Month: March 2015
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Make Your Easter Celebration Sparkle
This is the first in a two part series on wines to enjoy with your Easter meal celebrations. Easter is a day of great joy and celebration for Christians all over the world; what better wine to enjoy on such a celebratory day than bubbles! This article focuses on Easter brunch and the outstanding sparkling […]
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The Final Four: Which Grapes Remain?
The madness certainly continued through the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8. Of course there is great joy in our house for Wisconsin’s victory over Arizona. Did you watch the Kentucky vs Notre Dame game? Wow! I thought Notre Dame was going to pull out the upset of the year but the powerhouse that is […]
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A Vacation In Our Backyard with Cornerstone Cellars
As I shared in a previous article, February in Dallas began with many spring like days. Though that beautifully weather did not last and winter hit Dallas hard the last two weeks of February, for a while it felt like California, mild temps during the day that fell at night, sunshine, light to no wind […]
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The Revolutionary Wine Event of 2015
Capture Lifestyle Launches Twelve City Artisan Wine Tour Capture Lifestyles is kicking off its first ever wine tour this spring! The wine tour begins in Washington DC and travels to 12 major cities throughout the US. I am excited the tour will come through Dallas in November; however, if you live in or near any […]
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The Americans: Wine, Food & the Cold War
Writers get inspiration from all different sources. As a wine writer my inspiration tends to come from media samples, wine events, travel, special occasions and at times my ever day life. I suppose this article is an everyday life inspiration. I was working out recently and listening to my tunes when a song came on […]
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March: It is True Madness
As the March Madness tournament continues the upsets continue; I cannot believe Villanova was upset by North Carolina State and that UCLA keeps on rolling. The Wisconsin victory was closer than we would have liked and the Notre Dame vs Butler game was a nail bitter. I made the grape varietals bracket before last Sunday’s […]
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March Madness/Wine Madness Continues
How is your bracket holding up? Mine is not doing so well. I am sad Texas lost though I did not expect them to win and I am completely heartbroken SMU lost in OT to UCLA. However, we are super happy Wisconsin won handedly and will advance to the next round. We lost some strong […]
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Cambria Winery: The Clone Wars Continue
We began our third day in Santa Barbara County driving into the hills of Santa Maria Valley to explore the wines of Cambria Estate Winery. Cambria crafts a wide portfolio of Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs focused on clones, as well as other wines such as Syrah. After attending the fantastic Davis Bynum master cloning class, […]
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Taste of Monticello Wine Trail Festival
April 9-11 | Charlottesville, VA Three days of celebrating the best of Central Virginia Wines Tickets on sale now! As spring approaches wine festivals are blooming all over the US. As you know I am a huge fan of Virginia wines! I have had the pleasure of enjoying wines from four wineries on the Monticello Wine […]
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March Madness / Wine Madness
I love March Madness. To me March Madness means spring, fun, and great college basketball. Over the years I have twice won office pools with my brackets. Back in the days of the O’Bannon brothers at UCLA my winning bracket brought me enough dough to put new tires on my car! Some special highlights of this […]
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