Tag: wine

• Fifty States of Wine

  This is my second post about my experience at Texsom. You will recall from my first post that Texsom was a conference held in August at the Four Seasons Resort and Spa in Las Colinas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Though the majority of attendees were wine industry professionals, Texsom was a conference that welcomes…

  Michelle Williams

  September 10, 2014

  Arizona, Texas, TexSom, Virginia, Wine, Winetasting

  3 Libras, A Perfect Circle, Arizona, Colorado, James Maynard Keenan, Michigan, Missouri, music, New Mexico, New York, Texas, TexSom, Virginia, wine, winetasting

• I’m Lovin the Sheep

  In my article Hangin with Friends and Snakes I shared  our fun dinner with our friends Mark and Cherie.  We recently had the pleasure of another wonderful evening of food and wine with them at our house. Since the dinner they prepared was so delicious I felt pressure to step up to the plate with…

  Michelle Williams

  September 8, 2014

  California, Clos Pepe, Food, Friends, Music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, The Cult, Wine

  California, Clos Pepe, friends, Love Removal Machine, music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, The Cult, wine, Winelover

• Millbrook Winery: I Love NY

  The last winery we visited on #WineStudio’s August journey through the Liquid Voices of Hudson Valley was Millbrook Vineyards and Winery. Millbrook Winery has been called the “Hudson Valley flagship winery” by the New York Times as well as “a great place to visit” by The Wall Street Journal. The hour long #WineStudio class tasting…

  Michelle Williams

  September 5, 2014

  #WineStudio, Cabernet Franc, Food, Hudson Valley, Music, New York, Protocol Wine Studio, Recipe, Rolling Stones, Summer, Tocai Friulano, Wine

  #winestudio, Cabernet Franc, food, Fun, Hudson Valley, Millbrook Vineyards and Winery, Protocol Wine Studio, Rolling Stones, summer, Tocai Friulano, wine, Winelover

• Good Wine Softens the Blow

  This is a sad post for me to write but I am doing it at the request of my daughter. The last weekend of August we traveled approximately 1,200 miles to Columbus, Ohio and 1,200 miles back to our home in a suburb of Dallas in four days. On the way to Columbus we had…

  Michelle Williams

  September 3, 2014

  Family, Food, Fun!, Ohio, Pinot Noir, Riesling, The Ohio State University, Wine

  Au Bon Climat, Carry On, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbus, family, food, Fun, Nashville, Ohio, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Santa Barbara County, The Ohio State University, Washington Wines, wine

• Valpolicella Here I Come!

  As you are reading this article I am either on my way or have already arrived in the Valpolicella appellation of Italy. My host, Cosorzio Tutela Vino Valpolicella, has invited me to experience the wine, food and culture of this beautiful region. Because I will have limited access to WIFI and want to focus on…

  Michelle Williams

  September 1, 2014

  Amarone, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Food, Italian wine, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti, Media Wine, Music, Valpolicella, Wine, Wine Tour, Winetasting

  Amarone, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, food, Fun, Italian wine, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti, Media Wine, music, Valpolicella, wine, Winelover

• Vertical to Heaven: Chappellet Tasting at TexSom

  I had the great pleasure of attending the 10th Annual TexSom Conference in Las Colinas (a suburb of Dallas) in early August. It was a fantastic event; very well organized, excellent educational seminars and top notch wine flowing at every turn. If you are a wine lover (enthusiast or connoisseur), wine writer, or industry professional,…

  Michelle Williams

  August 29, 2014

  Chappellet, Music, Napa Valley, TexSom, Vertical Tasting, Wine, Winetasting

  Chappellet, Heart, iconic winery, Led Zepplin, music, Napa Valley, Stairway to Heaven, TexSom, vertical winetasting, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Tuesday Night’s Alright for Bubbles

  The next stop on August #Winestudio Session XVI took us to the oldest continuously operating winery in the United States: Brotherhood Vineyards. You will recall from my article “A Soulful White Rose” reviewing Whitecliff Vineyard’s White Rose wine that the French Huguenots were the first to plant grape vines in the Hudson Valley in 1677.…

  Michelle Williams

  August 27, 2014

  #WineStudio, Brotherhood Winery, Chardonnay, Food, Gary Wright, Hudson Valley, Music, New York, Protocol Wine Studio, Wine, Wine Wednesday

  #winestudio, Brotherhood Winery, bubbles, Chardonnay, Charmat Method, Dream Weaver, food, Fun, Gary Wright, Hudson Valley, music, New York, Protocol Wine Studio, Sparkling Chardonnay, wine, Winelover

• Spending the Summer of Riesling in Alsace

  The last time I participated in #Winechat was in May when we were exploring the wonderful wines of Cairdean Estate. (Click here for review) I was looking forward to once again joining the conversation, especially with a lovely Riesling from Alsace.  #Winechat is hosted by Protocol Wine Studio. It is an hour long educational wine…

  Michelle Williams

  August 25, 2014

  #winechat, Alsace, Food, France, Guns N Roses, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Summer, Teuwen Communications, Wine, Wine Wednesday, Winetasting

  Alsace, food, France, Fun, GunsNRoses, music, Paradise City, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Rocker, summer, Twitter, wine, Winelover

• A Soulful White Rose

  August’s #Winestudio Session XVI has headed east to discover “Liquid Voices of the Hudson Valley.” August #Winestudio is being sponsored by Hudson Valley Tourism and made possible by Debbie Gioquindo, Hudson Valley Wine Goddess. Did you know some of the oldest vineyards in the US are found in the Hudson Valley? The French Huguenots planted…

  Michelle Williams

  August 20, 2014

  #WineStudio, Bob Dylan, Food, Hudson Valley, Music, Whitecliff Vineyard, Wine, Winetasting

  #winestudio, Bob Dylan, food, Fun, Hudson Valley, music, White Rose, Whitecliff Vineyards, wine

• 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