Rosina’s Home Page ~
Seafood cakes and Mendocino County wines by the glass at Mendo Bistro in Ft. Bragg, CA
Hello, my friend ~ and WELCOME to my RosinaWilson.com Home Page!
If you’re a fan of Wine, Food and Fun ~ in any order, and in any combination ~ you’ve come to *exactly* the right place.
You and I are about to enjoy some very tasty adventures together, and it’s my great pleasure to share my piece of the planet with you...
Harvest time in the Wine Country. The ripe, deep-purple grape clusters match the distant hills that divide Sonoma from Napa.
The "Sweepstakes Round" at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, where I've served as a judge for 20+ years.
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Meet my red '00 Toyota 'vertible ~ the perfect chariot for exploring Wine Country! Hop in, and ride shotgun for our adventures. Lots of room in the back seat for a couple of friends; lots of room in the trunk for all the wine we pick up along the way...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to turn a passion for wine and food into a career?
Well, I’ll show you!
Join me as my guest of honor, “ride shotgun” with me in the red ‘vertible, and get set for plenty of wine, food and fun every time you visit http://RosinaWilson.com.
Here’s a little background about the “many hats I wear” in the food and wine world. Then scroll down, and I’ll whet your appetite for the adventures we’ll enjoy together…
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I wrote a cookbook (Seafood Pasta and Noodles ~ The New Classics, Ten Speed Press), with wine-pairing suggestions for each of my recipes. (Scroll down to see the latest news about my upcoming books…)
I taught the “Wine and Food Pairing” course for 10 years to future chefs at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco.
I co-founded the fun, irreverent, "GenX"-oriented Wine X Magazine, voted "Best Wine Magazine in the World." Check out that tattoo ~ the neck of the guitar is a corkscrew!
My cookbook, "Seafood Pasta and Noodles ~ The New Classics." I included wine suggestions for each of my 110 original recipes
I co-founded the fun, irreverent, young adult-oriented “Wine X” wine magazine. (Check out that eye-popping tattoo on our first-issue cover ~ the neck of the guitar is a corkscrew!)
I’ve developed recipes for major food companies at a “culinary think tank.” I’ve judged in lots of wine competitions ~ even a saké judging in New York ~ and earned “Certified Wine Judge” status. And through the years, I’ve put together hundreds of articles for dozens of magazines, newspapers, and online venues.
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But enough about *me.* RosinaWilson.com is about *us.* And who knows ~ with so many possibilities, we might very well find ourselves at a different type of event, every day of the week…
On Monday, let’s venture into San Francisco to try out a new pizza place or Asian fusion hot spot; then on Tuesday, how about heading north to the Wine Country of Sonoma and Napa for a multi-course winemaker dinner. (By the way, I live halfway between these two world-famous destinations ~ less than 20 minutes from either one.)
The house specialty, Pizza Margherita, at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in North Beach (San Francisco's "Little Italy). Check out the wood-fired beehive oven in the background!
A potluck beach picnic at Tomales Bay Oyster Company. We bought oysters by the bag of 50; shucked the smaller, more tender ones to eat raw; and BBQed the larger ones.
Later in the week, why don’t we grab some picnic supplies at the farmers market to enjoy on the beach at a nearby oyster farm.
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Then on the weekend, I could smuggle you into the “inner sanctum” of a prestigious wine competition ~ such as the San Francisco International ~ so you can meet my fellow judges and listen in on our verdicts!
During our judging sessions, we wear white smocks. They not only keep our clothes clean; they also give us a white background to judge a wine's color.
I'm with Anthony Dias ("Andy") Blue, who heads the San Francisco International Wine Competition, and fellow wine judge Jim McMahon, a wine writer and radio host from beautiful Sydney, Australia. *Great* guys!
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This kind of wine competition ~ usually with several dozen judges, in “panels” of 3 to 5, tasting “blind,” is where all those “gold, silver, bronze” medals come from…
I'm with Debra Del Fiorentino, who chairs the annual Women's International Wine Competition. All the judges are women ~ and we also have a separate category of wines made by female winemakers...
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But wait ~ I’ve saved the biggest and best for last. Julia Child would be celebrating her 100th birthday this coming August 15th! Last year, I launched “Drink Wine With Dinner” Day ~ a worldwide holiday ~ to celebrate Julia’s 99th.
As you can see here, “Drink Wine With Dinner” Day created such incredible buzz in the media and the food and wine world that it soon morphed into “Drink Wine With Dinner” *Month* for *all* of August.
The incredibly charming Julia Child inspired me to start my culinary career. Here, we're at a dinner in her honor, where I'm about to escort her to her table.
I had the tremendous honor, several times, of helping Julia Child with a book signing. She was always so gracious to her legions of fans, who lined up in droves to receive the cherished autograph.
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Now, in Julia Child’s honor, I’ve declared 2012 “Drink Wine With Dinner” *Year*! I’m pulling out all the stops to celebrate ~ and *you* are among the very first to hear about it!
In fact, I’m currently writing a major food-and-wine book, due in May. Drink Wine With Dinner ~ A 100th Birthday Tribute to Julia Child promises to be a *huge* hit.
Stay tuned for frequent updates. And if you haven’t already done so, go to the handy “Sign Up Now” box, above right, and sign up for my free wine eBook, coming in March. You’ll also receive a subscription to my “WineFoodBUZZ” newsletter, and membership in my fun, interactive “Tasting Tribe.”
Ready, my friend? Let’s grab our “all access pass,” buckle up in the red ‘vertible, and head out together for our next tasty adventure…
Cheers,
Rosina
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