Month: April 2015
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Soufflés and Wine: A Night at Rise nº1
French wine and soufflé, what could be better on a rainy, cool spring night. My husband and I recently dined at a Dallas restaurant called Rise nº1 Salon De Souffle. Rise nº1 is a French soufflé and wine bar. Walking into Rise nº1 feels like walking into the middle of a tree from a children’s story. It…
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Welcoming Spring and the Beauty of Rosé
Spring is here! Flowers blooming, sun shining, cool breeze in mild temperatures; at least between the Texas size thunderstorms! While my daughter was home from college for spring break a few weeks ago I was just getting over being sick for a couple of weeks and was determined to enjoy spring with a lovely spring…
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Cool Spring Night? Warm Up with Cornerstone Cellars
In some of my last few articles I mentioned how pleasant the weather was last month in Dallas. Well one axiom with Dallas weather is no matter how pleasant a week or month began, the weather can and will change in a moment. As spring weather swings from quite warm to quite cool like a…
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Celebrating Earth Day with Montes Wines on #SommChat
As you know today is Earth Day, a day that aims to inspire all citizens of earth to take action of awareness and appreciation of our global environment. There were many Earth Day festivals and marches over the past weekend in cities all over the earth. I participated in a week early Earth Day celebration…
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Tasting Old York Cellars on #VirtualVines
This past March I was invited to participate in a virtual wine tasting on Twitter called #VirtualVines featuring wines from Old York Cellars. I participate in Twitter virtual wine tasting regularly; however, I have never had wine from New Jersey. As you know I absolutely love trying wine from regions, states, countries, etc that are…
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Babcock Winery: A Lesson in Terroir
I am a full-fledged wine geek; furthermore, I love to learn new knowledge and information. As such, exploring the effects of terroir on wines is super fascinating to me and led me to Babcock Winery in Santa Ynez Valley, at the recommendation of my friend Lori Budd with Dracaena Wines on our last trip to…
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Paso Robles CAB Collective Announce Details for 2015 CABs of Distinction
A Celebration of Cabernet Sauvignon & Red Bordeaux Varietals, Perfected in Paso Robles. Paso Robles is increasingly becoming “The Wine Region” of California and is gaining recognition for the high quality wines produced there. Just check out this article”10 Paso Robles Wineries to Watch” by The Drinks Business for a glimpse at the notoriety received…
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Ultimate Weeknight Meal: Korean Fried Chicken & Champagne
My daughter loves all things Korea. She spent two weeks in Korea with her best friend last summer, she is learning to speak Korean in college and hopes to get a job in international business working in Korea after she graduates. The week before she came home for spring break I was sick in bed…
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Spring Sippin with Breaux Vineyards
It’s time once again for March’s edition of Virginia Wine Chat. This #VAWinechat took us to Purcellville in Loudon County Virginia and Breaux Vineyards. This month our host Frank Morgan of Drink What YOU Like was joined by Breaux’s winemaker Heather Munden and Jennifer Breaux Blosser, the general manager at Breaux. If you would like…
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Welcoming Spring with #WinePW
Welcome to April’s edition of Wine Pairing Weekend, where we have sought out great wines to pair with vibrant spring vegetables. Our April challenge to pair wine with spring vegetables and meals is courtesy of A Day in the Life on the Farm; Wine Pairing Weekend is the brain child of Cooking Chat. There are…
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