Category: Rose

• September is Italian Wine Month

  Though I did not realize it until now, September is shaping up to be my month of Italian wines. I spent the first week in Valpolicella visiting wineries, tasting wine and eating a lot of Italian food. Upon returning from Italy, September’s #Winestudio began with this month’s sponsor Justin Gallen. Justin owns and operates Rinascimento…

  Michelle Williams

  September 24, 2014

  #WineStudio, Food, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Red wine, Rose, Wine

  #winestudio, Aglianico, Agricola Cirelli Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo, Chris Cornell, food, Italian wine, Italy, Like a Stone, Montepulciano d’Abbruzzo, music, Musto Carmalitano Aglianico del Vulture, Protocol Wine Studio, Rinascimento, Rinascimento Wine Importers, Serra del Prete, wine, Winelover

• Tour de France for Winelovers

  I taught indoor cycling classes for many years. July was my favorite time of year because I would adapt stages from the Tour de France into an hour long killer cycling class. I particularly liked to simulate the climbs through the Pyrenees Mountains. Though I still feel cycling is the best form of cardio, due…

  Michelle Williams

  August 4, 2014

  Bastille, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France, French Wine, July, Led Zepplin, Merlot, Music, Red wine, Red Wine Blend, Rhone Valley, Rose, Rouge, Sparkling Wine, Syrah, Total Wine, Tour de France, Wine, Winetasting

  Bastille Day, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Champagne, Chardonnay, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France, French Wine, Fun, Gallows Pole, Led Zepplin, Merlot, music, Provence, Rhone Valley, Rose, Total Wine, Tour de France, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Texas Wisconsin Two-Step on #Winestudio

  The third week of  #WineStuio’s focus on the independent spirit of US winemakers brought us to McPherson Cellars in Lubbock, Texas and Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. This tasting was particularly exciting for me because my husband was born and raised in Wisconsin and I am a Texas gal! Furthermore, neither one of…

  Michelle Williams

  July 28, 2014

  #WineStudio, Food, Le Metro Wine Underground, McPherson Cellars, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Red wine, Rose, Texas, Wine, Winetasting, Wisconsin, Wollersheim Winery

  #winestudio, Delta Rae, Domaine du sac, food, French Wine, Fun, hamburger, hotdog, Independent Spirit, Le Metro Wine Underground, Les Compains, McPherson, music, Protocol Wine Studio, Ray LaMontagne, summer, Tex-Mex, Wollersheim Winery

• My Summer French Wine Journey Begins

  I have been enjoying the beauty of wine for a couple of decades. However, my knowledge and taste buds regarding French wine are lacking. Therefore, I have made this my summer of French wine. To begin my journey into the world of French wine I sought out the knowledge and expertise of a few Twitter…

  Michelle Williams

  July 14, 2014

  Burgundy, Food, France, French Wine, Happy, Michael Kiwanuka, Music, Pharrell Williams, Pinot Noir, Provence, Rhone Valley, Rose, Rouge, Summer, Total Wine, Wine

  food, France, French Wine, Fun, hamburger, Happy, Michael Kiwanuka, music, Pharrell Williams, Rose, salmon, summer, Total Wine, wine

• South African Wine is So Fine

  Recently WineTastic hosted another great tasting featuring wine from South Africa. WineTastic is owned by Terry Burney and offers a great variety of wine tastings and classes, as well as an awesome selection of wines for purchase by the bottle, glass or taste. As I have written in the past, WineTastic is one of our…

  Michelle Williams

  July 10, 2014

  Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Classics, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Music, Red Wine Blend, Rose, South African Wine, Syrah, U2, Wine, Winetastic, Winetasting

  Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Classics, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Fun, music, Red Blend, Rose, South African Wine, Syrah, U2, wine, Winelover, WineTastic

• How to Celebrate Earth Day? Wine Of Course!

  I was invited by Crave Local to participate in their online Twitter Party called #BevChat that took place on Tuesday, April 22. The #BevChat featured wines from the Argentinean winery Piattelli Vineyards. Crave Local wanted to insure I had samples of four Piattelli wines to participate in the Twitter party but at the time my…

  Michelle Williams

  May 14, 2014

  #BevChat, Argentinian wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Crave Local, Malbec, Music, Piattelli Vineyards, Rose, Sustainability, Torrontes, Wine

  #BevChat, Crave Local, Earth Day, Piattelli Grand Reserve Malbec, Piattelli Premium Cabernet, Piattelli Rose of Malbec, Piattelli Torrontes, Piattelli wines, spring, wine