New Orleans Wine Cellar Dealers

New Orleans is the biggest city in Louisiana and it is named after Philippe d'Orleans who was the regent of France. This city is famous for its French Creole architecture as well as its multilingual and cross cultural heritage. It is also renowned for jazz music and cuisine. New Orleans is in the southeast of Louisiana and was originally settled on the natural high ground and levees. The city was founded by the French Mississippi company in 1718 and it passed to the Spanish in 1763 before being returned to French control in 1801. The climate is humid subtropical with hot, humid summers and short, mild winters. Snowfall is rare. As you probably know, hurricanes are a severe threat in this area and the city is at risk because it is surrounded by water from the north, south, and east and has a low elevation.

New Orleans, Food, and Wine

The cuisine of New Orleans is world famous and the food from the area is influential and distinctive. New Orleans cuisine is a mixture of haute Creole, local Creole and French styles. The influences of Spanish, Italian, Native American, African, Cuban and Cajun cuisines with local ingredients work together to produce an easily recognizable and totally unique Louisiana flavor. Beignets, which are square fried pastries, are a local specialty. Other popular meals include Po'boys, Italian Muffuletta sandwiches, boiled crayfish, jambalaya, gumbo and Gulf oysters on the half shell. For every unique and special New Orleans meal, there is a wine that suits it perfectly. Why not increase your eating pleasure and collect some great wines? There are various wine cellar suppliers in the area who will be only too happy to help you.