Category: Winetasting

• Spanish and Portuguese Wine: A Spectacular Journey

  The month of August began with another educational wine class from Total Wine. The class was entitled A Spectacular Journey through the Spanish Wine Regions and Portugal, too! As I have come to expect from Total Wine the class was full, the food was plentiful and the wine was flowing.  These classes offer an introduction…

  Michelle Williams

  August 18, 2014

  Music, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Ricky Martin, Spain, Spanish wine, Total Wine, Wine, Wine Tour, Winetasting

  food, Fun, Livin La Vida Loca, music, Portugal, Ricky Martin, Spain, Total Wine, wine, Wine 101, wine class, Winelover, winetasting

• 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

• Chillin’ With An Arrogant Frog

  As you know I proclaimed this my summer for expanding my knowledge of French wine.  It has been an awesome journey and I have written many posts sharing my journey with you. A great blessing occurred regarding my journey in early June. I received an email from McCue Communications inviting me to be one of…

  Michelle Williams

  July 23, 2014

  Arrogant Frog, Bastille, Chardonnay, Languedoc France, McCue Communications, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Twitter, Wine, Winetasting

  Arrogant Frog, Bastille, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, food, France, French Wine, Fun, Jean-Claude Mas, Languedoc, Merlot, music, Pompeii, Sauvignon Blanc, Twitter, wine, winetasting

• 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

• Le Marche Italy: Fall Tour for Winelovers

  I was recently contacted by Piero Pagliardini about sharing information regarding his fall wine tour to Le Marche, Italy. Many of you reading may ask, where? I am familiar with Le Marche (Mar-kay) as a result of a spring #WineStudio hosted by Protocol Wine Studio; however, many wine lovers, even Italian wine lovers, are not familiar…

  Michelle Williams

  July 7, 2014

  Aleatico, Brian’s Wine, Dallas, Frank Sinatra, Italian, Italian wine, Italy, Le Marche, Michael Buble, Music, Pergola Rosso, Terracruda, Travel, Vacation, Vita Verde Imports, Wine, Wine Tour, Winetasting

  Aleatico, Brian’s Wine, Fun, Italy, Le Marche, music, Pergola Rosso, promotion, special discount, Terracruda, travel, vacation, Vita Verde Imports, wine, wine tour, Winelover

• A Night with 2 Intriguing Italians

  One of our favorite places to drink wine  is WineTastic. WineTastic is a boutique wine store owned and operated by Terry Burney. Terry is a Sommelier who keeps an exceptional, eclectic selection of wines for purchase by the bottle, glass or taste. Terry offers a great selection of classes to increase your wine IQ each…

  Michelle Williams

  June 30, 2014

  Amarone, Amore, Dallas, Dean Martin, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Poggio AI Ginepri, Red Wine Blend, Wine, Winetastic, Winetasting

  Amarone, Amore, Argentiera, Dallas, Dean Martin, Italian wine, Italy, music, Poggio AI Ginepri, wine, Winelover, WineTastic, winetasting