Learning about wine has become a personal obsession and I am currently studying for my Level Two Sommelier certification, having passed the Level One exam. Here I detail what I have learned from my studies as well as from visiting various wine-producing regions around the world. You will find a plethora of posts containing specific bottle recommendations along with general wine education and plenty of cocktails mixed in, for good measure. Have a wine or cocktail-related question? Reach out to me via the contact tab. I am always ready to discuss my favorite beverage. Cheers!
Every time I talk to my good friend Matt about wine (which is A LOT) I am left feeling like I’ve learned so much and at the same time am almost overwhelmed by how vast the world of wine truly is and how little I actually know about the subject. You may know Matt and his beautiful wife Glynnis from …
There is something about Siena. Z and I decided to spend an afternoon exploring this Tuscan city after a morning of wine tasting during our honeymoon. We fell in love instantly and, to this day, count it as one of our favorite places in the world. Everything about it just felt right. From it’s black and white striped Duomo Cathedral …
For me, this has been the summer of golden, crisp, delightfully refreshing wine of the white varietal. The incessant heat, coupled with my newfound love for white wine, has shifted the scales in my typically red-heavy world of wine consumption and I have been happily venturing through new aisles in the wine shops, exploring bottles and regions previously unknown to me. As with …
If you’ve been following along it will come as no surprise that Rioja wines are my new favorite thing! Having just returned from a four day exploration of the region (read all about it here) we developed a new appreciation for the history behind this corner of the world and the wine that has made it famous. Like many wine producing …
Confession: I used to think rosé was cheap wine that ‘real wine drinkers’ (whatever that means) would never dare let pass their lips. I even admonished a fellow diner once, turning up my nose when she didn’t follow the pack and order a glass of cabernet like the rest of us. As I began to embrace food and wine, I …
Snapshots of memories frozen in time filled my mind as soon as I popped the cork. A flash of cool, musty air. The chill of the stone wall against my palm. Red grapes seeping through the oak, coloring it a deep maroon. I was in a wine cave – the scent of the cork took me there almost instantly. Wine …
I knew I was going to like Pina as soon as we pulled into their gravel drive. Surrounded by old tractors, wine barrels and remnants of days long gone, Pina’s small warehouse is home to a limited list of micro-produced bottles, resulting in a mere 2,500 cases produced yearly. It is a labor of love – small and exclusive, yet rid …
It’s apparent that Mother Nature is having an identity crisis. Her unseasonably warm spring or, frankly, summer-like temperatures, have sent us all into a confused frenzy which, in foodie-girl’s household, generally translates into a conflict regarding which wine to drink. It seems the days of bold and hearty reds have passed and bright, crisp white and rose wines have been …
By now it is clear. This foodie-girl is a wine lover through and through. But there are occasions when a cocktail best sets the mood for an evening and, on more nights than not, you will find my husband mixing up a manhattan, sipping it pensively, slowly letting the stressors of the day melt away. I don’t have to look …
Ninety-four: the number of days that must pass until Z and I will be tasting our way through the Rioja wine region of Spain. I can hardly wait! The Mayan Cafe must have known, and you can imagine our delight when we discovered they were hosting a Spanish wine dinner. The Mayan Cafe is one of our favorite restaurants in Louisville …
