Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  Last month the #WorldWineTravel bloggers took a virtual trip to Rías Baixas. You can read my post: Sopa de Cebolla + 2020 Fillaboa Albariño . But within Galicia are a total of five Denominacións de Orixe (DO): Monterrei, Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Ribeiro, and Valdeorras. And I wanted to do a little deeper dive into some of the other DOs. In the Glass Valdeorras was named for the extensive gold mining that the Romans did in the area. Val-de-Oras is roughly 'valley of gold' in Latin and it is home to two of  Spain's indigenous grapes: Godello and Mencía. Bodegas Avancia lies in the mountains of Valdeorras which has predominantly slate soils. The estate is small - less than 25 acres - with the grapes being dry-farmed and cultivated organically.  Jorge Ordóñez specializes in working with the Godello grape which is native to northwest Spain. Though DNA profiling of the grape says it is genetically identical to the Portuguese  grape called Gouveio which grows througho...

This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the upcoming October #Winophiles event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. This is a pairing that I made on the second night of pouring the Château du Cèdre Extra Libre 2018 Malbec which I received for the upcoming October French Winophiles event. So you'll have to wait to hear about the wine, but I will share this amazingly simple, yet delicious dinner. Everything is done in one bowl and on one sheetpan. I love it for a busy weeknight evening. Ingredients  serves 6 to 8 Baby Kale Pesto  (makes more than you need, but depends on your preference) 4 C baby kale greens, rinsed and dried 1 C fresh herbs (I used basil and parsley) 1 T crushed garlic 1/2 C ground almonds 1/2 C shredded parmesan olive oil freshly ground pepper freshly ground salt Also needed: a blender or food processor Sheetpan Cod 6 to 8 boneless pieces of cod 3 to 4...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf Trefethen, one of the  #MerlotMe   event sponsors. Complimentary wine was provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. However, all opinions expressed here are my own. It's still October! And I am still making my way through the bottles of Merlot sent to me by the #MerlotMe sponsors. You can read the post I did for the #WinePW #MerlotMe event a couple of weekends ago: So Many Merlots, So Many Pairings . This Merlot comes from the Trefethen Family Vineyards* in the Oak Knoll district of Napa Valley and is a blend of 95% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec. I loved that this wine was silky yet vibrant, fruity yet earthy.  The first sniff - and taste - had me thinking about roasting mushrooms, but one of my trio doesn't care for mushrooms. I know, I know: whose kid is that!? Certainly not this fungi-lovin' gal! But, oh, well, the earthiness in the wine led me to pesto next. ...