Day 3 at the Wine Bloggers’ Conference
Martin Ray Winery Barrel Storage Another great conference on the books! On day 3 I finished up the conference with sessions related to enhancing your digital...
2018 Thanksgiving Day Pairings – Not just for Turkeys!
It’s that time of the year! The Holiday Season is upon us and each new year brings new traditions. My family enjoys a traditional meal of turkey and dressing (not much for stuffing the dressing in the bird at my house). In many of my friend’s homes, plates of tamales...
Day 2 of the Wine Bloggers’ Conference – Speed Dating with White Wines
Andrea Robinson – Master Sommelier Day two of the Wine Bloggers’Conference was a whirlwind starting off with a rousing welcome from Allan Wright of Zephyr Conferences who...
Ready, set Go! Off to the Wine Bloggers Conference!
San Francisco Bay – my road to Santa Rosa Fresh from a 4-day intensive technical conference in San Francisco, off I headed to Santa Rosa to hang out with 333 of the best wine bloggers in the industry. 2017 was the 10th anniversary of the conference starting out in...
Wine Bloggers Conference 2017 is upon us!
In 2016, my husband came across a group – Zephyr Conferences – that hosted wine bloggers annually (https://winebloggersconference.org/). With further exploration, I became intrigued with this group and the community of citizen and professional bloggers attending the...
Sixty Vines – Ever try Wine from a Keg?
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” – Arthur C. Clarke Flat wine. The dreaded two words that no wine lover or sommelier wants to hear. Once a bottle of wine is opened, oxidization starts and the characteristics that make a wine complex and...
Sauvignon Blanc Sparkler
“People love wine with bubbles, it makes the wine come alive “ – Rick Anderson My last review in the Villa Maria selection is a fun sparkling Villa Maria Bubbly 2015 Sauvignon Blanc (www.villamaria.com). This is my first time enjoying a bubbly, sparkling sauvignon...
Scardello’s Annual Wine Rep Showdown
“Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspiring and aches or June and moon or good people and noble ventures.” – M.F.K. Fisher Scardello (www.scardellocheese.com) is an artisan cheese shop located in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas. Featured in a prior...
Help California Wildfire Victims
Normally, I have a weekly blog focusing on a new wine, winery, craft cocktail or event. Today I want to focus on helping those in the California industry hurt by the recent wildfires. Lots of devastation around our country – California, Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico...
Tuli Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast – “a place to return home”
“I know you all have Pinot envy” – goodie-two-shoes The top grape producing areas for Pinot Noir wine in the United States are – Willamette Valley, Anderson Valley, Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley. Situated on the northeast coast of California, the cooler...