Category: Wine
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Summer of Arneis on #WinePW
June’s #WinePW brings another pairing challenge. You will recall last month’s challenge, “Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with #WinePW,” came from Christy Majors, “Confessions of a Culinary Diva,” where she challenged us to pair wine with our favorite Cinco de Mayo dishes. This month we move from south of the border to Northern Italy where Valerie…
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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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Exploring Campania with #ItalianFWT
June’s installment of #ItalianFWT takes us back to southern Italy, to the beautiful and delicious region of Campania. As you can see from the map Campania is located on the south western side of Italy, at the front ankle of the boot. Campania is filled with great people, sites, food, wine and culture and it…
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Is Your Wine Ready for Summer?
Memorial Day is over and summer fun has officially begun. Summer brings warm temperatures and lots of outdoor fun. It’s a time of sitting by the pool, boating and cook outs. Many wine lovers think of summer as the perfect time for a cold glass of rosé, white wines or even Beaujolais; and those are…
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Enjoying Portuguese Wines with Esporão
A few weeks before I attend the Wines of Portuguese master class I received two samples of Esporão Portuguese wines from Cornerstone Communications, LTD. Although it has taken me too long I share these wines with you I am thankful I opened them after the class because I now have a deeper understanding of Portuguese…
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Celebrating the Sun with Paul Mas Rosé
We have had so much rain in North Texas this spring! In less than a month’s time a five year drought has ended and the Army Corp of Engineers began opening up flood gates in area lakes. We have had wicked thunderstorms that have unfortunately brought with them hail, flash floods and tornadoes in addition…
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Spring Showers Bring Flowers and Pinot Noir
April in North Texas brought a tremendous amount of rain. In forty years it was the wettest April in memory and one of the coolest. Though some of the rain came in the Texas size thunderstorms with tornadoes, hail and lightening causing property damage for some, the rain itself was extremely beneficial leading to much…
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Wines of Portugal: Where Tradition Meets Modernity, part 2
I recently shared with you The Wines of Portugal tour made a stop in Dallas and I was blessed to be invited to attend the master class presented by Full Circle Wine Solutions and hosted by Master Sommelier Keith Goldston. The four hour master class was conveniently divided into two parts: single varietal wines and…
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How About Napa’s Summer In Your Glass?
We recently hosted a dinner party with some of my new wine friends I met through social media. I met some of them in person last summer at TexSom and others through lunches or at my house. We are a fun group of wine lovers! One of our founding members, Terry of Texas Wineaux, named…
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MMD Tour 2015 Hits Dallas
I recently received an invitation from Maisons, Marques & Domaines to attend their tour stop in Dallas. The tour featured their entire impressive portfolio of wines. It was an epic tasting event of exceptionally high quality wines. With so many wines to taste I decided to keep my focus on wines from France and Italy,…
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