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Interview with Val Markus - Wine Rep

Wine reps are always eager to share their knowledge and passion, and they always seem to have a fabulous, soon-to-be-discovered bottle hanging around the backseat of their car anxiously awaiting a gathering & a corkscrew.

Wild Mushroom-Leek Risotto & Heron French Merlot

The Pairing:
Wild mushrooms & French Merlot is a wickedly heady example of earthy food & wine.

Pinot Noir Class

“Art is the understanding of beauty through the senses, through all the senses,

Mouclade: Mussels w/Pineau des Charentes, Cream & Saffron

Mouclaude is a wonderful French dish of baby mussels steamed in Pineau des Charentes and laced with a creamy saffron-curry sauce.

Interview with Sally McArthur - Chef/Entrepreneur

Sally McArthur is the owner & executive teaching chef of France Through the Kitchen Door, a week-long cooking course at Chateau du Rivau in the heart of Chinon, a beautiful area in the Loire Valley.

Passport to Woodinville

Enjoying the drop-dead gorgeous, sunny weather, I leisurely joined the caravan cruising between wineries, inhaling the scenery and the bewitching scents of Cabernet. It was delightfully Napa-like.