Category: Music
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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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Babcock Winery: A Lesson in Terroir
I am a full-fledged wine geek; furthermore, I love to learn new knowledge and information. As such, exploring the effects of terroir on wines is super fascinating to me and led me to Babcock Winery in Santa Ynez Valley, at the recommendation of my friend Lori Budd with Dracaena Wines on our last trip to…
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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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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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Welcoming Spring with #WinePW
Welcome to April’s edition of Wine Pairing Weekend, where we have sought out great wines to pair with vibrant spring vegetables. Our April challenge to pair wine with spring vegetables and meals is courtesy of A Day in the Life on the Farm; Wine Pairing Weekend is the brain child of Cooking Chat. There are…
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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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Wine Madness: And the Winner Is…
The Madness is over for this year and the winner is Duke University Blue Devils. You know what that means wine lovers; the winning grape is: Ezerjo! And in case you missed the last March Madness article, here is a bit of information on the Ezerjo grape: Ezerjo: This white Hungarian grape variety is grown…
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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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