Candy, Candy and more Candy! After seeing a bunch of my friends on Instagram and Facebook post pictures of their kid’s 37 tons of Halloween candy, it made me crave one of my favorite combinations which is Champagne and gummy bears. Then I realized that almost everyone I know is a wine...
Who else is as obsessed with Thanksgiving as I am?! I mean,,,the day revolves around FOOD. Can it get any better? And even more than food, there’s WINE. Oh yea…WINE…and PUMPKIN PIE. Yummmmmmmmy! So I thought I would jot down a brief little post about wine pairings...
Pairing Wine and Chocolate. You’re at that moment in the evening when the only thing you want after dinner is a glass of wine and your favorite chocolate. You grab whatever wine you have, grab your piece of delicious chocolatey goodness – and then what do you notice? After you eat...
When hearing words like “bouquet” or “tannins”, it can leave even the most excited wine lover shaking in their boots. After all, there’s nothing seemingly more unattractive than the phrase “noble rot” which is a real thing. UGH. Really? Listed below...
The True Definition of Dry & Sweet I had a discussion on Facebook this past weekend about the difference in “dry” versus “sweet” wine. We were all trying to give tips on good wines for someone that likes “sweet” and “fruity” alcoholic beverages...
So let’s first start with the obvious question: What is a wine blend? There are two different types. We’re going to cover the first one, but I would be completely remiss not to mention the second one: 1) Blends of different varietals (types of grapes) within the same bottle of wine...
