Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Wine”
It’s almost that time again… time for a day filled with tradition, thanks-giving and copious amounts of eating! But while everyone is discussing what to cook for Thanksgiving dinner, what we drink with this very special meal can often be overlooked. If your Thanksgiving is anything like mine, it involves a day of togetherness – cooking coupled with lounging during …
It all began with two innocent sentences: ‘We’re talking about White Burgundy or, as the French labels read, Bourgogne… and a good portion retails for under $25. The grape variety is invariably Chardonnay.’ Wait, what? I thought White Burgundy was some uber-fancy, revered white varietal that I would be lucky to get my hands on – was it possible I …
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 …
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 …
I couldn’t help but feel a little like Alice in Wonderland. We had most certainly fallen through the rabbit hole. Long gone were the exhilarating, action-packed and flavor-filled days in Barcelona. Z and I now found ourselves within the ancient stone walls of Laguardia. Nestled atop the hills of Spain’s Rioja wine region, Laguardia’s founding dates back to the 1200’s …
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 …
As the plane was landing in Louisville last year, bringing us home from our first Napa adventure, I was already turning the pages of my mental calendar. Perhaps we can go back in five months for the harvest? What about November when the hordes of people have subsided? The desire to return quickly exhibited signs of desperation as I …
