Celebrating National Potato Chip Day with grower Champagne (and lots of videos)

Posted by Jason Kallsen on March 14, 2013 in Champagne, Food and wine pairing, Holidays, Sparkling wine | one comment

We love our chips. We keep our cupboards fully stocked at all times at The Wine Company. Classic, kettle, sea salt, salt & black pepper, dill, onion, hot buffalo wings, french onion, onion and garlic, cheddar and sour cream, mesquite, and more. After we return from Europe we get the delicious
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Champagne and Potato Chips, the perfect match

Posted by Jason Kallsen on March 13, 2013 in Champagne, Food and wine pairing, | one comment

There are as many opinions about food and wine pairing as there are wines and people to drink them. Honing pairings to a perfect art is desired by some, especially at the top end of the culinary world. Anybody who has swooned over an incredible risotto with shaved truffles paired
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Wine and food pairing: an exhaustive list of particulars

Posted by Jason Kallsen on February 7, 2013 in Food and wine pairing, | no comments

There are many general rules when it comes to wine and food pairings, but we've received several requests for more details. Specifically some variant of "I have this bottle of wine, what should I serve with it?" It's a fun game, especially if you're an adventurous cook who doesn't hesitate to
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Wine and food pairings: hints and tricks

Posted by Jason Kallsen on February 7, 2013 in Food and wine pairing, | no comments

"The first thing that must be said about matching food and wine is that almost any wine can be drunk happily with any food -- within reason." -- Harvey Steinman Harvey is right. When presented with one wine and one plate of food, you'll make it happen because you don't have a
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Two Cotes du Rhones, two very different styles

Posted by Jason Kallsen on December 3, 2012 in Food and wine pairing, France, Rhone Valley | no comments

The Wine Company's history with the Rhone goes back to Larry's love of the wines when he was a retailer in the 1970's and 1980's. Back then, it was an overlooked region that appealed to wine insiders due to the incredible bang for the buck available. Even into the mid
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Wine for Thanksgiving 2012: What we are enjoying

Posted by Jason Kallsen on November 20, 2012 in Food and wine pairing, Holidays, | 3 comments

When you have a warehouse with literally thousands of wines to choose from, what do we pick to have with the most American of holidays? We polled our staff and the results are below. From all of us at The Wine Company, to all our loyal wine drinking friends and family,
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Beaujolais: the top 5 things you need to know

Posted by Jason Kallsen on November 12, 2012 in Beaujolais, Food and wine pairing, | 2 comments

November is upon us, and soon the tsunami of wine known as Beaujolais Nouveau will hit the American shores (we represent the fine selection from Joseph Drouhin -- please seek it out!). As many of you know (or maybe you don't?), there is far more to Beaujolais than just the November
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Pairing wine with heirloom tomatoes and sweet corn

Posted by Jason Kallsen on August 9, 2012 in Food and wine pairing, | no comments

The summer of 2012 has been a hot one in Minnesota (and the hottest on record nationally). Combine that with an early spring and suddenly we are in the midst of sweet corn and heirloom tomato season! We polled some members of our staff for their wines picks to go with
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Barbecue Wines: Finding the perfect pairing

Posted by Jason Kallsen on July 16, 2012 in Food and wine pairing, Rose | no comments

Summer season is in high gear, and this week we will be celebrating with the feast of Saint Thibault (barbecued meats and French wines). The question comes up often: what are the best wines for barbecued fare? It's a broad question, and has a multitude of answers. Let's start with some
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New arrival: Heartland wines of Australia

Posted by Jason Kallsen on July 2, 2012 in Australia, Food and wine pairing, | one comment

There is a cosmic shift happening in Australian wines. While the ranks of the 'big guys' (Rosemount, Penfolds, Lindemann's, Yellow Tail, the list goes on and on...) continue to pump out forgettable juice while desperately creating new products to try to grab market share, there is a quiet minority actually
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