April showers may bring May flowers, but May also means Cinco de Mayo! The one day, that we all sit down with a margarita in hand and celebrate the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. What is intriguing is that it really is not a major holiday in Mexico,…
The final Saturday of February has been declared “Open That Bottle Night” or #OTBN. It was created by two Wall Street Journalists who realized that too many people kept waiting for that special day to open a bottle of wine. Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher , known on twitter as [email protected] created the event in 2000, and it…
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…
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…
On the second Saturday of every month a group of foodies and winos get together to discuss their favorite two topics. This month’s #WinePW is hosted by Valerie Quintanilla of GirlsGottaDrink.com. One of the reasons I joined this group is because Mike and I tend to stick to the regions we know. We love California, Oregon,…
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…
My friend, Michelle Williams, over at RockinRedBlog, introduced me to a nice group of people who participate in a monthly virtual tasting party. This party takes place on the second Saturday of each month at 11am EST on twitter and you can follow along by checking out #WINEPW. Each month, the participants are challenged to come up…
