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July 10, 2014

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 […]

July 7, 2014

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 […]

July 3, 2014

Merryvale 2010 Merlot: Not Just History Repeating

Recently my husband and I attended a Merryvale wine tasting at one of our favorite wine stores; WineTastics. This particular wine tasting was unusual because we are members of the Merryvale wine club and have many bottles of their fantastic wine in our cellar. However, due to the exceptional quality of Merryvale wine we have […]

June 30, 2014

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 […]

June 26, 2014

Celebrating Memorial Day with Cakebread 2012 Rubaiyat

Memorial Day is a time of gratitude for all the brave men and women who lost their lives in battle protecting the rights each American enjoys today. It is a day of mourning and recognition but for many American families it is also an unofficial entry into summer; and summer means outdoor cooking! This year we […]

June 23, 2014

Cline Cellars: A Zinful Celebration

In March my daughter received acceptance letters to three excellent Big 10 Universities: Ohio State, Illinois and Indiana. (As of this post she will be attending The Ohio State University in the fall; we are very proud of her while also feeling sad to see her go so far away!) We decided last minute to […]

June 19, 2014

Slovenian Wine: June #Winestudio part 2

In my last post you read about the unique and delicious Hungarian wines tasted during the June session of #WineStudio. As you recall “PROTOCOL wine studio presents an online twitter-based educational program where we engage our brains and palates! It’s part instruction and wine tasting, with discussions on producers, grapes, tourism, terroir, regional culture, food and wine […]

June 16, 2014

Hungarian Wine: A Night of #WineStudio Fun

I am a perennial student and wine is one of my most favorite subjects! I love expanding my knowledge of winemaking and wine regions, as well as tasting new wines. In the month of June I have had the pleasure of participating in #WineStudio, a four week wine learning and tasting experience hosted by Protocol […]

June 12, 2014

Butter and Spice make Friday Night Nice

We have an annual spring tradition with our dear friends Cindy and Robert: Greek food and wine! Zorbas is a local Greek restaurant owned and operated by Pavalous Guiatas. Zorbas’ mission is simple: to serve authentic, home-style Greek food from family recipes. Eating at Zorbas is like dining at a friend’s house; the atmosphere is […]

June 9, 2014

Celebrating #ChardDay with Wente Vineyards

May 22 was National Chardonnay Day; a day where wine drinkers all over lifted a glass of chardonnay to thank the illustrious grape for all the joy it has provided wine lovers. Once again there was a virtual celebration on Twitter. All were invited to participate in a thirty minute chat sponsored by Wente Vineyards […]