The Hole in the Heart is not Filled; Just More Space is Made

Jill of L’Occasion won the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #21 (#MWWC21) and just like all previous winners of the Challenge, her “reward” was to choose the theme for the following Challenge (in this case #MWWC22) Jill Chose “Second Chance.” You can read all about our friendly competition here.  This story of second chance begins way back in February of 1997….

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GUEST BLOG: “Daddy Needs To Study… And Blog About Booze”

What do you get when you cross a very laid back personality with an intense desire to acquire as much knowledge as possible about all things booze? You get Joey Casco, aka The WineStalker. Joey and I “met” on twitter quite some time ago. I have no idea how our paths crossed. Well, duh, I know it…

Exploring the Wine Glass January 6, 2016

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…

Exploring the Wine Glass December 23, 2015

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…

The Pretty Red Vineyard’s Dirty Little Secret

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…