Month: October 2014

• Fun Friday Night in the Burbs

  

  Have you ever experienced one of those nights where you and your spouse or friends wanted to go out but you simply could not decide where to go? It is not a common occurrence with my husband and I but it does happen from time to time. It was Friday night and we wanted to…

  Michelle Williams

  October 8, 2014

  Beatles, Crudo Taverna, Food, Music, Restaurant, Ripasso, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso, Wine

  Antonio Sasa, Beatles, Crudo, Crudo Taverna, Dining Dallas, food, Frisco, Fun, Italian wine, Italy, Magical Mystery Tour, restaurant, Tony Sasa Ripasso, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico Superior Ripasso, wine, Winelover

• More Friendship, Fun and Wine

  Recently I enjoyed another wonderful evening with my dear friends. As busy women we need the occasional “Ladies Night Out” to bond and connect. We meet for lunch frequently but sometimes friendship and laughter needs a little wine. A member of our HCV group and her husband bought and moved into a new house in…

  Michelle Williams

  October 6, 2014

  Food, Friends, Groom, Loring Wine Company, Margerum, Music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Lucia Highlands, Van Morrison, Wine, Zinfandel

  Australia, Australian wine, Barossa Valley, California, Days Like This, food, friends, Fun, Groom, Groom Barossa Valley Bush Block, Loring Wine Company, Margerum M5, Monterey County, music, North Coast, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Lucia Highlands, SBC Wine, Van Morrison, wine, Winelover, Zinfandel

• Valpolicella Day Two

  

  I awoke on my second day in Valpolicella to a sound no winemaker in the region wanted to hear: rain! This region had received an abundance of rain and if there are two weather conditions wine grapes do not like it is too little rain and too much rain. I will go in to this…

  Michelle Williams

  October 3, 2014

  Amarone, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar, Cesari, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, JEMA, Monteci Viticoltori In Valpolicella, Ripasso, Sartori di Verona, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Winetasting

  Amarone, American Authors, Best Day of My Life, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar, Cesari, Consozio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Corvino, Corvinone, food, Italian wine, Italy, Locando 800, Monlinara, Monteci Viticoltori In Valpolicella, music, rondinella, Sartori di Verona, travel, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore

• Celebrating Virginia Wine Month

  I have exciting news for all you winelovers out there: October is Virginia Wine Month! What? You have never had wine from Virginia? Then I have even better news for you, since today is October 1st you have 31 days to either travel to, hunt down in your local wine retailers or order online some…

  Michelle Williams

  October 1, 2014

  #VAWinechat, Cabernet Franc, Food, Grace Estates Winery, KIng Family Vineyard, Meritage, Monticello AVA, Music, Veritas Vineyard, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wines, Wine, Winetasting

  #VAWine Chat, Cabernet Franc, food, Grace Estate Winery, King Family Vineyard, Meritage, Monticello, Monticello AVA, Monticello Wine Trail, music, October, Robbie Thompson Band, Sweet Virginia Breeze, The Virginia Wine Club, Veritas Vineyard, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine Marketing Office, Virginia Wine Month, wine, Winelover, winetasting