Tag: winter
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In Defense of Winter Whites
There is an old adage that says you cannot wear white after Labor Day. When, where, and how this was decided is a mystery to me. I live in North Texas. You will see people, myself included, wearing white year round. In fact, if there was ever a color of winter shouldn’t it be white?…
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Brothers in #Wine Express the Beauty of Côtes du Roussillon
One year ago I shared how I longed to sit in a café in the South of France enjoying French wine with a delicious meal. Happily, this past September I had the blessing of achieving this dream in Provence on the French Riviera. As 2017 begins, I still long to embrace this experience in the…
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Pairing Delicious Chili with Great Wines
The New Year is here. With it comes the chill of winter and football. NFL playoffs are underway and the college National Championship Game is just days away. One food that is both a warm welcome to the new year and a great football food is chili. Here are some delicious chili recipes paired with…
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Welcoming Winter with Côtes de Bordeaux
Darkness falls across the land on the longest day of year. An astronomical phenomenon in the Northern Hemisphere where the earth’s tilt on its axis is at the farthest point from the sun and the sun’s daily maximum elevation is at its lowest is known as the Winter or December Solstice. In truth the solstice…
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Do You Have the Holiday Spirit?
The holidays are such a joyful time of year. Large parties, small get togethers, this time of year we embrace our families and friends. It is also a fun time of year to branch out a little with some fun holiday inspired cocktails. I don’t drink a lot of cocktails but every now and then…
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Exploring the Art of Living with Ferrari-Carano Vineyards
The holiday season is upon us and with it comes hectic time of rush, rush, rush. I would like to challenge you to do something different this year. Really, a new way to approach the holiday season that will hopefully stay with you into 2016. I’d like us all to enjoy this holiday season with…
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Time Turned a Vixen into a Lady
One night over the winter of 2014 my friend Ryan Sorrell, a very gifted wine artist – check out his art at Vino Mosaics, sent me a picture of a bottle of wine he was enjoying with his wife on a night out. Somehow the label reminded him of me and wanted to share it with…
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Springtime Lunch with Friends in February
While the eastern seaboard was pummeled with snow in February and the west coast received flooding amounts of rain Dallas saw many spring like days with sunshine and temps in the 60s and even 70! The weather provided the perfect opportunity for a ladies lunch get together and instead of heading to a restaurant, this…
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A Pleasant Wine Surprise
It was my daughter’s last night home before she had to head back to college to start her second semester. The night was raining and cold and there were two good NFL playoff games on TV. We asked her what she wanted to eat her last night home; no surprise for a teen from Texas…
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Malbec and Chili: Some Like It Hot
Most of the United States is blanketed in cold temperatures and Dallas is no exception. I realize what is cold in Dallas is not cold to many people in the northern US; however, daily highs barely above freezing and nighttime lows in the teens is cold for us. Thankfully, even in our coldest of days…
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