Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This month the French Winophiles are celebrating Fall with Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm at the head. If you are reading this early enough, feel free to jump in on our Twitter chat. We go live on Saturday, October15th 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 articles that the writers have in store for you... Jeff of Food Wine Click! takes us to   Backroads Bourgogne in Autumn: Bistro des Falaises   Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is Celebrating Fall French Style Cam of Culinary Adventures with Camilla shares Europe by Milk Run, Coquilles Saint-Jacques, and L'un Des Sens Orange Wine  Gwendolyn of Wine Predator is  Falling for Fall with Four French Wines plus Instant Pot Beef Bourguignonne Pot Pie Susannah of Avvinare shares Cru Bourgeois: Perfect for Fall Fare I don't usually tie in a book with my #Winophiles posts unless it's a book we have all agre...

  You're Invited I am stepping in to host the July #ItalianFWT this month. The theme: Ramato wines. I wanted to give folks a little more latitude, especially since this invitation is a little late in the month. You still have about two weeks to pour and pair, but typically we have longer than that to source and prepare.  So, though Ramato wines will be our focus, feel free to share your favorite Ramato or any Pinot Grigio if you can't find a skin-fermented Pinot Grigio. I'll even take an Italian dish with origins in the northeastern province of Friuli Venezia Giulia or travel memories from that area, too. This is the Italian Food Wine Travel group after all. And if you want to be completely out of the box, find a wine made in the Ramato style from anywhere in the world. Be creative! Ramato?!? So, are you asking yourself, "What is Ramato wine?" Here's a quick primer to whet your appetite. Ramato is a skin fermented Pinot Grigio, but don't make the mistake o...