Tag: wine

So you all know that I love coffee, but I also love a good glass of wine.  When the dinner hour rolls over into the…

Take your dinner up a notch…Rainstorm Wines is pairing up with Copper River Salmon this season.  This long anticipated, highly prized, and VERY delicious salmon…

Doc Brown, Marty and Jennifer aren’t the only ones who encountered a surprise in the year 2015… Riunite Lambrusco, the iconic brand that introduced Americans…

Did you know that 1 in 3 bottles of wine sold in the U.S. are from Italy? Americans love their Italian wine and, if you’ve…

As soon as Halloween is over, it’s the cue that Thanksgiving and Christmas are on their way.

It doesn’t matter if you live in a climate where there is no snow, or whether you’re a Thanksgiving Purist and can’t put the tree up until the fourth Friday in November.  When November 1 turns over on the calendar you start thinking of all the gatherings, entertaining and food that will be served over the next two months.

Located at the north eastern tip of the Carmel Valley Appellation, the family-owned Holman Ranch resides approximately 12 miles inland from the Pacific Coast.  Immersed in history and romance, the ranch has not only proven to be an excellent growing location for their vineyards but also for Tuscan varietal olive trees which flourish under the temperate climate.

As much as you all know how much I love coffee, there is another beverage that grabs my attention…and that would be wine.   I recently had the opportunity to receive a shipment from Uncorked Ventures Wine Club and would like to share with you about their offerings and service.

When we moved to Texas middle of July last year, the one thing I knew I was going to miss was my best friend AND her amazing 4th of July parties.

Boxed wine gets a bad wrap, and it really shouldn’t. Because of its packaging it’s a great way to get a really good wine for not a lot of money. And while I’m no wine critic, I did serve some Black Box Wines to friends who know a thing or two about wine and have discriminating palates, and they were impressed! Surprisingly to me it was their first taste of a boxed wine, and I think Black Box Wines won them over.

We got to try a white and two different reds.

Gift Guide Pick

What exactly do you get for that hard to buy for person, the one that has everything, or for a person you want to show a special appreciation at Christmas?  Receiving a subscription to The International Wine of the Month Club would be a fantastic present!

Each month, members of The International Wine of the Month Club receive internationally selected wines from two separate award-winning boutique vineyards, accompanied by an