Category: Wine

• Fun Friday Night in the Burbs

  

  Have you ever experienced one of those nights where you and your spouse or friends wanted to go out but you simply could not decide where to go? It is not a common occurrence with my husband and I but it does happen from time to time. It was Friday night and we wanted to…

  Michelle Williams

  October 8, 2014

  Beatles, Crudo Taverna, Food, Music, Restaurant, Ripasso, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso, Wine

  Antonio Sasa, Beatles, Crudo, Crudo Taverna, Dining Dallas, food, Frisco, Fun, Italian wine, Italy, Magical Mystery Tour, restaurant, Tony Sasa Ripasso, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico Superior Ripasso, wine, Winelover

• More Friendship, Fun and Wine

  Recently I enjoyed another wonderful evening with my dear friends. As busy women we need the occasional “Ladies Night Out” to bond and connect. We meet for lunch frequently but sometimes friendship and laughter needs a little wine. A member of our HCV group and her husband bought and moved into a new house in…

  Michelle Williams

  October 6, 2014

  Food, Friends, Groom, Loring Wine Company, Margerum, Music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Lucia Highlands, Van Morrison, Wine, Zinfandel

  Australia, Australian wine, Barossa Valley, California, Days Like This, food, friends, Fun, Groom, Groom Barossa Valley Bush Block, Loring Wine Company, Margerum M5, Monterey County, music, North Coast, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Lucia Highlands, SBC Wine, Van Morrison, wine, Winelover, Zinfandel

• Celebrating Virginia Wine Month

  I have exciting news for all you winelovers out there: October is Virginia Wine Month! What? You have never had wine from Virginia? Then I have even better news for you, since today is October 1st you have 31 days to either travel to, hunt down in your local wine retailers or order online some…

  Michelle Williams

  October 1, 2014

  #VAWinechat, Cabernet Franc, Food, Grace Estates Winery, KIng Family Vineyard, Meritage, Monticello AVA, Music, Veritas Vineyard, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wines, Wine, Winetasting

  #VAWine Chat, Cabernet Franc, food, Grace Estate Winery, King Family Vineyard, Meritage, Monticello, Monticello AVA, Monticello Wine Trail, music, October, Robbie Thompson Band, Sweet Virginia Breeze, The Virginia Wine Club, Veritas Vineyard, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine Marketing Office, Virginia Wine Month, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Exploring the International Wine of the Month Club

  I recently received an email from Kristina Manning with The International Wine Club of the Month inquiring if I would be willing to review a couple of the wines from their next month’s selection of The International Wine Club shipment. I agreed and a few weeks later a box containing two wines arrived at my…

  Michelle Williams

  September 26, 2014

  Bellingham, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Du Grand Tinel, Food, France, International Wine of the Month Club, Lucinda Williams, Music, South African Wine, Wine, Wine Club

  Bellingham, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Du Grand Tinel, food, France, French Wine, Fun, International Wine of the Month Club, Lucinda Williams, music, Righteously, small barrel, South Africa, South African Wine, The Bernard Series, wine, Winelover

• 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

• Valpolicella: Day One

  

  As you may know from my article “Valpolicella Here I Come,” I spent the first week of September in Valpolicella, Italy as a guest of Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella. Five other bloggers and I were treated to a week of winery visits, wine tasting, an abundance of food, incredible Italian hospitality, laughter and fun. We…

  Michelle Williams

  September 22, 2014

  Amarone, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Food, Imagine Dragons, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Red wine, Ripasso, Travel, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Wine, Wine Tour

  Amarone, Consorzio Tuela Vini Valpolicella, food, Italian wine, Italy, Media Wine, music, On Top of the World, Ripasso, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Stagnari’s Viejo Tannat

  After a week in Italy drinking the beautiful wines from the Valpolicella region I needed some time to recover my palate from powerful red wines. For a few days upon my return I did not drink wine at all (can you imagine!); then I was blessed to participate in a tasting of eight high quality…

  Michelle Williams

  September 19, 2014

  Beastie Boys, Food, H Stagnari, Music, Nysus, Salta, Tannat, Uruguay, Wine

  Beastie Boys, food, H. Stagnari Vineyards, No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Nysus, Rockin Red Blog, Salta, Tannat, Uruguay, Viejo Wine, wine, Winelover, Wines By the Case

• FLX 2013 Riesling Launch #Winechat

  Let me begin by confessing I love Riesling! Is it just me or does Riesling seem to be smoking hot right now? According to information provided by the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, the International Riesling Foundation claims “Riesling is the fastest growing white wine in the United States, and second only to Pinot Noir of…

  Michelle Williams

  September 17, 2014

  #winechat, Finger Lakes, Food, Friends, Metallica, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Wine, Winetasting

  #winechat, Finger Lakes, food, friends, Fun, Metallica, music, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Thai Food, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Fun Night in Big D

  Personal recommendations carry a lot of power. I am a fan of reading and talking to friends and acquaintances about various recommendations before I try something. Personally, I find whether it is food, movies, or wine the “professionals” don’t always provide me recommendations that fit my taste. However, friends and social media acquaintances provide excellent…

  Michelle Williams

  September 15, 2014

  Dallas, Date Night, Music, Orin Swift, Red wine, Restaurant, Spain, Spanish wine, Texas, Wine, ZZ Top

  Dallas, date night, Dining Dallas, E-2, food, Fun, music, Orwin Swift, Ray LaMontagne, Recommendation, Spain, The Cedars Social, wine, Winelover, ZZ Top

• A Rustic Meal in Valpolicella

  I spent last week in the Valpolicella region of Italy as a guest of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella. It was an amazing week filled with the delicious wines of Valpolicella: Classico, Superiore, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto; as well as incredible Italian food from the region. It was my first trip to Italy and I…

  Michelle Williams

  September 13, 2014

  #WinePW, Amarone, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Food, Gerry Rafferty, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Ripasso, Travel, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Wine, Wine Tour

  Amarone, Baker Street, food, Italian wine, Italy, music, restaurant, Ripasso, travel, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, wine, Winelover