Most people love fall colors. The oohs and ahs as the leaves change colors and the season’s change drives an amazing tourist industry. People travel to the North East to see these colors. Hotels revel in the peak color time because they can charge more per night for their rooms. In deciduous trees (those that…
We love Sparkling wine. [ok. I love sparkling, Mike just goes along with it] If it were up to me, I would choose a Sparkling wine almost every time, but it always seems to be delegated to celebrations. Why is that? The history of Sparkling and Champagne might have actually hindered the modern-day sales of…
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…
Last month Jim of JVB Uncorked won the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #20 (#MWWC20) and just like all previous winners of the Challenge, his “reward” was to choose the theme for the next Challenge. (#MWWC21) He decided on “Pairing.” I always try to look at each month’s challenge and see how I can approach it from any other angle other…
Yeah, I may be jumping the gun here! But it would be really nice to think that we will still be celebrating #CabFrancDay on December 4, 2115! 100 years of Cabernet Franc love would make me so happy. I know I will be long into my after life and busy haunting everyone who annoyed me…
I wrote this post exclusively for SocialVignerons.com. It was originally posted on September 7, 2015. I am so thankful to Julien Miquel for his help and support in getting Cabernet Franc Day recognized as a wine holiday. I would also like to thank Jim Finley of American Winery Guide for his support. So on December 4th, be…
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a question for you. How many blogs did you read, or YouTube videos did you watch in these past couple of weeks that told you to stop trying to pair the perfect wine with your Thanksgiving dinner? They were everywhere. Everyone saying the same basic thing- the foods we serve on Thanksgiving don’t…
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…
FLXWine on #WineChat In September I was contacted by Julie of @flxwine and asked if I would be interested in joining a virtual tasting of 2014 Vintage Rieslings from the Finger Lakes. The virtual tasting would take place on Wednesday September 30th on #winechat which is a bi-weekly twitter chat hosted by Christina of @justthebottle I read the…
Being creative with Thanksgiving can be accomplished in many ways. You can go all out and actually buy holiday specific china. You can decorate every nook and cranny of your home with leaves, pumpkins, and acorns. There are the harvest plaid table cloths and of course the stuffed turkeys [not of the food type] that hold signs…
