Month: March 2015

• St. Patrick’s Day Wine and Food Pairings

  St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow. There were plenty of St. Patty’s Day celebrations this past weekend and there will be more tomorrow. When I think of St. Patrick’s Day I think of March Madness and green beer. However, this year I am taking a different approach; a traditional Irish food and wine pairing focus.

  Michelle Williams

  March 16, 2015

  Food, Music, Pinterest, recipes, St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day, Wine

  bangers and mash, Barolo, California, Carmenere, corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, food, Irish food, Irish stew, Malbec, music, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Pinterest, Santa Barbara County, shepard’s pie, Shiraz, Sonoma County, St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day food and wine pairings, Tempranillo, The Dubliner, wine, Zinfandel

• Celebrating #OTBN on #WinePW

  

  Every year the last Saturday in February is “Open That Bottle Night,” a night where wine lovers all over the globe have an excuse to open that bottle they have been saving for a “special” occasion. This is a night filled with parties and gatherings of friends or just a quiet home celebration where outstanding…

  Michelle Williams

  March 14, 2015

  #OTBN, #WinePW, Ballard Canyon, California, Caymus Vineyard, Food, Music, Napa Valley, Open That Bottle Night, Pinot Noir, Rusack Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Wine, Wine Pairing Weekend, Zinfandel

  #OTBN, #WinePW, Ballard Canyon, California, Caymus 2010 Zinfandel, Caymus Vineyards, food, music, Napa Valley, Open That Bottle Night, Pinot Noir, Rusack Vineyards, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Smashing Pumpkins, wine, Zinfandel

• Time Turned a Vixen into a Lady

  

  One night over the winter of 2014 my friend Ryan Sorrell, a very gifted wine artist – check out his art at Vino Mosaics,  sent me a picture of a bottle of wine he was enjoying with his wife on a night out. Somehow the label reminded him of me and wanted to share it with…

  Michelle Williams

  March 11, 2015

  Cabernet Sauvignon, dessert, Food, Jimi Hendrix, McGah Family Cellars, Music, Napa Valley, Scarlett, Wine, winter

  California, chocolate cake, dessert, food, Jimi Hendrix, McGah Family Cellars, music, Napa Valley, Rutherford, Scarlett, Scarlett Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, wine, winter

• A Loring Wine Company Surprise

  

  As you know by now I am a big fan of Loring Wine Company. I have already written two articles about various wines made by Brian Loring. However, I truly had no idea their tasting room was in Santa Ynez Valley, California until we drove right by it on our way back to our hotel…

  Michelle Williams

  March 9, 2015

  California, Chardonnay, Loring Wine Company, Mouvedre, Music, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Wine, Winetasting

  #SBCWines, Buellton, California, Cargasacchi, Chardonnay, Loring Wine Company, Mouvedre, music, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, SBCwine, wine, winetasting

• Wine & Dine in Trentino-Alto Adige with #ItalianFWT

  

  This month #ItalianFWT is traveling to Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy to explore the great food, wine, culture and activities in this beautiful region. As you can see from the WineCountry.it map, Trentino-Alto Adige is located in the northeast corner of Italy; boarded by Switzerland and Austria to its north with Veneto and Lombardy to its south…

  Michelle Williams

  March 7, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Alto Adige, Food, Iron and Wine, Italian wine, Italian wine regions, Italy, Kaltern, Kaltern Caldaron, Lagrein, Music, Schiava, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Alto Adige, Bolzano, Ferrari Trento, food, Iron and Wine, Italian food, Italian wine, Italy, Kaltern, Kaltern Caldaron Campaner Shiava DOC 2013, Kaltern Caldaron Lagrein DOC 2012, Lagrein, Mezzacorona, music, Shiava, travel, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, wine, Winefolly

• Cornerstone Adds Luxury to a Weeknight Meal

  It’s a Tuesday night, your week is already busy, you, and/or, your family are hungry. What can you do to put a quick and delicious meal on the table that nurtures your hunger as well as your spirit? I am a big fan of the slow cooker, aka Crock Pot, for night’s like these. I…

  Michelle Williams

  March 4, 2015

  Cornerstone Cellars, Food, Music, Oregon wine, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Wine

  Cornerstone 2012 Stepping Stone Cuvee Willamette Valley Artist Series Pinot Noir, Cornerstone Oregon, Cornerstone Stone Stepping Stone, Darren Rahn, food, Food Network Magazine, music, Oregon, ORwine, Recipe, weeknight, Willamette Valley, wine, Wine Spectator

• Springtime Lunch with Friends in February

  

  While the eastern seaboard was pummeled with snow in February and the west coast received flooding amounts of rain Dallas saw many spring like days with sunshine and temps in the 60s and even 70! The weather provided the perfect opportunity for a ladies lunch get together and instead of heading to a restaurant, this…

  Michelle Williams

  March 2, 2015

  Australia, Barossa Valley, Carmenere, Food, Friends, Music, Porta, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Spain, spring, Tempranillo, Tierra Aranda Ribera del Duero, Torbreck, Whitehaven, Wine, winter

  Australia, Barossa Valley, Carmenere, February, food, friends, ladies lunch, music, New Zealand wine, Porta Estate Bottled Reserve 2013 Carmenere, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Spain, Spanish wine, spring, Tempranillo, Tierra Aranda Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2011, Torbreck Barossa Valley 2012 Woodcutter’s Shiraz, Total Wine, Whitehaven 2014 Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, wine, Wines of Chile, winter