Category: Celebration
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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with #WinePW
May’s #WinePW is focused on food and wine pairings for Cinco de Mayo. Did you celebrate Cinco de Mayo? What did you eat and drink? Cinco de Mayo is kinda a big deal in the Lone Star State and as Vinepair explains it’s for a good reason; however, most think Margarita or Corona with Cinco…
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Three Outstanding Wines for Passover
Passover began on Friday, April 3 and lasts eight days. It is a Jewish celebration in remembrance of the Israelites Exodus from Egypt as told in the book of Exodus, chapters 1-15. The most significant Passover observance is the avoidance of leaven bread throughout the entire holiday. This avoidance commemorates the fact that the Jews…
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A Shrove Tuesday #Wine and #Food Pairing
For Christians all over the world the season of Lent begins tomorrow. As Lent is a season of quiet contemplation, atonement and self-sacrifice in preparation for Easter, Shrove Tuesday (aka Fat Tuesday) is a day of indulgence. Though the understanding of Shrove Tuesday comes from the word “shrive” meaning to confess and receive absolution, it…
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Winter Solstice Italian Style
Many years ago we began a tradition with our friends Cindy and Robert to pause in the busy holiday season to celebrate Winter Solstice together. We take turns hosting dinner each year on December 21 to relax with good food, wine and great company. This year was my turn to host our Winter Solstice dinner…
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Friends and Wine: The Perfect Pairing
This is my first entry into the Monthly Wine Writers Challenge. What is #MWWC11? It was developed by The Drunken Cyclist in an effort to encourage creativity in wine blogs. This month represents the 11th month of the challenge. The first month was won by The Armchair Sommelier. Each month’s winner selects the topic for…
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Merryvale 2010 Merlot: Not Just History Repeating
Recently my husband and I attended a Merryvale wine tasting at one of our favorite wine stores; WineTastics. This particular wine tasting was unusual because we are members of the Merryvale wine club and have many bottles of their fantastic wine in our cellar. However, due to the exceptional quality of Merryvale wine we have…
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