Category: Friends

• Perfect Wine Pairings for Easter Lunch & Dinner

  This is the second in a two part series on pairing wine with your Easter meals. Monday’s article, “Make Your Easter Brunch Sparkle,” featured recommendations from myself and fellow bloggers I follow on sparkling wines to pair with your Easter brunch celebration. However, not everyone celebrates Easter with brunch; therefore, this article features wines to…

  Michelle Williams

  April 2, 2015

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  A to Z 2012 Oregon Pinot Noir, Carmen Gran Reserve 2011 Carmenere, celebrate, Chateau Miraval 2014 Cotes de Provence, Cline Cellars 2012 Zinfandel, Colson Canyon Vineyard, Easter, family, food, Four Brix Winery Desirous 2012 Grenache Blanc, French Wine, friends, Grace Estate Winery 2012 Cabernet Franc, Indaba 2013 Chenin Blanc, Margerum 2010 Syrah, McPheson Cellars Les Copains 2013 Dry Rose, music, Oregon Wine, Piatelli Torrontes 2012 Premium Reserve, Santa Barbara County, SBC Wine, TXwine, VAwine, wine, Wines of Chile

• Springtime Lunch with Friends in February

  

  While the eastern seaboard was pummeled with snow in February and the west coast received flooding amounts of rain Dallas saw many spring like days with sunshine and temps in the 60s and even 70! The weather provided the perfect opportunity for a ladies lunch get together and instead of heading to a restaurant, this…

  Michelle Williams

  March 2, 2015

  Australia, Barossa Valley, Carmenere, Food, Friends, Music, Porta, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Spain, spring, Tempranillo, Tierra Aranda Ribera del Duero, Torbreck, Whitehaven, Wine, winter

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• Friendship + Passion = Four Brix Winery

  

  Although there are only a handful of wineries in Ventura County, California they are producing some seriously high quality wines. One such winery is Four Brix Winery, a collaboration of six longtime friends and passionate wine lovers. Karen Stewart, whose husband Gary Stewart is the wine maker, opened the Brix House tasting room for me…

  Michelle Williams

  February 16, 2015

  California, Four Brix Winery, Friends, Johnny Cash, Music, Ventura County, Ventura County Wine Trail, Wine

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• What’s Your Plan B?

  

  I recently spent some time exploring the wines of Ventura County, California. One winery that is rockin the wine and the fun is Plan B Wine Cellars. Husband and wife team Marlow and Janis Barger are the proprietors and wine makers at Plan B and they are doing things their way! For starters they don’t…

  Michelle Williams

  February 2, 2015

  California, Friends, Grenache, GSM, Mouvedre, Music, Plan B Cellars, Plan B Wine Cellars, Syrah, The Head and the Heart, Ventura County, Wine, Winetasting

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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…

  Michelle Williams

  January 12, 2015

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• A Festive Night of Spanish Garnacha Wines

  

  Many weeks ago I received a box of sample wines on my doorstep. I opened this box to find six lovely bottles of wines from the great people at Wines of Garnacha. Needless to say I was thrilled. I wanted to honor these six wines but was not sure how to explore them and share…

  Michelle Williams

  January 5, 2015

  BBQ, Food, Friends, Garnacha, Music, Spain, Spanish wine, Wines of Garnacha

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• A Rustic Meal with Spanish Red Wine

  

  The holidays are a great time to catch up with dear friends. We recently had our dear friends Bill and Julie over for a post-Thanksgiving, non-turkey dinner. Bill is an outstanding musician who performs in two local Dallas bands. He is a truly gifted guitarist and frequently wows the crowd with playing his electric guitar while…

  Michelle Williams

  January 2, 2015

  B52’s, Bodegas Mas Alta, Bodegas Mas Alta Black Slate La Vielle Alta, Food, Friends, Music, Pinterest, Priorat, Prioriat, Recipe, Red wine, Red Wine Blend, Spain, Spanish wine

  B52’s, Bodegas Mas Alta, Carignan, food, friends, Fun, Grenacha, Mario Batali, music, Pinterest, Priorat, recipes, Red Blend, Roam, Spain, Spanish red wine, wine, Winelover

• 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…

  Michelle Williams

  December 31, 2014

  B Side, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dallas, Food, Friends, fun, Napa Valley, The Rustic, U2

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• Life is Good with Loring Wine Company

  

  The holiday season is filled with good wine, food and friends. Even though Thanksgiving was a few days away we once again gathered with our friends Cherie and Mark to wine and dine. Furthermore, since they love Pinot Noir as much as we do, I wanted to introduce them to an excellent Pinot Noir producer:…

  Michelle Williams

  December 5, 2014

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• Healthy Living with Food, Wine and Friends

  

  Spending time with good friends is part of a healthy life style. Having lunch with friends during the week is an added bonus. We recently dined at a restaurant in Dallas that was new to me called True Food Kitchen. We arrived at noon on a Friday to a packed restaurant bustling with lively and…

  Michelle Williams

  November 24, 2014

  Dallas, Food, Frattori di Rodano Toscana Poggialupi, Friends, Lyle Lovett, Merlot, Music, Randy Newman, Sangiovese, True Food Kitchen

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