As I continue to research the Korean wine market, I'm always keeping my eyes open for interesting developments. This piece (duplicated here ) by Joshua Hall summarizes the big trends of 2010 very well. I thought I would expand on some of these ideas with my own opinion in a two part series.

Pizza and Zinfandel are truly a match made in heaven. Each can be indulgent and simply delicious, but together, hedonistic. Friday's are pizza night at my sister's place and good old Papa Murphy's gets a good share of her business. Indulgent describes nicely the family sized Cowboy Pizza we ordered recently: sausage and pepperoni, a thick crust and plenty of veggies.  A perfect match for Zinfandel. I opened up a 2006…

Ah, Pueblo style green chile. Pueblo, CO, my hometown is famous for their particular varietal of chile pepper; the Pueblo Green Chile a.k.a. Mira Sol. The chile tends to be larger than a jalapeño and smaller than a Anaheim. The thick flesh makes the chile perfect for roasting and its particular rich flavor is great for a chile stew.