs Paired with Dracaena Cab Franc The Quirky Cork: Francly Turkish! Turkish Cab Franc & Lamb Chops Grape Experiences: Crush On Cabernet Franc! Crushed Grape Chronicles: Cab Franc - Sailing the Loire with a Pirate Princess Exploring the Wine Glass: Championing for Cabernet Franc; The True Underdog Cooking C...

This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the February #WinePW event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. Jill of of L'Occasion is hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend - #WinePW - group this month as we explore the wines of Uruguay. You can read her invitation here . And several of us were also lucky enough to receive samples arranged by Amanda Barnes of South American Wine Guide   who also shared this article and tech sheets on all the bottles. That really made my life easier since I had never had any wine from Uruguay! Always happy to learn though. The Posts Pinny at Chinese Food and Wine Pairings presents   Uruguay’s Bodega Garzon Tannat Paired with Lamb Skewers and Beef Short Ribs . Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla gives us Brined Quail with a Numbered Bottle of Tannat. Cindy from Grape Experiences provides  Taste Uruguay: 1752Gran Tradicion M...