Month: July 2014

• Friends, Food and French Wine…the journey continues

  Good friends are invaluable. I have a very special group of girl friends. We met in graduate school three years ago. We are all different ages, have different ages of children, and are on varying career journeys; however, the seven of us thoroughly enjoy each other’s company. We meet for lunch regularly and when our […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 31, 2014

  Burgundy, Chardonnay, Chateau de Charmirey, Food, French Wine, Friends, Ladies Night Out, Music, Party, Pinot Noir, Summer, Total Wine, Wine

  Chardonnay, Chateau de Chamirey, food, French Wine, friends, Fun, Ladies Night Out, Muddy Waters, music, Pinot Noir, Total Wine, wine, Winelover

• Texas Wisconsin Two-Step on #Winestudio

  The third week of  #WineStuio’s focus on the independent spirit of US winemakers brought us to McPherson Cellars in Lubbock, Texas and Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. This tasting was particularly exciting for me because my husband was born and raised in Wisconsin and I am a Texas gal! Furthermore, neither one of […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 28, 2014

  #WineStudio, Food, Le Metro Wine Underground, McPherson Cellars, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Red wine, Rose, Texas, Wine, Winetasting, Wisconsin, Wollersheim Winery

  #winestudio, Delta Rae, Domaine du sac, food, French Wine, Fun, hamburger, hotdog, Independent Spirit, Le Metro Wine Underground, Les Compains, McPherson, music, Protocol Wine Studio, Ray LaMontagne, summer, Tex-Mex, Wollersheim Winery

• Do You Know the Way to Le Marche?

  As you recall at the beginning of July I introduced you to my new friends Piero Pagliardini and his lovely wife Katherine Cohen, the proprietors of Vita Verde Imports. (To see post on July 7 click here.) In October of this year Piero and Katherine are hosting an exciting tour to Piero’s home region of […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 25, 2014

  Food, Frank Sinatra, Italian, Italian wine, Italy

  Boccalino, Fly Me to the Moon, food, Frank Sinatra, Fun, Italy, Le Marche, music, Orcio, pasta, pizza, Tour, travel, Vita Verde Imports, wine, Winelover

• Chillin’ With An Arrogant Frog

  As you know I proclaimed this my summer for expanding my knowledge of French wine.  It has been an awesome journey and I have written many posts sharing my journey with you. A great blessing occurred regarding my journey in early June. I received an email from McCue Communications inviting me to be one of […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 23, 2014

  Arrogant Frog, Bastille, Chardonnay, Languedoc France, McCue Communications, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Twitter, Wine, Winetasting

  Arrogant Frog, Bastille, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, food, France, French Wine, Fun, Jean-Claude Mas, Languedoc, Merlot, music, Pompeii, Sauvignon Blanc, Twitter, wine, winetasting

• Go Your Own Way with La Garagista and #WineStudio

  It’s July and time for a new Protocol #WineStudio session.  #WineStudio is a virtual wine tasting that takes place on Twitter each Tuesday at 6pm PST. Please check out Protocol Wine Studio’s web site to learn more and follow along on Twitter using #Winestudio. This month Protocol, along with assistance of Le Metro Wine Underground, […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 21, 2014

  #WineStudio, Brianna, Fleetwood Mac, La Garagista, Le Metro Wine Underground, Music, Petillant Naturel, Protocol Wine Studio, Sparkling Wine, Wine

  #winestudio, Brianna, Fleetwood Mac, Go Your Own Way, La Garagista, Le Metro Wine Underground, music, Petillant Naturel, Protocol Wine Studio, Sparkling Wine, Vermont, wine, Winelover

• Feelin’ Alright With Fog Dog Pinot Noir

  My husband and I recently decided to go on a much needed date night. What do most suburban couples do on date night: dinner and a movie. We ate at a popular local restaurant called Whiskey Cake. Whiskey Cake serves up tasty farm-to-kitchen dishes & cocktails out of their ‘from scratch only’ kitchen and bar […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 17, 2014

  Date Night, Fog Dog, Food, Joe Cocker, Josehp Phelps, Music, Napa Valley, Restaurant, Sonoma, Whiskey Cake, Wine

  date night, Feelin Alright, Fog Dog, food, Fun, Joe Cocker, Joseph Phelps, music, Pinot Noir, restaurant, Whiskey Cake, wine, Winelover

• My Summer French Wine Journey Begins

  I have been enjoying the beauty of wine for a couple of decades. However, my knowledge and taste buds regarding French wine are lacking. Therefore, I have made this my summer of French wine. To begin my journey into the world of French wine I sought out the knowledge and expertise of a few Twitter […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 14, 2014

  Burgundy, Food, France, French Wine, Happy, Michael Kiwanuka, Music, Pharrell Williams, Pinot Noir, Provence, Rhone Valley, Rose, Rouge, Summer, Total Wine, Wine

  food, France, French Wine, Fun, hamburger, Happy, Michael Kiwanuka, music, Pharrell Williams, Rose, salmon, summer, Total Wine, wine

• South African Wine is So Fine

  Recently WineTastic hosted another great tasting featuring wine from South Africa. WineTastic is owned by Terry Burney and offers a great variety of wine tastings and classes, as well as an awesome selection of wines for purchase by the bottle, glass or taste. As I have written in the past, WineTastic is one of our […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 10, 2014

  Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Classics, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Music, Red Wine Blend, Rose, South African Wine, Syrah, U2, Wine, Winetastic, Winetasting

  Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Classics, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Fun, music, Red Blend, Rose, South African Wine, Syrah, U2, wine, Winelover, WineTastic

• Le Marche Italy: Fall Tour for Winelovers

  I was recently contacted by Piero Pagliardini about sharing information regarding his fall wine tour to Le Marche, Italy. Many of you reading may ask, where? I am familiar with Le Marche (Mar-kay) as a result of a spring #WineStudio hosted by Protocol Wine Studio; however, many wine lovers, even Italian wine lovers, are not familiar […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 7, 2014

  Aleatico, Brian’s Wine, Dallas, Frank Sinatra, Italian, Italian wine, Italy, Le Marche, Michael Buble, Music, Pergola Rosso, Terracruda, Travel, Vacation, Vita Verde Imports, Wine, Wine Tour, Winetasting

  Aleatico, Brian’s Wine, Fun, Italy, Le Marche, music, Pergola Rosso, promotion, special discount, Terracruda, travel, vacation, Vita Verde Imports, wine, wine tour, Winelover

• Merryvale 2010 Merlot: Not Just History Repeating

  Recently my husband and I attended a Merryvale wine tasting at one of our favorite wine stores; WineTastics. This particular wine tasting was unusual because we are members of the Merryvale wine club and have many bottles of their fantastic wine in our cellar. However, due to the exceptional quality of Merryvale wine we have […]

  Michelle Williams

  July 3, 2014

  California, Celebration, Father’s Day, Food, History, Holiday, Merlot, Merryvale, Music, Napa Valley, Propellerheads, Shirley Bassey, Wine, Winetastic

  California, family, Father’s Day, food, Fun, History, Merlot, Merryvale, music, Propellerheads, Shirley Bassey, wine, Winelover, WineTastic