Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
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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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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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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 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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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…
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What Wine Do You Pair With Downton Abbey?

January ushers in many things: college football bowl games, NFL playoff games deciding who will play in the Super Bowl, expanded waistlines, overdrawn bank accounts, and for some detoxes. One of the best things that comes with the beginning of the new year is Downton Abbey! It pains me to have to wait so long…
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Taking it Easy with Smith-Madrone

Better late than never; isn’t that what they say. In late fall I received a sample shipments of three wines from Smith-Madrone. I actually did not realize it was that long ago until I recovered the information sent with the wines. Wow, time flies! Through my own lack of diligence these wines ended up behind…
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Ladies Lunch Celebration at The Rustic

It was my dear friend Rebecca’s birthday so we had to celebrate! Rebecca is light and peace to all who know her and I am so blessed to call her my friend. We decided to head to one of our group’s favorite lunch spots in Dallas: The Rustic. The Rustic is relatively new to the…
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Fall for Hall and Walt Wine

We recently enjoyed another fabulous wine and food dinner with our dear friends Mark and Cherie. Mark and I are the oenophiles so between the two of us whoever is hosting plans a lovely evening of intentional wine and food pairings. My husband likes to say he and Cherie are along for the delicious ride.…
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Tighten Up with Kame Tinto

As the work week was coming to an end I began contemplating which wine we would enjoy on Friday night. I recalled I had a Spanish red sent to me from the great people at Nysus and decided it would be the perfect end to a busy week as well as a great segway into…