Category: Friends
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Celebrate the 4th of July with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Today is July 4th, the date the Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, thus birthing a nation. On this national holiday millions of Americans will be participating in community parades, hanging out at the lake, beach, or pool, watching fireworks, and cooking out. Statistics show 80% of Americans will attend cookouts, spending upwards of…
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Steppin Out with My Dallas Wineauxs
I have shared with you about the fun times our Dallas Wineaux group has together. We meet for wine lunches, have wine dinners and tastings at each other’s houses. But this past December one of our members, Erik Johnson, kicked it up a notch by sending this Tweet to our group: My neighbor who has…
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Winter Solstice with Donkey & Goat #Wine
Darkness falls across the land on the longest day of year. An astronomical phenomenon in the Northern Hemisphere where the earth’s tilt on its axis is at the farthest point from the sun and the sun’s daily maximum elevation is at its lowest is known as the Winter or December Solstice. In truth the solstice…
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Pairing Wine with Art through Vino Mosaics
Today on Rockin Red Blog I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine who is a wonderful wine artist. His name is Ryan Sorrell. I met Ryan through social media and was immediately impressed with the pictures I saw of his art. After months of planning my husband and I finally met…
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Ladies Night Out has gone Shoe Crazy with Wine
A few weeks ago I received an awesomely large box filled with wine samples. As I opened the box I immediately realized it was time to gather my friends for a Ladies Night Out wine tasting evening. It only got better from there because the following week I already had a LNO on my calendar!…
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Cargasacchi Invincible Sun: The Sweetest Thing
A few months ago I shared the wonderful tasting my husband and I experienced at Loring Wine Company in Buellton, Santa Barbara County. Because we were already fans of Loring we were not surprised by the exceptional quality of each of the wines we tasted. However, Loring shares their tasting room with a winery to…
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A Night Under the Stars
This spring in North Texas meant rain: lots and lots of rain. The only thing shocking about all the rain we received was the news explaining it was our 8th wettest spring on record. Eighth?! How could that be? It rained what felt like every day from the beginning of April through May. Good news…
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The Danger of a Single Epiphany
Due to a crazy schedule and even crazier topics I have missed the past couple of Monthly Wine Writing Challenges. Last month’s winner, The Wine Raconteur, was awarded the dubious honor of selecting this month’s topic and he chose “epiphany.” My master’s degree in History of the Christian Tradition leads me to great excitement when…
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The Wild Side: Fun Game Night with Friends & Wine
I was contacted a while back by Uncorked! Games asking if I would be willing to try out their new game called Read Between the Wines. According to Uncorked! Read Between the Wines is “a wine tasting board game that is geared towards bringing people closer together through wine and laughter!” Uncorked thought I would…
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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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