Clay Cookware Season, Terrific Riojas

by | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, Ceramics, Food, Wine

Serious cooks understand how clay cookware transforms an ordinary dish.    Onions or garlic which burn easily in a metal pan will confit slowly in a clay cazuela over low heat.      Chicken or pork browns beautifully in clay and develops a succulent crust.    And talk...

Weekend Snails & French White Wines

by | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Food, Recipes, Wine

Nothing seems more emblematic of French cuisine and culture than escargot. Surprisingly, the consumption of snails can be traced back thousands of years. The shells of these land mollusks have been discovered in the caves of prehistoric man, indicating snails have...