Mocktails for the Rose Bowl
Are you looking for a refreshing drink for your guests who aren’t drinking alcohol for the Rose Bowl or any other event during the month of January? Try a couple of easy ones that just happen to be Cardinal and Gold! Fight On! Golden Asian Pear Ingredients: 1...
Bring 2017 in with Affordable Style!
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.” — Mark Twain 2016 will be over in just a few hours! Drinking champagne is a very popular part of many New Year’s eve celebrations. In today’s blog, I’m going to highlight 3 types...
Fine sipping Port for the Holidays!
“Wine is bottled poetry”– Robert Louis Stevenson While many parts of the country are still warm, most of us are beginning to think about the upcoming holiday and party season that starts with Thanksgiving and takes us through the first of the New Year. Intimate...
A French wine legend creates a bold Chilean Cab
A French wine legend creates a bold Chilean Cab “In vino, veritas! – In wine, truth!” – Latin Expression In the early 1600’s, Spanish conquistadors planted the first stock of grapes in the South American country of Chile. Located on a strip of land between the...
Michael-David Winery: A Family Affair
“What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others” – Diogenes In my August 13th blog on the 2016 Wine Bloggers’ Conference, I provided a brief highlight of my excursion to the Michael-David winery(www.michaeldavidwinery.com) with fellow wine bloggers....
Chocolate and Red Wine. A Wine with Legs!
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of being well-preserved, but to skid sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, still screaming, ‘Whoo what a ride!’ “- Theresa Hollis A favorite weekend adventure at the Roberts’...
Try a new twist on the traditional Mojito
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing and mojito is in your hand.” – Bar Refaeli Labor Day in America signals the end of summer. School starts, public pools close and extended families gather for barbeques. Pool parties and barbeques...
Recap of the Wine Blogger’s Conference – Lodi, CA
Day 2 was a fantastic wrap up to the conference! I learned more technically and mastered Speed Blogging for red wines on Day 2. Lunch was fantastic at a local restaurant with Regina Jackson with Corks and Cuvee – My Wine Life and Kerry Boenisch of Dirt Vine...
Day 1 at the 2016 Wine Blogger’s Conference
WOW!!! There is no better word to describe Day 1 in beautiful Lodi, CA at the Wine Blogger’s Conference. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Lodi, it is located an hour and a half northeast of San Francisco. Lodi is steeped in agricultural history. Most farm...
Vintage Wine Bar and Evoe! Rosé
“The world looks better through Rosé coloured glasses.” – Sideroad Twenty Colors My recent travels took me to an area of San Jose known as Santana Row. Santana Row is a fun mixed-development complex with shopping, dining, office, apartments and the Vintage Wine Bar....