Let’s face it, things are complicated enough these days.
When a wine presents itself to you as uncomplicated and reasonably priced, the choice is simple: Go for it.
That’s the case with Casa Santos Lima’s simply named Portuguese Red Blend. This pronouncement is made on a backdrop that’s colorful and appealing, at a price point that also […]
If Earth Day is about bringing awareness to the planet, and that awareness can be on a large or a small scale, it seems appropriate to be especially aware of LOCAL at this time.
A winery that opened recently in Columbia County, NY is Sabba Vineyard, in Old Chatham, NY. Abby has been growing grapes on […]
If you could use some angels in your life, here’s some inspiration:
A delightful French rose wine called Whispering Angels.
There’s everything to love about this wine. It’s from Aix en Provence, as sunny and beautiful a spot as there is on the planet. It’s a gorgeous pink color that makes you happy just to look at […]
Moods? Yeah, we’ve all got them.
There’s this pandemic that’s making everything weirder than weird, and there’s the spring weather – one day glorious and uplifting, the next damp and gray and gloomy.
And a full moon to boot.
A couple of recommendations for wines this week? How about some that are HIGH IN ALCOHOL!! For that we […]
Despite the daily dose of uncertainty and anxiety around life as we used to know it, spring is springing. The grass is getting greener by the hour, it seems. Forsythia and daffodils are blooming. The days are blessedly longer and the temperatures are slowly but steadily rising.
Thank goodness for Mother Nature.
When this happens, people’s tastes […]
In Chile, on the other side of the equator, it’s now fall. Harvest season. Far, far away from Upstate New York, where on top of everything else going on there were a couple of inches of snow this week.
Sure, the grass is getting greener, and buds are peeking out everywhere, but it’s still very early […]
It’s unimaginable that the whole country of Italy is on a COVID19 lock-down. It breaks my heart.
We’re so lucky to have lots of Italian wines available to us in our good old United States of America. One that I enjoyed recently is a fabulous organic Moscato d’Asti from Bera. When I think of Asti I […]