Tag: wine

Valentine’s Day Wines

Here are three wines that will pair perfectly with your Valentine’s meal to impress the pants off your dinner guest…if you’re lucky. Budget: 2015 Lopez de Heredia Vina Cubillo Tinto Crianza, Rioja, Spain $22 – $25 Wines from Spain give you some of the best bang for your buck, and this one is no exception. Crianzas will have at least one year of oak … Read More Valentine’s Day Wines

TIME TO TOAST THE END OF 2020!

I think we are all ready to put 2020 behind us, and these Champagnes are all amazing ways for starting off 2021 on the right foot…let’s drink the best bubbly we can to help channel some good energy to come our way! Happy New Year!!!

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A VERY COVID THANKSGIVING

This Thanksgiving is certainly going to be very different from holidays in the past. Maybe your tradition was to dine at your favorite restaurant. Or perhaps you invited all your extended family over for dinner or travelled to a relative’s house who hosted the get-together every year. While those options are not possible this year, due to COVID-19, I’m focusing on using this unique … Read More A VERY COVID THANKSGIVING

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CHAMPAGNE…BECAUSE WE NEED THIS RIGHT NOW.

Champagne. The word alone inspires excitement and elegance, but the history, art and traditions of the region are often overlooked and sometimes even sullied by the blanket use of the word Champagne being applied to any wine with bubbles. There are many houses that have been in the Champagne region since the seventeenth century discovery of the effervescence, all still adhering to the laws … Read More CHAMPAGNE…BECAUSE WE NEED THIS RIGHT NOW.

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Rosé all Day!

This weekend is the unofficial kickoff to Summer, and while traditional celebrations are currently on pause, there is no better way to salute the switch than in your glass, making the official transition to “Rosé all Day” Here’s a quick overview of the style that has become the mascot of a season, and a few recommendations that are tried and true, amongst all the … Read More Rosé all Day!

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WHAT I’M DRINKING DURING QUARANTINE…

While stuck inside, I’m turning to wines that help me remember wonderful trips with even better wines, and Schramsberg is where I am dreaming of returning to sooner than later. As soon as we began the drive up the long, winding, narrow path leading to Schramsberg, (the vineyard name literally translates to Schram’s Mountain) I knew from the green hills, mossy rocks, and fairytale like … Read More WHAT I’M DRINKING DURING QUARANTINE…