Our afternoon at WB Studios London: The Making of Harry Potter

Calling all muggles! We had the most spectacular time at the WB Studios in London where we went to go tour their …

Malibu Wine Safari – Don’t miss out!

We were recently invited to celebrate our friend Jennie’s mom, Terrie’s, birthday in Malibu for a little wine tasting and … wait …

Israeli Salad Recipe | Food Photography and Recipes

This is one of my favorite salads that I had for the first time in India. After a 22 hour …

Wine: Riesons to love Riesling

Okay so maybe that wasn’t the greatest play on words. Especially if you don’t know how to pronounce Riesling yet. It’s pronounced …

Custom Painted Wine Glasses. Drinking Wine Never Looked So Good.

Are you sick and tired of drinking your favorite vino from a plain ole wine glass? Well, look no further. I might have your solution! I recently had the pleasure of corresponding with wine lover, owner and artist, Becky Suriano, about her business, WineMe? which is a hand-painted glassware company.

Running the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon

Well, guess what? I did it! I finally ran my first half marathon! After years of registering (and wasting money) on various races, I finally found a half marathon I could sink my teeth into! What better motivation to run your first race than to do it in wine country running along side beautiful vineyards and having a wine festival as the post-race party?!

5 Kick-Ass Wine Apps for Wine Lovers

I don’t know about you, but I live with my iPad mini next to me every second of every day. I use …

Cava: A spanish sparkling wine. Great to taste. Even better on the wallet.

Cava. Now here is an understated, under-appreciated and usually over looked sparkling wine. It’s more or less the Prosecco of Spain because Prosecco (Italian) is also highly overlooked as everyone always seems to focus on the Champagnes of the world. Yet surprisingly Cava is usually very easily found in most major grocery stores which makes it easily accessible and very budget friendly.

Wine Styles: Dry vs. Sweet. What does that mean exactly?

The True Definition of Dry & Sweet I had a discussion on Facebook this past weekend about the difference in “dry” versus …

Enjoy Venice more by preparing with these travel tips!

Ahhhhhh Venice. Other than my wife, dogs, and wine – I think Venice is the other great love of my life. The …

Wine blends: A lot more wines are blended than you think.

So let’s first start with the obvious question: What is a wine blend? There are two different types. We’re going to cover …

Fumé Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc really ARE the same thing

You see, back in the 1960’s Sauvignon Blanc didn’t have a lot of street cred. The American versions of the wine at that time were on the sweet side and less than exciting for most people. So Robert Mondavi (we ALL know that name, right?) took the initiative to visit France to see how they created their Sauvignon Blanc. He visited the regions of Loire Valley Sancerre and also the Pouilly-Fumé region whose Sauvignon Blanc at that time was called “Blanc Fumé.”

Grüner Veltliner: Austria’s wine jewel

Never heard of Grüner Veltliner (pronounced Grooner Velt-leener)? Neither had I until last year when a dear friend of mine in NYC recommended I try it as an exotic alternative to dry Riesling or Sauv Blanc. I’m so glad she did because it has quickly become one of my favorite white wines – when I can find it.