Wine on St. Patrick’s Day? Buck the beer and whisky and go grape! Which doesn’t mean you can’t drink wine with a nod to the Irish. My choice? Believe it or not, it’s Wild Irish Rose. This is a fortified wine at 17% alcohol by volume (think Port or Sherry), but it has a lovely […]
It’s International Women’s Day and Month, so it’s only fitting that the focus be on women-made wines. Fortunately, that’s not hard to do these days. I found an excellent article from fingerlakeswinecountry.com about many of the women in the Finger Lakes who are making wonderful wines (The Women of Finger Lakes Wine Country). Here […]
Welcome, March! Will it come in like a lion and go out like a lamb? We’ll soon find out. A wine to pair with that theme is the Juggernaut Hillside Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery, in Clarksburg, CA, claims to be harnessing the power of nature with fruit grown in challenging conditions, yielding exceptional […]
I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day with a wine that suited the occasion. My post-Valentine’s question is always, Why not make more days this special? A meal that you take time to enjoy accompanied by a nice wine and a candle or two is all you need. A wine of choice for me […]
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us! Wine isn’t usually a beverage associated with football, and I like and appreciate a good beer on game day to wash down salty snacks. But wine does go well with football party foods – including chips, dips, chili, pizza, subs, cocktail franks and all the usual crowd favorites (munchies […]
It’s February, and here comes Valentine’s Day, a stand-out occasion for wine. Why not make celebrating the loves in your life about more than one overdone day (the 14th)? How about leading up to it in lots of little ways? Breakfast in bed just because. Leaving love notes around the house. Making […]
Winter is upon us this week, and that calls for a fireside sipper, something to warm you to the bones after shoveling. My pick is a port, and my port pick is this one: Porto Kopke Fine Tawny Port. Tawny ports are aged longer than Ruby ports, and this one shows it, […]
Hey, the holidays happened, and we spent on the big, special bottles of wine for our special occasions. For me they were definitely worth it. But here we are in January, and I’m trying to go with more affordable choices. This is one at the top of my list. It’s an Australian […]
Here goes!What better way to start a new year than with a wine that makes you wonder about what’s ahead? If you want to think deep thoughts about life – and wine – then here’s one (or some) to turn to this week: Prophecy. There are many varietals, including favorites like […]