Category: Food
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Zinfandel Rising #Winestudio Wrap-Up
Protocol Wine Studio took to the virtual wine tasting world in March to explore one powerful grape: Zinfandel. I am a huge lover of red Zinfandel but apparently all do not share my love of the versatile grape. Furthermore, Zinfandel can be mysterious to some so let’s take some time to explore the world of…
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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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Celebrating Sicily on #ItalianFWT
Our April journey with #ItalianFWT takes us to the lovely Italian island of Sicily. Due to the date of April’s #ItalianFWT I was considering passing up this month’s Italian journey since I have been working so much on Easter and Passover articles. However, when the creator of #ItalianFWT, Jennifer of Vino Travels, announced our April…
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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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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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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…
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