In case you haven’t heard, December 4th is #CabFrancDay! We will be celebrating all day on Twitter, Google +, Periscope, and Instagram with Cabernet Franc facts. Then at 8pm EST, we will have a twitter chat. All you need to do to participate is grab a bottle of Cabernet Franc, sit at your computer or phone or…
What is the definition of being successful? Is it making more money than you know what to do with? Is it having letters after your name that people aren’t even sure what they mean? Or is it simply being happy? When Mike and I decided to enter the wine business, we knew it wasn’t going…
In my previous post about the Wine Bloggers Conference that was held November 9-12, 2017 in Santa Rosa, CA, I mentioned that we partake in what is called Wine Live Blogging. Another way to look at it is speed tasting. Imagine yourself at a table, along with 7 other wine bloggers and the host rings…
What is Winephabet Street, you ask? Think of it as Sesame Street for Winelovers! It is a livestream/podcast/blogpost interactive discussion all about wine. Winephabet Street is a collaboration between Debbie Gioquindo, aka HVWineGoddess, and myself. We will be working our way through the alphabet discussing wine varieties and regions. So grab a glass and join…
I have just returned home from this year’s Wine Blogger Conference. It was held in Santa Rosa, California and was the perfect location. Although the destination was chosen last August, the timing was perfect. For all those reading this and have read the “fake news” that wine country has burned to the ground, I am…
Bill Kerr and Andy Wahl may not have known each other their whole lives, but once they met in Sonoma, they realized they were destined to be friends. With similar appreciations of the outdoors, storytelling, patriotism & great wine, they created Ammunition Wine as a tribute to the American way of life. Together, they decided to…
We’ve all been there. You have a bottle of aged or unfiltered wine that you have been dreaming of opening and you want it to be good to the last drop. As you open the bottle, you easily spot those recognizable crystals on the side of the bottle. Sadly, in your subconscious, you immediately deduct…
What is the definition of being successful? Is it making more money than you know what to do with? Is it having letters after your name that people aren’t even sure what they mean? Or is it simply being happy? When Mike and I decided to enter the wine business, we knew it wasn’t going…
Welcome to our next installment of #WinephabetStreet. In this series, Debbie Gioquindo and I will be working our way through the wine world by way of the alphabet. Each month we will take the next letter in the alphabet and learn the characteristics and history of the grape, as well as suggested wine pairings. So uncork,…
Fàilte! Welcome to the next installment of Exploring the Wine Glass. Mike and I are big proponents of you should drink what you like and you are the only one who can taste like you. We advocate the fact that everyone experiences the wine differently, so in these posts we do not discuss our tasting notes. Instead we include basic information…
