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

February 11, 201819 Comments

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 that is looking for a cross-over into wine. It was a great reminder to how a lot of us throw those words around (myself included) when trying to ask or explain about a type of wine we like. I think this actually does a disservice to non-regular wine drinkers because most of us don't really explain the definition of "Dry" and...

Truffles: Are they mushrooms or chocolates?

April 11, 201312 Comments

The beloved Bellini. Bellissima!

June 15, 20131 Comments

Oaked vs. Non-Oaked Chardonnay

April 9, 20138 Comments

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For fun, Learn About Wine, Tasty Whites, Wine

Fumé Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc are the same grape!

March 13, 2016 0 Comments

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.”

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Recipes, Small Bites, Veg Head

Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic, Olive Oil & Cheese

January 3, 2016 0 Comments

So my fabulous friend Wendy Saade from 10 Space Design sent me a recipe for this amazing dish. It was originally inspired by her Lebanese mother-in-law that makes a fried version of this (doesn’t the sound of that make you want to drool?) In a effort to find a healthier version, she came...

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Classes & Festivals, Life/My Shenanigans, Travel/Wanderlust, Vineyards & Wineries

Malibu Wine Safari – Don’t miss out!

September 18, 2015 0 Comments

We were recently invited to celebrate our friend Jennie’s mom, Terrie’s, birthday in Malibu for a little wine tasting and … wait for it … a SAFARI. If you don’t think there’s any good vineyards and wine to taste in Los Angeles County, just wait until you read...

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Food Photography, Photography & Design, Recipes, Small Bites, Veg Head

Israeli Salad Recipe | Food Photography and Recipes

June 28, 2015 0 Comments

This is one of my favorite salads that I had for the first time in India. After a 22 hour plane ride and an 8-hour drive to the village of Rishikesh, I wanted something FRESH. I couldn’t stress the word FRESH enough after having eaten horrible airplane food and protein bars...

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Tasty Whites, Wine

Wine: Riesons to love Riesling

June 12, 2015 3 Comments

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 “Rees-ling”. “Riesons” to love “Riesling”…get it? {wah wah wahhhhhhhhh}. Admittedly, I’ve been a...

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Wine Gear

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

May 31, 2015 1 Comments

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.

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Life/My Shenanigans, Uncategorized

Running the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon

May 14, 2015 0 Comments

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?!

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5 Kick-Ass Wine Apps for Wine Lovers

May 6, 2015 0 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I live with my iPad mini next to me every second of every day. I use it more than my iPhone, and I use it exponentially more than my laptop. I am absolutely positive almost everyone out there feels the same way about whatever mobile device they own, as we have...

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Tasty Bubbles, Wine

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

April 21, 2015 0 Comments

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.

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For fun, Travel/Wanderlust

Enjoy Venice more by preparing with these travel tips!

April 8, 2015 1 Comments

Ahhhhhh Venice. Other than my wife, dogs, and wine – I think Venice is the other great love of my life. The grandeur and romanticism of it is very overwhelming. The irony of it is that we heard so many negative things about it when we were planning our trip to Italy that we...

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Fun Wine Info, Learn About Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting & How To's

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

April 2, 2015 0 Comments

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...

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Fun Wine Info, Life/My Shenanigans, Tasty Reds, Wine

Drinking our way through the Italian wine isle

March 30, 2015 2 Comments

So it’s not exactly a big secret that Terri and I are going to Italy this fall. In order to prep for the trip I’ve been taking Italian language lessons, reading my Frommers guide, watching travel shows about the cities we’re going to and getting some fab info from all of my...

Wines of Portugal: Vinho Verde

Brunello di Montalcino: Italy’s hero wine

Pairing wine and chocolate: Not as easy as one thinks

Easy and Fresh: Pasta al Pomodoro

Fumé Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc are the same grape!

Fumé Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc are the same grape!

Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic, Olive Oil & Cheese

Malibu Wine Safari – Don’t miss out!

Israeli Salad Recipe | Food Photography and Recipes

Wine: Riesons to love Riesling

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

Running the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon

5 Kick-Ass Wine Apps for Wine Lovers

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

Enjoy Venice more by preparing with these travel tips!

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

Drinking our way through the Italian wine isle